Suspicious person report serial numbers#
Suspicious person report windows#

Our mission is to work in partnership with our community. The Tustin Police Department is committed to a policing model of Community Governance. Help make your neighborhood safer by actively participating in our Neighborhood Watch Program.

While this isn’t an exhaustive list, nor absolute confirmation of a crime, we hope these examples will assist you should you ever need to call the police.

Suspicious person report serial numbers#

Property that has serial numbers obscured.

Property such as electronics, guns, tools, or auto parts being sold out of a vehicle or at an unusual hour.

Property offered for sale at a very low price.

Suspicious person report windows#

Open or broken doors and windows at an unoccupied house.

Delivery person with a wrong address or someone who asks if someone else lives there.

Dressed inappropriately for conditions to possibly conceal their identity.Loitering around, peering into, or forcing entrance into a house or car.Ringing door bells and/or checking side gates to determine occupancy.Person removing mechanical parts from a vehicle.An obviously abandoned vehicle or a vehicle containing weapons or other items related to crime.People loading a vehicle with valuables.like hand-to-hand drug/stolen property purchases) Out-of-place business transaction done in a secret or apparently illicit way to avoid notice (i.e.Slow moving vehicle, without lights or driving aimlessly.Strangers driving through a neighborhood several times.Vehicles parked hastily, carelessly, abandoned while still running or with doors left open.Screaming or yelling – an argument or pending fights, continual crying.Screeching tires or the sound of a collision.Unusual noises such as glass breaking, dogs continuously barking, or gunshots.Don’t hesitate to call us, but do your best to use your senses to describe what’s going on in a given situation. There are times when you may need to trust your instincts. You are an extension of the eyes and ears of the police department. If there is a real factor of community safety or crime afoot, by all means call us, but avoid calling the San Mateo Police Department strictly on bias-based observations. should NEVER be a factor in classifying someone as suspicious. Race, gender, religion, socio-economic status, style of dress, choice of hairstyle, etc. We ask you to be patient and anticipate being asked those questions. We expect our dispatchers to ask clarifying questions to identify safety and crime elements in calls, to ensure that our officers have clear factors on which to base their actions when responding. However, if you see them trying car door handles as they walk down the street, elements of a crime have been met. Also, if you see a group of rowdy teenagers walking down the street, that alone isn’t against the law. However, if you see the male sitting in his car at night doing drugs, that's a different story. For example, if you see a male subject sitting in a car at night, that alone is not suspicious. Articulable means you are capable of expressing, explaining, or justifying to our dispatchers that you believe a person violated a law or regulation. When calling the police on someone “acting suspicious,” it is imperative you provide articulable reasons why you believe this.