WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.290 --> 00:00:07.080 Your Role in Reporting Suspicious Activity. 2 00:00:03.060 --> 00:00:09.929 Hometown security begins with you. 3 00:00:07.080 --> 00:00:12.780 As a citizen you have a duty to 4 00:00:09.929 --> 00:00:13.320 report a crime. As a hometown security 5 00:00:12.780 --> 00:00:15.870 partner, 6 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:17.369 if you observe suspicious activity you 7 00:00:15.870 --> 00:00:19.380 are encouraged to report that 8 00:00:17.369 --> 00:00:20.490 information directly to your local law 9 00:00:19.380 --> 00:00:22.410 enforcement agency. 10 00:00:20.490 --> 00:00:24.570 Check with your organization regarding 11 00:00:22.410 --> 00:00:27.390 any existing process or procedures in 12 00:00:24.570 --> 00:00:29.250 place. In some cases agencies may already 13 00:00:27.390 --> 00:00:31.529 have an established relationship with 14 00:00:29.250 --> 00:00:33.480 the state or major urban area fusion 15 00:00:31.529 --> 00:00:35.730 center, and a designated method for 16 00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:37.890 reporting SARs directly to the fusion 17 00:00:35.730 --> 00:00:39.450 center. You should ask your supervisor 18 00:00:37.890 --> 00:00:41.399 whether you have a designated 19 00:00:39.450 --> 00:00:43.110 information or intelligence liaison, 20 00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:45.600 sometimes referred to as a fusion 21 00:00:43.110 --> 00:00:47.850 liaison officer, who works for the fusion 22 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:49.829 center, and whether your agency has 23 00:00:47.850 --> 00:00:52.050 additional policies on submitting SARs 24 00:00:49.829 --> 00:00:54.510 to local law enforcement and the fusion 25 00:00:52.050 --> 00:00:57.690 center. Remember the information you 26 00:00:54.510 --> 00:01:00.149 observe and report is valued and will be 27 00:00:57.690 --> 00:01:03.480 reviewed to determine whether there is a 28 00:01:00.149 --> 00:01:05.790 potential link to terrorism. With eyes 29 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:07.890 and ears on our streets, and working with 30 00:01:05.790 --> 00:01:09.299 citizens and communities every day, you 31 00:01:07.890 --> 00:01:11.790 play an important role in protecting 32 00:01:09.299 --> 00:01:13.740 your community. Law enforcement and 33 00:01:11.790 --> 00:01:15.689 fusion centers across the nation depend 34 00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:18.299 on partnerships within the public sector, 35 00:01:15.689 --> 00:01:20.159 and throughout the private sector. The 36 00:01:18.299 --> 00:01:22.380 suspicious activity information that you 37 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:24.229 report could aid in the detection and 38 00:01:22.380 --> 00:01:26.640 disruption of a terrorist plot. 39 00:01:24.229 --> 00:01:28.799 We hope this part of the training has 40 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:31.530 increased your awareness of the value of 41 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:34.200 the NSI, the National Network of Fusion 42 00:01:31.530 --> 00:01:36.560 Centers, and critical programs such as "If 43 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:38.490 You See Something, Say Something." 44 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:40.950 Enhanced your understanding of the 45 00:01:38.490 --> 00:01:43.500 behaviors associated with pre-incident 46 00:01:40.950 --> 00:01:45.659 terrorism activities. 47 00:01:43.500 --> 00:01:48.689 Conveyed the significance of your role in 48 00:01:45.659 --> 00:01:50.790 reporting suspicious activity. 49 00:01:48.689 --> 00:01:53.490 Emphasize the foundational role that protecting 50 00:01:50.790 --> 00:01:56.159 privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 51 00:01:53.490 --> 00:01:59.130 has with the NSI and the "If You See 52 00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:59.790 Something, Say Something" program. 53 00:01:59.130 --> 00:02:02.340 With your help 54 00:01:59.790 --> 00:02:04.590 terrorist acts against our homeland will 55 00:02:02.340 --> 00:02:08.030 be prevented, and our communities will be resilient and safe.