Suspicious Activity

Action	Threat
Person forcing entrance or entering a house you know is unoccupied	Possible burglary, theft or trespassing
Person going door-to-door in a residential area, especially if one or more persons goes to rear of residence	Possible burglary suspect or trespasser
Person loitering around car or going from car to car peering into them, especially in parking lots or on streets	Possible car theft
Person running, especially if something of value is being carried or if it's an unusual hour	Possible suspect fleeing the scene of a crime, such as burglary or robbery
Person screaming	Possible rape or assault
Person waiting or loitering in front of a house or business, if house is unoccupied or business is closed.	Possible burglary suspects
Persons loitering around schools, parks or secluded areas	Possible sex offender or drug dealer
Persons offering items for sale at a very low price	Possibly trying to sell stolen property
Strangers loitering or slowly walking through neighborhood several times	Possible burglary suspect or vandals

Action	Threat
Locked vehicle that someone is attempting to enter forcibly, especially in a parking lot	Possible theft of car or its contents
Objects of apparent value being thrown from a vehicle	Possible disposal of stolen property
Parked or occupied vehicle containing one or more persons; especially significant if observed at an unusual hour	Possible lookouts for a burglary or robbery
Persons detaching mechanical parts or accessories from a vehicle	Possible theft or vandalism
Recently abandoned vehicle, especially one bearing no signs that the driver had mechanical trouble	Possible stolen car
Slow moving vehicle without lights, especially if its course appears aimless	Possible burglar, drug pusher or sex offender
Vehicle containing weapons	Owner may engage in criminal activity
Vehicle into which someone is being forced, especially females or juveniles	Possible kidnapping, assault, attempted rape, or child molestation
Vehicles being loaded with valuables if parked by an unoccupied residence or closed business	Possible burglary in progress
Vehicles where business transaction appears to be under way, especially around schools or parks	Possible selling stolen items or drugs

Action	Threat
Property being carried by persons on foot, especially suspicious at an unusual hour or unusual place. Very questionable if person is running and property is unwrapped	Possible property just stolen in burglary or robbery
Property being removed from or loaded into a vehicle or building at an unusual hour, from an unoccupied residence or closed business	Possible burglary in progress
Property in vehicles that is not normally found in vehicles, such as TV sets, stereos, guns or auto parts	Possible stolen property
Property offered for sale at a very low price, except for obvious attic or yard sales	Possible stolen property