Responding to Threats: A Field Personnel Manual (2004) / Chapter Skim
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76 What to Look For Users of this manual are not being asked to be James Bond or clairvoyant. You are not to make any assessment about an individual's intentions.
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• Fishermen lacking the proper gear or knowledge -- they may return to the same spot even though they catch nothing Unusual Activities -- Passive • People who apparently have "nothing to do" • People who remain in place in spite of inclement weather • Repeated presence in the same location • Repeated presence at multiple potential targets • Loitering in areas that locals consider unsafe • Sitting in vehicles that are apparently broken, but no effort is made to repair them • Sitting in a parked vehicle for no apparent reason Unusual Objects You are looking for unusual objects that you cannot readily explain at or near a potential target. The distinction between suspicious objects, which may contain a bomb, and lost-and-found objects, is something that you will learn with practice.
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9Vehicles • Unusual use of vehicle (e.g., van containing drums of diesel fuel, overloaded vehicle with missing license plates, freshly painted vehicle in a dirty setting) • Vehicles parked in sensitive places (e.g., bridge column, under overpasses, next to fuel depots, hazmat facilities, etc.)
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