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The following scenario demonstrates the

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SAR process as it relates to criminal

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activity that is not terrorist related.

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While on patrol around 1:00 a.m. on

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Monday morning, an officer receives a

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call from dispatch to respond to an auto

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burglary in the parking lot of a local

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bar. After assessing the situation, and

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filling out a report of the damaged and

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stolen items,

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the officer observes a minivan enter the

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parking lot, and park near the back of

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the building. A male driver exits and

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then unloads would appear to be five

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women in their early 20s, directing them

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to quickly enter through the rear of the

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building. Since this seems a bit unusual,

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the officer approaches the front of the

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building and observes a bouncer sitting

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outside the entrance, appearing to check

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the IDs of visiting patrons. The officer

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asks the bouncer if he has seen or heard

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anything in relation to the reported

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auto burglary in the bars parking lot,

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and in doing so notices two security

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cameras near the entrance of the bar,

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pointing inward, toward the front door.

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He makes note of this as most security

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cameras point outward, away from the

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establishment, to view who is entering

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the building. The officer also notices

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that the bar does not have many patrons

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present, but has an unusual amount of

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female waitresses on hand. Though the

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observed activity is not inherently

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criminal, when considered in the context

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of all the known facts and circumstances,

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the identified indicators could

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collectively be linked to other criminal

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activity, possibly human trafficking. As

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such the officer documents and reports

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the activity to his supervisor as a part

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of the agency's standard operating

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procedures. The SAR is subsequently

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reported to a fusion center, and the

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appropriate US law enforcement agencies

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because of its possible human

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trafficking nature. This information

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could also have been shared with other

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state and local agencies as appropriate.

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This scenario demonstrates the SAR

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process as it relates to criminal

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activity that might not be terrorism

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related. Much like SAR reporting related

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to other criminal acts, such as drug

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trafficking and counterfeit cigarette

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sales, a nexus to terrorism may not be

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determined until an investigation is

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conducted. Those investigations are often

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based upon line officers SAR reporting.

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The officer used the training he

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received on the SAR process and human

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trafficking to observe, document, and
report the activity.