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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
CP116 - Homeland Security 1 CP116 HOMELAND SECURITY
CP116.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This procedure establishes guidelines for reporting and relaying terrorism related information
and provides employees with awareness level guidelines for events involving chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive attacks.
CP116 .1.2 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This procedure pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 40.2.3 , 42.1.6, 46.3.1 , 46.3.2,
46.3.3, 46.3.4
This procedure pertains to the following General Orders: §412, §416
CP116 .2 LIAISON WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Tustin Police Department maintains a liaison with other organizations for the exchange of
information related to terrorism. This liaison may be in the form of direct contact with specific
departments and/or through such organizations as the Orange County Intelligence Assessment
Center, Western States Information Network, California Emergency Management Agency
(CALEMA), and United States Dep artment of Homeland Security. The Terrorism Liaison Officer
(TLO) is responsible for maintaining liaison with public and private organizations and providing
department training related to terrorist activity and homeland security issues. The TLO will also
be responsible for dissemination of terrorist related information within the department and
community.
CP116.2. 1 TERRORISM LIAISON OFFICER
The Tustin Police Department Terrorism Liaison Officer program (TLO) provides terrorism
awareness information and methods for reporting suspicious activity that may be related to
terrorism of any type including, but not limited to, domestic and internation al terrorism . Selected
individuals serve as an informational contact point between the agency and other governmental
entities responsible for terrorism related enforcement and investigation.
The TLO, in conjunction with a member(s) of OCIAC, should be co gnizant of new and up to date
information related to terrorist activity. As such, the coordinator will complete an annual review
of procedures and processes relating to criminal and Homeland Security activities.
CP116 .2.2 EMPLOYEE REPORTING/ SUSPICIOU S ACTIVITY REPORTS (SAR)’S
It is the responsibility of all employees and the goal of the Tustin Police Department to make
every reasonable effort to accurately and appropriately gather criminal intelligence relating to
Homeland Security activities, and report any information that may relate to either foreign or
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CP116 - Homeland Security 2 domestic terrorism. Officers should advise a supervisor (preferably a supervisor assigned within
the TLO program) as soon as practicable of any activity believed to be terrorism related and
should document such incidents with a written report or FI. The supervisor should ensure that all
terrorism related reports and FIs are forwarded to the Terrorism Liaison group in a timely
fashion.
A Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is a report used to docu ment any unusual or suspicious
activity that may have a nexus to foreign or domestic terrorism, as well as an incident that has
the potential to be part of a crime trend. The activity may be criminal in nature, but personnel
should be aware that often the SAR may not rise to the level of a crime and not have a clear
nexus to terrorism. The information reported in a SAR may be the result of observations,
investigations, or may be reported by private parties. The following indicators may suggest
terrorist ac tivity:
a) Unusual items in vehicles or residences, training manuals/certificates, blueprints,
photographs, diagrams, pre -paid calling cards or cell phones;
b) Identification -suspicious characteristics such as fraudulent or altered license, multiple
IDs with na mes spelled differently;
c) Employment/School/Training, possess student visa but not English proficient, interest in
military training;
d) Passport history, recent travels overseas, multiple passports with different countries/names;
e) Thefts, purchases or discover y of weapons, explosive materials or other tactical
equipment, camera/surveillance and night vision equipment, unauthorized uniforms
and/or identification;
f) Testing of security systems and responder behavior;
g) Hotel/Motel visits, refused maid service, asking for a specific view of specified
infrastructure, advanced payments for apartment or vehicle rentals, payments in cash,
suspicious or unusual items left behind, use of lobby or other pay phone instead of room
phone;
h) Credit card fraud, money laundering, co unterfeit cigarette tax stamps;
i) Behavioral characteristics or unlawful activity, inconsistent statements or delay in
answering questions;
j) Links between gang and international organizations, drug trafficking, credit card fraud,
money laundering.
Records personnel are responsible for assigning SAR’s a UCR code, which shall be 270100.
SARs shall be submitted consistent with the indicators and possible terrorist activity listed
above, Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) matches, and Priority Informatio n Needs (PINs).
CP116.3 REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING
CP116.3.1 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY
Any Department employee receiving information regarding suspicious activity shall:
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