City of Frederick , Maryland
OPERATION SAFEGUARD
PROPRIETY,
TRADE-VOCATIONAL and
As described in
the accompanying letter, Operation SAFEGUARD is based on
the idea that certain legitimate businesses and industries may be unknowingly
exploited by terrorists who portray themselves as honest customers seeking to
purchase, lease or somehow appropriate certain material, licenses and/or
services to covertly further a terrorist plot.
The following may be general indicators of potential terrorist planning or activities. Alone each indicator can result from legitimate recreational or commercial activities or criminal activity not related to terrorism; however, multiple indicators combined with other information can possibly suggest a terrorist threat.
- Physical surveillance, which may include note taking or the use of binoculars, cameras or maps near key facilities.
- Attempts to gain sensitive information regarding key facilities or personnel through personal contact or by telephone, mail or e-mail.
- Attempts to penetrate or test physical security and response procedures at key facilities.
- Attempts to improperly acquire explosives, weapons, ammunition, dangerous chemicals, flight manuals or other materials that could be used in a terrorist attack.
- Suspicious or improper attempts to acquire official vehicles, uniforms, badges, access cards or identification for key facilities.
- Presence of individuals who do not appear to belong in the workplace, business establishment or near a key facility.
- Behavior which appears to denote planning for terrorist activity, such as mapping out routes, playing out scenarios, monitoring key facilities and timing traffic flow or signals.
- Stockpiling suspicious materials or abandoning potential containers for explosives (e.g., vehicles or suitcases).
The following examples of activity
relating to Propriety, Trade-Vocational and
·
The
name, address or any other personal information presented by a student on an
application is believed to be fictitious. (For example, attempts by school
officials to contact an individual using this information are
unsuccessful.) Any attempt to obscure
true identity of a student or parent.
·
Facts
relating to a student’s visa status are questionable.
·
The
unexplained prolonged absence of a student who has submitted all course
registration paperwork and fees.
·
The
sudden withdrawal of a student from your program without a reason.
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Reimbursement:
A student is eligible for a refund of tuition but fails to contact school
officials for it or a third party is sent to obtain the refund.
·
A
student registrant supplies only a Post Office Box for an address after
requests for an actual residential address.
·
A
student eligible for tuition assistance shows no interest in obtaining it
despite being furnished with the opportunity and apparently needing it.
·
A
refusal to accept job placement assistance offered by the educational
institution to an individual who has not already secured employment.
·
A
student’s stated reason or apparent motivation for enrolling in the specific
program is not typical of the usual class representation.
·
Unusual
behavior such as isolation or unusual non-participation by an individual toward
fellow students in classroom discussions or activities.
·
Information
or evidence that suggests a student received paramilitary training overseas.
Your impressions and assessment based upon your professional business experience are extremely valuable and should help guide you in determining if a customer request, a fact pattern or set of circumstances is unusual. Please remember that the conduct itself does not have to be criminal per se for you to report it to the Frederick Police Department. We may be contacted 24-hours a day, seven days a week by calling:
301-600-2100
SGT Dennis K. Dudley
Planning Division
Frederick Police Department
100 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21702
301-600-1206 (Office)
301-600-2082 (FAX)