Suspicious Activity
Reporting Suspicious Activities
Here is a list of suspicious activities that should be reported to the police. This list is by no means complete.
- Someone entering your neighbor's house when it is unoccupied.
- Someone who knocks on your neighbor's front door, and when no one answers walks to the rear of the residence.
- Someone who appears to be moving household items late at night.
- Someone running down the street or through your yard with a pillowcase or a bedspread or luggage stuffed with various items.
- A slow-moving vehicle, especially without lights, following an aimless or repetitive course.
- An unfamiliar car left running and parked on your street.
- A stranger tampering with your neighbor's vehicle.
- Noises such as gun shots, alarms, or windows being broken.
- Someone shouting "HELP, FIRE," OR "RAPE".
To Call or Not to Call the Police
Do not investigate suspicious activity yourself. Let the police do it. They have the training and the skills. Your role is to act as our eyes and ears, and then phone the Police Department with your information.
- Remain calm.
- Call 9-1-1.
- Identify yourself (name, address, and phone) and give location.
- If there is a suspect or vehicle, be able to provide the police dispatcher with a detailed description and the direction the vehicle/person is traveling.
- Be patient. Stay on the line until the police dispatcher's questions have been answered.
Help us help you. Opening your eyes to your surroundings can mean solving your neighborhood crime.
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