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D.C. Starts New Anti-Terror Tip Line for Businesses Updated: Friday, Jan. 14, 2005 - 5:09 AM WASHINGTON - Terrorists may be snooping around businesses in the District, trying to buy materials or equipment or acquire skills or licenses that would promote their activities. The Metropolitan Police Department are asking the business community to pitch in and report suspicious activity through its news Operation TIPP. MPD has created a toll-free tip line for businesses to report things that are out of the ordinary. The number to call is 1-877-YOU-WATCH for businesses and their employees to report suspicious activity to the police. "Operation TIPP is designed to make it easier for businesses to recognize and report suspicious conduct that may not be criminal per se, but may raise suspicion because the conduct does not match a business's experience in dealing with legitimate customer requests," said Chief Charles H. Ramsey, in a news release. "Through Operation TIPP, this type of information can be captured, analyzed and followed up by the appropriate local, regional or federal authorities." Trained police professions answer the the confidential phone calls and callers don't have to provide their names or contact information, although they are encouraged to do so. The tip line is funded by a federal Homeland Security grant. (Copyright 2005 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
