I have had several Officers ask me to send this email out. Citizens are telling Officers of stories about them approaching suspicious vehicles in their neighborhoods. PLEASE inform all of your residents to NEVER approach a suspicious vehicle and try to make contact with the occupants. This is a VERY DANGEROUS situation. If a suspect does not want to be caught or identified, then they are usually willing to take drastic steps to escape, including hurting anyone they have to. Our best scenario is for a citizen to spot a suspicious vehicle, contact 911, and stay on the line so they can provide continuous updates to the responding Officers. This keeps the citizen out of harms way and allows us the element of surprise while approaching them. If a citizen waits until a vehicle is gone to call 911 then the chances of finding that vehicle later are almost 0.
So please remember:
#1. NEVER approach a suspicious auto
#2. Always call 911 immediately
#3. Try to stay online with 911 to provide updates
#4. Give a good description of the vehicle: make, model, color, description of occupants, tag number, any identifying marks or damage, etc (the more detail the better)
If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Officer W. Furman
Community Outreach Unit
Dunwoody Police Department
41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 100
Dunwoody, GA 30346
Office: 678.382.6913 20Fax: 770.396.4655
