ABSTRACT

Some behaviors that could be viewed as suspicious are as follows: someone taking unusual interest in the office building, parking lot, or a surrounding area; unusual requests for information; suspicious activity by unauthorized personsl; suspicious activities regarding documents; and someone running from a car or building. Let's take the case of a suspicious person who enters seasoned professionals’ workplace and is stopped at the front desk. If there is a door-to-door solicitor without proper identification, that is a suspicious person. Successful efforts to combat crime require a community working closely with law enforcement. Today just about everyone has a cell phone. The police cannot be everywhere, so success against crime is dependent on the community being involved with a safe and secure environment. Crime can be reduced when the community is alert to suspicious activity and law enforcement is notified.