Aerials
B-Roll
Music

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Bruner VO
Aerials
B-Roll

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Nevada is both an expansive wonderland of natural beauty and an exciting and vibrant resort playground to the world.  Supporting this are uniquely concentrated clusters of critical infrastructure and the stunning architectural icons of our economic prosperity.

Bruner VO
B-Roll
Timelapses

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Over 44 million people visit Nevada on an annual basis. With our magnificent role as host to an enormously diverse cross-section of the world’s people, we remain vulnerable to those who would harm our guests and the hardworking citizens of the Silver State.  

Bruner OC

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Each of us has an obligation to safeguard our community and our livelihood by improving awareness of our surroundings and more effectively using our common sense to say something when we see something…something that just doesn’t seem right. 

Bruner OC

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For the next few minutes then, please listen and learn what experience has taught us ABOUT HOW WE CAN PROTECT NEVADA’S EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY OF LIFE BY RECOGNIZING THE SEVEN SIGNS OF TERRORISM.

Title: Nevada’s Seven Signs of Terrorism

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Gillespie OC
CG:
Sheriff Doug Gillespie
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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Hello, I'm Doug Gillespie and I have the privilege of serving as Sheriff of Clark County.  I know that everyone of us was affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked on American soil.

Gillespie VO

9/11 News Footage

Surveillance Footage

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The reality and images of that day will live forever as a reminder that on any given day, thousands of people in the world are plotting, scheming, planning, and waiting to execute another attack.

Gillespie VO
CG:

• Mass Casualties
• Spectacular Images
• Economic Impact
• Damage To That Which Has Symbolic Value To America

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We know that terrorists seek targets to achieve:

• mass casualties,
• spectacular images,
• economic impact,
• and damage to that which has symbolic value to America

Gillespie OC

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We designed this DVD to increase your situational awareness, build better observational skills, and enhance the reporting of suspicious persons, events, and situations.

Transition

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Haley OC
CG:
Sheriff Michael Haley
Washoe County

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Washoe County.  In the next few minutes we will describe the seven signs of terrorism, the functional steps and behavioral attributes that those who wish us harm will most likely exhibit in order to pull off a mission.

Haley OC
Change Shot/Angle

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Experience has taught us that if one or more of these steps are disrupted, it is possible that a destructive mission can be stopped.

Haley VO
CG:

• Surveillance
• Information Gathering
• Testing Security (Or Probing)
• Planning (Acquiring Supplies And Funding)
• Suspicious Behavior
• Rehearsal Or Practice Runs
• Getting Into Position

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These seven signs are:

• Surveillance
• Information gathering
• Testing security (or probing)
• Planning (acquiring supplies and funding)
• Suspicious behavior
• Rehearsal or PRACTICE runs
• Getting into Position

CG:  1. Surveillance

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Bruner OC

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I’d like to tell you more about each of the indicators of terrorism.
The first sign is surveillance; terrorists will often conduct surveillance on a possible target.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 1
“Surveillance”
Location: UNLV,
North/Northwest side of Thomas & Mack, back gate
Actors: 2 Men/1 Man
Activity: Men in van watching security gate activity/Man watching & noting paramedic transit
Props: Van, binoculars/Notebook

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They do this in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their target and the response times of emergency responders. Routes to and from the target are usually established during the surveillance phase.

Bruner VO

Montage of Stills

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Examples of surveillance include someone recording or monitoring activities, drawing diagrams, making notes on maps, using vision-enhancing devices such as binoculars, or seeking floor plans or blueprints of places such as RESORTS, public utilities, government or military facilities. Any of these acts may be a sign that something isn’t right.

Bruner OC

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We need you to report individuals near critical facilities who appear to be conducting surveillance of sensitive operations, including photography or videotaping.

CG:  2. Information Gathering

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Bruner OC

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The second sign is information gathering. This is when someone attempts to gain information about an important place, operation, or workers.

Bruner VO

B-Roll

Aerials

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An important place might be a power or water plant, a RESORT, school, stadium or shopping mall. Terrorists may ask what the building is used for, question building operations or deliveries, and seek out OTHER information.  That alone, or taken together with other facts, might reveal security strengths or weaknesses.

Bruner OC

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Such attempts to obtain this information may be made by fax, mail, email, phone or in person.  They may also attempt to place “key” people in sensitive work locations to gain intelligence.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 2
“Medical Emergency”
Location: UNLV Parking Area, North of Thomas & Mack and Southwest of Lied Library
Actors: Emergency Response Personnel, Woman or Young Person, Man
Activity: Emergency vehicles and crews waiting during medical emergency.  Woman or Young Person questioning them at length and in detail.  Man observing at a distance.
Props: Emergency vehicles & equipment, Binoculars or camera, etc. for info gathering.

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Seemingly innocent medical emergencies can mask efforts by terrorists to evaluate the fire and EMS capabilities and response times.  An unusual series of questions about capabilities and procedures when rendering aid to victims of a medical emergency can be an information gathering ACT.

Bruner VO

B-Roll

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Truckers hauling freight should be wary of unusual questions about what they are carrying and their intended destinations. Terrorists may be seeking inconspicuous ways to smuggle explosives or other toxic materials into areas otherwise out of reach. 

Bruner OC

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We all have good instincts and if we listen to those instincts, they just might make the difference for discerning those people who are testing the waters, testing our security.  It may be simple human curiosity or it could be something more sinister, but we should listen to our instincts when it simply doesn’t feel right.

CG:  3. Testing Security

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Bruner OC

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Testing security is another way for terrorists to gather information. This “PROBING” may be done by walking or driving into restricted areas to observe security or law enforcement response. They may also try to enter physical security barriers or access procedures in order to assess strengths and weaknesses. 

Bruner VO

B-Roll from Dramatization 1 or 2

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Specific areas of interest to terrorists would include how long it takes security or law enforcement to respond to an incident, the number of responding personnel and their equipment, or the routes taken to a specific location. 

Bruner VO
Dramatization 3
“Parked Vehicle”
Location: UNLV, Top Deck of Parking Garage, North of Ham Concert Hall
Activity: Abandoned car is being watched by two men from a distance, Officer or Guard stops to investigate/Tow truck comes to move vehicle.
Props: Car, Police vehicle/Tow truck, binoculars
EFX: Possible timelapse

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Vehicles may be parked for unusually long periods of time, sometimes in no-parking areas, as another test of security.   The goal here is to determine how much time elapses before a suspicious vehicle is thoroughly checked.

Bruner VO
CG:

• public buildings
• RESORTS
• transit systems
• communication

facilities

• schools,

colleges, and universities

• symbolic sites

(government buildings; houses of worship)

• utilities
• high-density

locations or special events. 

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Target selection examples include:

• public buildings
• RESORTS
• transit systems
• communications facilities
• schools, colleges, and universities
• symbolic sites (government buildings; houses of worship)
• utilities
• high-density locations

      or special events. 

Bruner OC

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Given these types of targets, you can see why, with so many large events, vast properties, and open doors we in Nevada should be extra vigilant.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 4
“Backpack/Unusual Uniform”
Location: UNLV Student Union , Interior Food Court; Interior UNLV Parking Garage, North of Ham Concert Hall; North side of Thomas & Mack gated area with gas mains
Actors: Man posing as Security Guard/Custodian, Random Crowd in background
Activity: Man places a backpack by a table in the food court, waits, leaves in a hurry with people moving & waiting around him, other similar bags appear in other locations by parking garage pillars, by gas mains
Props: Backpack or package, etc., Uniform
EFX: Possible timelapse

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Our suspicions should also be aroused when someone abandons an item and leaves the area quickly, or when someone is wearing a specific uniform but does not appear to be involved in related activities.  

CG:  4. Planning

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Bruner OC

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Terrorists need to obtain funding and acquire supplies and equipment to carry out their attacks. This may include purchasing or stealing law enforcement or military equipment, identification badges, uniforms, and decals.

Bruner VO

News Footage

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Terrorists may also obtain explosives, weapons, ammunition, harmful chemicals (such as chlorine), or chemical equipment. 

Bruner VO
Dramatization 5
“Purchasing Chemicals”
Location: Apartment Complex or Hotel
Actors: Delivery Man, Man in Apartment or Hotel
Activity: POV from Apt window, peephole, across courtyard, etc. of Man taking delivery of box with label on side indicating chemicals/fertilizer.
Props: Delivery uniform, dolly, box/bags of fertilizer.

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Even seemingly benign chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide bought over-the-counter IN quantity can be a prescription for a deadly explosive device. 
So retailers and customers alike should be mindful of the unusual purchase or storage of fertilizer or harmful chemicals.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 6
“Forged Documents”
Location: Hotel Room
Actors: 1-2 Maids
Activity: Maid finds box, bag, of I.D.’s and/or elements of counterfeiting, all using multiple pictures of the same individual.
Props: Maid’s uniform, Cleaning Supplies, Housekeeping cart, Forged documents & photos.

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Terrorists often use false, forged, or stolen identification documents including passports and drivers licenses. They may try to produce counterfeit identification by photocopying. Any of these items would make it easier to gain entrance to secured or prohibited areas. 

Bruner OC

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Many items used to construct or transport improvised weapons are commercially available. It is helpful to be aware of these materials and their value to a terrorist attack.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 7
“Storage Facility”
Location: Storage Facility
Actors: 2 Men
Activity: Men unloading drums from truck and wheeling into garage or vice versa.
Props: Rental truck, dolly, drums.

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For example, strong chemical smells coming from an apartment building or large drums of materials being moved into or out of a residence or storage facility may be indicative of criminal activity.  It could be a meth lab or a more sinister sign of the bad guys gearing up.

Bruner OC

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Funding is of course a crucial part of enabling terrorist planning and execution. The financing networks of terrorist organizations are complex and diverse. Funds provided by charities and other deep pocket donors may provide the capital needed to finance training, acquisition, and conduct of attacks.  

Bruner VO

News Footage/Newspapers

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We have learned that criminal activities, such as kidnapping for ransom, narcotics trafficking, robbery, theft, extortion, smuggling, and counterfeiting (of both goods and currency) are important methods by which terrorists can finance their plans.

CG:  5. Suspicious Behavior

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Bruner OC

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Another sign is suspicious persons that simply “don’t belong.” This is someone in a workplace, building, neighborhood, or business that appears suspicious because of their behavior, the unusual questions they ask, or the statements they make.

CG:  6. Rehearsal

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Bruner OC

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Before carrying out the final operation or plan, terrorists typically conduct a PRACTICE RUN, essentially a rehearsal of their operation.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 8
“Practice Run”
Location: UNLV Campus, traffic circle adjacent to the Lied Library, EPA building, Radiation Protection Laboratory, Electrical substation
Actors: 4 Men (preferably with Metro/SWAT/military training)
Activity: Car or Truck pulls up and unloads men in an orchestrated fashion.  They station themselves at doors, move to open trunk and remove equipment or supplies. Other men open door from inside in coordination with first group.
Props: Vehicle, bags, coats that might conceal weapons

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A PRACTICE run consists of putting people into position and moving them around according to the plan without actually committing the terrorist act.

Bruner VO
CG:

• practice aspects of their attack
• practice ‘back-up’ plans,
• multiple rehearsals,
• time routes to and from target
• photograph or videotape to evaluate performance

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• team members will practice various aspects of their attack plan,
• they may also practice alternate ‘back-up’ plans,
• certain parts of the plan may be rehearsed multiple times, resulting in unusual activity, which may occur several times in succession,
• they may time their routes to and from the target,
• they may photograph or videotape themselves to evaluate their performance.

Bruner OC

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Rehearsals work out flaws in the plan and identify unanticipated problems. This is especially true when planning a kidnapping, but it can also pertain to bombings.

Bruner VO
Dramatization 9
“Monitoring Scanner”
Location: UNLV Parking Area, North of Thomas & Mack and Southwest of Lied Library
Actors: Woman, Man
Activity: Woman approaches her car and notices vehicle several cars away with sound of police scanner coming through cracked windows and Man inside monitoring it.
Props: Car, Vehicle, Scanner.
EFX: Sounds of police scanner.

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A PRACTICE run may be the heart of the planning stage of a terrorist act. If you find someone monitoring public safety radio frequencies and recording emergency response times, you may be observing a PRACTICE run.

Bruner OC

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Multiple practice runs may be conducted at or near the target to gain intelligence. 

Bruner VO
Dramatization 10
“Rural Practice Run”
Location:  TBD
Actors: 4 Men (preferably with Metro/SWAT/military training)
Activity: Men moving in coordinated and aggressive fashion in and around building
Props: Vehicle, weapons, munitions

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However, it is important to note that these practice runs can happen anywhere and often rural locations are used in order to minimize public attention to the developing plan.

Bruner VO
CG:

• Practice runs verify concept and plan
• test reaction of emergency responders.
• all attackers likely to participate
• a weapon or substitute may be present

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It is important to understand that:

• Practice runs verify the terrorists’ concept and plan.
• they test the reaction of the emergency responders.
• all potential attackers are likely to participate in a rehearsal (whereas just one person can conduct casing or information gathering task).
• either a weapon or its substitute may be present in the rehearsal.

CG:  7. Getting into Position

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Bruner VO

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The seventh sign occurs with the deploying of assets or “getting into position” to execute the terrorist act.

Bruner OC

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Deploying assets is simply placing people, equipment, and supplies at or near the target. If you see this type of suspicious activity, this may be the last opportunity you have to report it to law enforcement before the worst happens.

Bruner VO

Dramatization 11
“Getting into Position”
Location: TBD
Actors: TBD
Activity: TBD
Props: TBD
EFX: TBD

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Team members may be seen in a given area as though they are waiting for something to happen.
They may exhibit signs of nervousness.
They may appear to ignore those around them for fear of being caught.
And, …they may appear oblivious to normal activities taking place around them because of their focus on their own impending plans

CG:  Piecing the Puzzle Together

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Eaton OC
CG:
Rick Eaton,
Director, Nevada Homeland Security

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Hello, I’m Rick Eaton, Director of Homeland Security for our great state of Nevada.
Common sense tells us that prevention is paramount.  If we are responding to a terrorist act, then we have already lost. 

Eaton VO

Fusion Center B-Roll

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Information sharing among agencies and jurisdictions within the region, and the ability to quickly act upon the refined intelligence, will allow us to disrupt and prevent terrorist acts.

Eaton VO

Fusion Center B-Roll

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Through your vigilance and timely analysis by our public safety partners, we can STOP terrorists before they act against us.

CG:  Review of the Seven Signs

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Perkins OC
CG:
Chief Richard Perkins
City of Henderson Police Department

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Hello, I’m Richard Perkins, Chief of the Henderson Police Department.  let’s review the seven signs of terrorist preparation:

Perkins VO
CG:

• Surveillance
• Information gathering
• Testing security
• Planning
• Suspicious behavior
• Rehearsal
• Getting into Position.

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• Surveillance
• Information gathering
• Testing security
• Planning
• Suspicious behavior
• Rehearsal
• Getting into Position.

Perkins OC

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Yes, it’s all about prevention.  The success of our securing our COMMUNITIES depends on our vigilance, OUR commitment, and OUR ability to recognize these indicators, or “signs.”  Remember the seven signs and we will remain winners AGAINST terrorism.

Transition

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Cortez Masto OC
CG:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Attorney General, State of Nevada

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Hello, I am Catherine Cortez-Masto, Attorney General of the State of Nevada.  With constant vigilance and powerful new fusion tools for actionable intelligence our State and local public safety professionals – working with your eyes and ears -- can meet the challenges of terrorism prevention.  There is strength in our numbers.  Each citizen of Nevada has a civic responsibility to look out for our collective protection.   

Cortez Masto OC

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Nevada is Wide Open to the world and so too must all of Nevada’s eyes and ears remain wide open to prevent and disrupt those who would seek to harm our community and damage our economic security. 

Cortez Masto VO

TMC 911 B-Roll

CG: 911

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If it is an emergency you should contact local law enforcement immediately. They will conduct a rapid assessment and initiate appropriate action:  simply call 911.   

Cortez Masto OC

CG:
1-877-828-8386

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If it is non-emergency and you believe it pertains to suspicious activity, then call 1-(877)-828-8386. 

Cortez Masto VO

Metro Ride Along B-Roll

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A quick, accurate description of events, vehicles and people can make all the difference in apprehending a potential criminal.

Cortez Masto OC

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Report activities that seem unusual and if you see suspicious behavior, do not confront the individuals involved. 

Cortez Masto VO

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AND SO MILLIONS OF TOURISTS AND THOSE OF US WHO CALL THE SILVER STATE HOME ENJOY ‘WIDE OPEN NEVADA’, ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, ITS WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT AND EPICUREAN DELIGHTS.  OUR GOOD FORTUNE WILL ENDURE IF WE EACH REMEMBER THE 7 SIGNS, FOLLOW OUR INSTINCTS…AND WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!”  

CG:
Credits

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