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Lanita A. Lloyd
Deputy Director
140 North Marietta Pkwy.
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-499-4567
Fax: 770-499-4558
ema@cobbcounty.org
Cobb Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
Terrorism
EYES ON COBB 24-HOUR HOTLINE - (770) 590-5569 - (Your call will remain confidential)
WATCH for suspicious behavior
REPORT what you see
PROTECT by observation and action
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Reporting Suspicious Activity Video
The eyes and ears of our citizens are a very powerful tool in preventing criminal and terrorist activities. Review this video to learn how to report suspicious acts.
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- Duration: 2min. 26sec.
What can you do to help fight terrorism?
Homeland Security depends on information getting to the right people at the right time.
It is very difficult for Cobb County’s law enforcement agencies to have a presence throughout all of Cobb County at all times due to our population and size. This is why it is important for you to be a vital part of our homeland security efforts.
No one knows what is suspicious or out-of-place in your community or workplace better than you. Your eyes and ears are the crucial source of information that guides our law enforcement efforts in thwarting the terrorists’ efforts.
This guide will help you recognize suspicious activity that could be the prelude to a terrorist attack and ensure that your information gets to the right people at the right time.
If you observe suspicious activity that requires immediate response, you should contact Cobb County 911. If you have information about suspicious activity which is no longer in progress, you should call the Cobb County Homeland Security 24-Hour Tip Hotline. Your identity will be kept confidential.
Know what to look for
- Surveillance
Someone recording or monitoring activities, including the use of cameras (both still and video), note taking, drawing diagrams, writing on maps, or using binoculars. - Elicitation
Anyone or any organization attempting to gain information by mail, fax, telephone, or in person about government operations or personnel. - Tests of Security
Any attempts to test public safety response times or breach security at special events or government-operated buildings. - Acquiring Supplies
Purchases or thefts of explosives, weapons and ammunition, uniforms or patches, vehicle decals, badges and ID’s (or the equipment to make them), or other controlled items without proper identification or paperwork. - Suspicious Persons or Vehicles
Persons or vehicles that do not seem to belong there, whether it’s your neighborhood, workplace, a parking lot, or anywhere else. - Dry Run
Putting people into position and moving them about without actually committing a terrorist act such as a kidnapping or bombing. A dry run could also include mapping out routes and determining the timing of traffic lights and flow. - Deploying Assets
Positioning people and supplies to commit the act. This is the last opportunity to alert the authorities before the terrorism occurs.
You may hold the missing piece of the puzzle that can prevent an act of terror.
Your tip can save lives at home and abroad
Terrorist organizations have spread across the globe and their support structures are everywhere.
American law enforcement agencies have uncovered an east coast cigarette smuggling ring providing financial support for terrorists in the Middle East and terrorist cells training in the Pacific Northwest.
Your eyes and ears are the most powerful tool in our homeland security toolbox. Through your vigilance and determination to protect our country, you can be the one to stop terrorism in its tracks.
All you have to do is make the call to report suspicious activity.
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Terrorist Organizations
“against all enemies, foreign and domestic…” (from the U.S. Army Oath of Enlistment)
Terrorist organizations can be international or domestic.
While al-Qaeda comes to mind when we think of the war on terror, domestic terrorism is also a threat to our homeland security. We must realize that the terrorists themselves are as diverse as the nations on the earth, but their activities will look much the same. Terrorism, whether international or domestic, poses a threat to Americans and their families both here and abroad.
We must be alert to terrorist activity from any group and report it promptly.
Cobb Emergency Management
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EYES ON COBB
24-HOUR TIP HOTLINE
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