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Suspicious Activity
Action | Threat |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |