What is the correct procedure for the reporting of suspicious items?

Suspicious Packages or Objects If you receive or discover a suspicious package or foreign device, do not touch it, tamper with it, or move it. Dial 911 on campus or 9-911 if you are off campus, immediately and report it. Move people away from the suspicious object. Do not move or attempt to open the package.

How do you deal with suspicious people?

Trust your instincts; if you remain suspicious of the person & feel threatened, call Pace Security or 911. After calling, provide as much information as possible on the person’s description and their direction of travel. Do not block the person’s access to an exit. Do not physically confront the person.

How do you identify a suspicious person?

Recognizing and Dealing With Suspicious People

1. Nervousness, nervous glancing or other signs of mental discomfort/being ill-at-ease.
2. Inappropriate, oversize, loose-fitting clothes (e.g., a heavy overcoat on a warm day).
3. Keeping hands in pockets or cupping hands (as in holding a triggering device).

What is suspicious behavior?

Suspicious activity is any observed behavior that could indicate a person may be involved in a crime or about to commit a crime.

What are the types of suspicious movement?

Types of Suspicious Activities or Transactions

• Money Laundering using cash transactions.
• Money Laundering using bank accounts.
• Money Laundering using investment related transactions.
• Money Laundering by offshore international activity.
• Money Laundering involving financial institution employees and agents.

How do you observe suspicious movement?

Call the police if you see someone acting suspiciously. Report what the suspect is doing and give a detailed description of what he is wearing, exact location, landmarks or address, description of the vehicle, the side of the street and direction, and direction of its travel.

What counts as a suspicious package?

Suspicious packages or articles might have an irregular shape, soft spots or bulges. Suspicious packages or articles might make a buzzing or ticking noise or sloshing sound. Pressure or resistance might be noted when removing contents from an envelope or parcel.

What is the two most important things staff should remember regarding suspicious items?

Do not disturb the suspicious item or object. Do not try to clean up the substance. Inform others and keep other staffs and guests away from the area. Instruct staff or guests in the immediate area to wash hands and other exposed skin with soap and water.

Suspicious people may often be identified by their behavior. While no one behavioral activity is proof that someone is planning to act inappropriately (and many of the following behavioral indicators are perfectly consistent with innocent behavior), these factors can help you assess whether someone poses a threat.

What is an example of a suspicious person?

A person seen in an environment where he/she doesn’t belong or “fit in” may seem suspicious. Examples might be non-appropriate attire, unable to hold meaningful conversation, or focus on a particular subject. A suspicious person is either one who is exhibiting suspicious behavior, or who is in an area or doing something that is not normal.

How do you deal with a suspicious person in a church?

Excuse yourself and initiate your procedures, perhaps by using a pre-determined code-word with your colleagues. If you choose to admit the person to the sanctuary pending assistance (e.g., arrival of police) invite the person to sit on an aisle seat. Assign an usher to inconspicuously monitor the location of the individual.

What should I do if a patient makes an unusual answer?

Evasive or unusual answers may trigger your emergency procedures. Excuse yourself and initiate your procedures, perhaps by using a pre-determined code-word with your colleagues. If you choose to admit the person to the sanctuary pending assistance (e.g., arrival of police) invite the person to sit on an aisle seat.