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From YouTube: How to report suspicious activity | BPD tutorial
Description
Bloomington's crime prevention coordinator shares tips on how to recognize and report suspicious activity.
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A
If
something
seems
unusual
report
it
in
most
cases
in
the
future,
I
would
suggest
reporting
that
situation,
so
it
seems
to
be
a
common
reoccurrence
that
I'm
reminding
the
community
about
what
is
suspicious
activity,
and
so
today
I
thought
it'd
be
important,
just
to
take
some
time
to
break
down
really
what
is
suspicious
activity
and
how
one
reports
it.
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A
A
When
we
look
at
suspicious
activity,
there
is
really
no
right
or
wrong
answer.
So
that's
the
thing
I
really
want
to
have
as
a
key
takeaway
today
that
there
is
no
real
definition
that
says
that
really
is
suspicious
or
that
really
wasn't
suspicious.
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It
really
can
refer
to
any
number
of
things,
and
it
often
can
be
very
confusing.
Much
like
this
picture.
I
have
up
here
that
has
a
picture
of
a
stop
sign
and
then
below
it.
It
says
no
stopping
anytime,
just
like
with
suspicious
activity.
It
can
often
be
confusing
it's
that
concept
of.
Should
I
report
it.
Maybe
I
shouldn't
is
this
weird?
A
Maybe
it's
not
so
oftentimes
we
see
suspicious
activity
kind
of
has
that
context
with
it
people
question
about
what
should
I
do
or
what
should
I
be
aware
of,
and
it
really
can
refer
to
any
specific
incident
or
an
event,
individuals
or
group
of
individuals
or
any
kind
of
circumstance
that
seems
unusual
or
out
of
place.
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For
example,
I
have
a
neighbor
that
I
know
if
a
car
would
show
up,
and
people
are
lingering
around
the
home
that
they're
elderly
residents
that
live
there,
and
this
probably
doesn't
seem
most
fitting,
and
I
should
take
the
time
to
either
contact
them
and
verify
things
are
fine
and
that
maybe
they
have
a
maintenance
person
over
or
I
should
report
it
and
to
the
police
to
say
you
know
something
seems
often
unusual.
This
isn't
the
typical
behavior
for
what
I
see
in
my
neighborhood.
A
So
it's
anything
really
that
stands
out
to
you.
As
being
unusual,
not
common,
something,
maybe
a
noise
that
you're
hearing
or
people,
it
really
can
fall
into
any
of
those
categories.
A
I've
had
situations
and
neighborhoods
where
people
have
said
to
me.
You
know
I
did
see
a
guy
who
went
in
their
backyard,
but
I
just
assumed
he
was
there
to
do
some
kind
of
homework
or
construction,
and
I
thought
about
it
and
it
seemed
off
and
weird.
But
yet
I
didn't
do
anything
about
it,
and
then
they
come
to
find
out
that
the
home
had
been
burglarized.
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A
Any
of
those
kind
of
times
report
it
I
like
to
say
you
can
blame
it
on
me
and
say
you
know
katie,
please
told
me,
I
should
call
and
things
and
something
just
seems
weird
and
off,
so
I'm
calling
in
because
she's
told
me
I
should,
and
I'm
happy
to
be,
that
guinea
pig
for
you
if
that
helps
people
call
in
to
our
dispatch
and
shares
more
information
on
suspicious
activity.
A
Certainly
blame
me
anytime.
I
want
and
encourage
you
all
to
be
calling
in
anything
that
seems
to
be
a
dangerous
situation.
If
you're
hearing
an
argument
unfolding
somebody
screaming
or
yelling
for
help,
those
are
all
situations
that
we'd
want
you
to
call
into
9-1-1
and
again
anything
that
just
doesn't
seem
right.
Anything
that
kind
of
gets
you
to
do
a
double,
take
or
hesitate.
A
We
want
you
to
be
calling
that
n
and
again
it's
like
any
time.
You
have
that
question,
even
if
it's
after
the
fact
that
it
kind
of
has
been
gnawing
at
you
for
a
while,
and
you
thought
you
know
that
was
really
weird
when
I
saw
that
person
go
into
my
neighbor's
backyard,
even
though
it
happened
a
few
hours
ago.
A
He
anything
that
you
can
notice
about
their
appearance.
He
looked
disheveled
or
he
looked
put
together.
He
had
on
blue
tennis
shoes
or
a
black
sweatshirt.
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So
I
often
encourage
people
to
say,
for
example,
if
you're
in
the
grocery
store
what
if
someone's
wallet,
was
stolen
right
here
in
front
of
me.
What
could
I
notice
what
key
factors?
Could
I
take
away
from
the
scenario
and
just
doing
that
a
couple
times
it
really
files
it
away
in
our
brain.
So
when
a
situation
does
unfold,
we
then
just
pull
out
that
file
and
can
say
yep.
I've
done
this.
I
understand
it.
A
Here's
the
things
I
need
to
now
look
for
and
be
observant
about
so
again
kind
of
note
these
things
and
really
try
to
make
use
of
this
in
the
future.
When
you
are
calling
things
in
as
well,
it's
important
to
know
your
location,
knowing
where
you
are,
is
very
helpful.
Oftentimes
people
may
not
have
the
exact
address.
A
If
you
have
it,
that's
the
best,
but
if
you
don't
cross
streets
or
major
intersections
we're
fortunate
here
in
bloomington
that
we
have
a
dispatch
center
that
is
local
to
bloomington,
so
they
know
a
large
pieces
of
the
city
that
most
people
don't
even
know.
A
You
can
tell
them
landmarks
and
things
you
know
and
see,
and
they
would
be
able
to
help
get
officers
to
a
situation
relatively
quickly,
just
based
on
the
landmarks
that
someone
is
sharing
describe
as
much
of
the
location
in
detail
as
possible,
don't
just
say,
for
example,
the
grocery
store
parking
lot
but
say
the
parking
lot
with
the
third
row
over
roughly.
A
You
know
so
far
to
the
south
or
whatever
information
you
can
notice
about
the
location
again
is
just
as
important
as
you
notice
information
about
individual
people
so
on
this
next
slide,
I'd
like
to
do
a
quick
activity
with
you
we're
going
to
just
take
a
quick
peek
at
a
slide,
that's
up
here
and
then
we'll
talk
about
it
a
bit
as
well.
A
So
I'm
going
to
put
the
slide
up
and
take
a
second
or
two
here
to
look
at
what
you
see
and
then
we're
going
to
take
a
step
back
and
talk
about
oops.
Sorry
about
that,
take
a
step
back
and
talk
about
what
do
we
see
in
this
slide?
It's
often
very
important
that
we
understand
and
recognize
that
everyone
is
not
going
to
all
see
and
observe
the
same
information.
A
So,
for
example,
when
I
put
up
that
slide,
some
people
may
have
noticed
things
that
are
differently
than
others,
and
when
I
give
this
presentation
a
live
experience
with
real
people
in
front
of
me,
it's
never
does
everyone
have
the
same
answer
to
this.
Never
does
everyone
say
they
saw
the
same
things.
A
So
it's
important
to
take
away
from
this
is
that
we
all
have
information
that
becomes
important
and
relevant
and
we
can't
underestimate
the
knowledge
that
we
have
and
it
may
be
more
important
than
what
somebody
else
has
already
shared
or
what
information
they
observed.
A
So,
for
example,
we
look
back
at
this.
I
may
have
just
noticed
that
it
was
1204
and
that
may
have
been
the
only
thing
I
saw
where
someone
else
may
have
noticed.
The
guy
has
a
number
25
on
his
shirt.
Someone
might
have
noticed
a
license
plate
and
a
broken
headlight
or
broken
windshield.
A
Someone
may
have
noticed
eyeglasses
or
hats,
and
so
it's
having
all
pieces
of
a
puzzle
and
police
work.
Our
work
is
to
take
all
pieces
of
that
puzzle
and
put
them
together,
but
a
lot
of
times.
We
don't
have
all
the
puzzle
pieces
and
so
it's
important
for
the
community
to
know
that
they
have
oftentimes
pieces
to
the
puzzle.
That
can
really
be
helpful
in
our
completing
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
A
Don't
underestimate
the
value
of
what
you
saw,
because
what
you
noticed
as
suspicious
what
you
could
have
observed
may
have
been
equally
as
important,
if
not
more
important
than
what
has
been
reported
so
kind
of
keep
this
in
mind
that
there
isn't
again
one
clear
answer
to
suspicious
activity
and
using
our
observation
skills.
It's
really
about
just
being
aware
of
as
much
information
as
we
can
and
sharing
as
much
information
as
we
can.
A
So
how
do
we
report?
We
want
you
to
call
9-1-1,
there's
often
the
idea
that
we
don't
call
9-1-1
unless
it's
a
major
medical
emergency
or
a
major
major
crime
unfolding,
but
really
that's
not
how
we
rely
on
9-1-1.
Now
that
was
often
very
common
practice
and
generations
ago.
9-1-1
was
only
really
relied
upon
in
those
emergency
situations
where
now
we
want
to
be
better
about
proactive
policing,
taking
information
ahead
of
time
versus
being
reactive
to
crimes
and
following
up
we'd
rather
have
you
call
ahead
so
anytime?
You
can
call
9-1-1.
A
A
But
9-1-1
is
your
place
to
go,
don't
ever
question
or
hesitate.
We
want
you
to
call
there
and
you're
not
a
bother
when
you
do
call
there.
Dispatchers
are
excellent
and
trained
at
what
they
do
and
they
know
when
they
need
to
put
something
on
hold
or
call
you
back
they
they
will
be
able
to
balance
those
calls
that
are
coming
in
and
utilize
the
information
as
they
best
see
fit.
A
Now
they
often
will
also
ask
you
some
follow-up
questions
answer
those
as
best
as
you
can,
but
also,
I
like
to
say,
don't
fill
in
blanks
with
information.
If
you
truly
don't
know
that
information,
so
if
they
ask
well
what
color
was
the
car?
Don't
just
the
car
was,
I
think,
gray
instead
say.
If
you
don't
know,
say
I
think
it
was
a
dark
color.
It
could
have
been
black
or
blue
or
gray
so
often
times.
A
People
want
to
provide
information
and
will
just
fill
in
a
blank
to
share,
even
though
it
may
not
be
accurate.
So
keep
that
in
mind
too
that
when
you're,
sharing
that
make
sure
you're
giving
things
that
you
know
to
be
to
your
best
of
your
ability
and
remain
calm
and
stay
on
the
phone,
there's
a
level
of
anxiety
and
nervousness
that
comes
with
calling
9-1-1
and
that's
common
across
the
board.
A
It's
just
kind
of
comes
with
the
territory
of
calling
9-1-1,
and
we
know
this,
and
I
think
you
knowing
this
as
well,
will
help
you
remain
calm.
Just
know
you,
you
may
not
know
all
the
answers
but
provide
as
much
detail
as
you
can
be
prepared
to
follow.
Those
answer,
answer
follow-up
questions
and
know
that
your
anything
that
you
share
can
be
a
value.
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A
In
addition,
this
talks
a
little
bit.
I
like
this
comic
that
says:
police
cartoonists
have
released
a
drawing
of
a
burglary
suspect,
and
it's
just
the
generic
burglary
type
cartoonist
photo,
and
it
kind
of
makes
me
laugh
because
this
is,
if
we
don't
know
what
information
the
public
has,
then
police
can
only
go
off
of
the
information
that
they
know,
which
is
not
oftentimes
helpful,
so
the
more
information
we
can
get
from
the
community
and
citizens
the
better.
A
It
is
for
our
law
enforcement
to
be
able
to
respond
and
do
investigative
work.
So
we
can
help
keep
our
communities
safer.
So
it's
really
that
partnership
with
the
community
to
help
us
as
best
as
you
can
as
well-
and
I
also
like
that
this
to
mention
that
there
is
no
call,
it
would
be
a
silly
call.
A
Sometimes
people
say
you
know,
I'm
not
sure
it
seems
weird
to
call
this
in,
for
example,
in
the
top
right
here
it
says
friday,
night
boone
police
received
a
report
of
suspicious
behavior
and
the
1300
block
of
marshall
street
turned
out
to
be
four
males
with
flashlights,
comparing
facial
hair
growth.
A
I
read
through
pages
of
calls
every
day
and
if
things
like
this
would
show
up
that
are
silly
calls
in
the
end
I'll
get
humor
out
of
it
so
know
that
it's
your
time
has
not
been
wasted,
so
oftentimes
people
are
afraid
to
call
in
because
they're
just
uncertain,
but
don't
be
afraid
to
call
it
in,
and
I
I
also
work
with
neighborhood
watch
groups,
so
this
comic
makes
me
laugh
that
says
honey
have
you
met
the
new
neighbors
yet
and
has
unique
pieces
of
clothing,
so
anytime,
something
seems
unusual
or
off
we'd
like
you
to
call
it
in
key
thing,
for
this
would
be
things
like
recently,
we've
had
a
number
of
catalytic
converter
thefts.
A
So
if
you're
hearing
sign
noises
grinding
a
metal,
if
you're
seeing
people
approach
vehicles
or
have
you
know,
tools
with
them
anything
along
those
lines,
we
would
for
sure
want
you
to
be
calling
into
9-1-1
as
suspicious
we've
had
some
great
partnership
with
the
community
where
a
community
member
had
heard
this
happening
near
their
home
and
called
it
in
saying
I'm
hearing
what
sounds
to
be
sign
a
medal,
and
I
see
some
lights
going
on
around
a
vehicle
with
flashlights
and
we
were
able
to
make
a
great
quality
arrest
of
someone
who
was
a
group
of
individuals
who
were
stealing
catalytic
converters
so
oftentimes.