What do you do if you see something suspicious?

If you see something suspicious, please call local law enforcement. If there is a life threatening emergency, please call 911. When reporting suspicious activity, it is helpful to give the most accurate description possible, including: Brief description of the activity.

Who do you call when you see something suspicious?

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How to Report Suspicious Activity. Public safety and security is everyone’s responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to local law enforcement or a person of authority using the “5W’s”.

What is something suspicious?

adjective. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. full of or feeling suspicion. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance.

How should I report Itoc to DHS?

Report life-threatening and non-life-threatening emergencies in federal buildings to Federal Protective Service (FPS). Report suspicious activity by calling 1-877-4FPS-411 (1-877-437-7411).

What should you do if you see something that is suspicious?

Public safety and security is everyone’s responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to local law enforcement or a person of authority using the “5W’s”: If there is an emergency, call 9-1-1. Do not report suspicious activity to the Department of Homeland Security.

What to know about suspicious activity in your area?

Someone suspiciously exiting a secured, non-public area near a train or bus depot, airport, tunnel, bridge, government building, or tourist attraction. Any type of activity or circumstance that seems frightening or unusual within the normal routines of your neighborhood, community, and workplace.

What makes someone suspicious in the United States?

Someone bragging or talking about plans to harm citizens in violent attacks or who claims membership in a terrorist organization that espouses killing innocent people. Suspicious packages, luggage, or mail that have been abandoned in a crowded place like an office building, an airport, a school,…

How to report suspicious activity to law enforcement?

How to Report Suspicious Activity Public safety and security is everyone’s responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to local law enforcement or a person of authority using the “5W’s”: If there is an emergency, call 9-1-1. Do not report suspicious activity to the Department of Homeland Security.