FLO Weekly 20 Mar 2012

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March 20, 2012

Volume 2, Issue 8

nside this issue:

Weekly Update 1

ntake Highlights 2

IKR Sectors 3

ynopsis

dministrative 4

Notes

raining 5-7

Opportunities

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY


Weekly Update

FLO Weekly

Washington State Fusion Center

Good afternoon FLOs,

This issue of the FLO Weekly will cover the period from March 5, 2012 to

March 20, 2012.

In the Intake Highlights and Analysis section, three incidents are

highlighted. The incidents reflect potential indicators of activity that could be

part of a plan with a nexus to terrorism.

The SynopsisCIKR Sectors section includes an article from the Tacoma

News Tribune on the Dams sector, as well as a piece from the Seattle Times on

the Banking and Finance sector.

For Training Opportunities, seats still remain for the Explosive AwarenessTraining to be held in North Bend and Ephrata. Registration for the training

continues on a First Come First Serve basis.

Finally, as you are reminded in Administrative Notes, send us your feedback

on this publication and on the FLO Program. We value your insight as we

continually look toward improving this publication, and the program in general.

As always, thank you all for your dedication and service to this program.

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Intake Highlights and Analysis

(U//FOUO) [Region 6] On 28 February 2012 at approximately 1610 hours, a known subject boarded

the light rail train at the Westlake station of the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. He was informed

the train was going out of service but refused to exit the train. The train moved to the Pioneer Squarestation were it was met by King County Sheriffs Office deputies. When the subject was contacted by

deputies he refused to answer questions. He remained seated with his hands folded in his lap staring

straight ahead. He was eventually removed from the train by deputies. The subject had several

hundred dollars in cash and an Ethiopian passport with a tourist visa for the U.S. It appeared the visa

had expired in 2008. The subject stated he was going to the airport to buy a one way ticket to Dubai

and was not intending to return to the U.S. The subject was released at the scene.

At Sea-Tac Airport the same subject was observed displaying suspicious behavior at a checkpoint

and was subsequently interviewed by Behavior Detection Officers. The interview with the subject

reached a point where Port of Seattle Police intervened. Subject was referred to Customs and BorderPatrol and eventually escorted off of airport property.

WSFC Tracking No. TL_2012-03-16T14:38:10 Status Open

(U//FOUO) [Region 6] On 14 March 2012 at approximately 0130 hours, Seattle Police officers

observed a subject running around the blocks containing the U.S. Courthouse, and the Seattle Police

Department West Precinct, taking photos of the buildings. When stopped, the subject stated he was in

Seattle attending a conference and was a citizen of the Slovak Republic. The subject claimed to be

staying at a hotel approximately seven blocks from the buildings he was photographing, and could

give no explanation as to why he was taking photos of the buildings.

WSFC Tracking No. TL_2012-03-15T14:05:02 Status Open

(U//FOUO) [Region 5] On 3 March 2012 at 0143 hours, an unauthorized vehicle was observed inside

a secured area at Port Terminals at the Port of Tacoma. When the vehicle was approached, the driver

sped off and eventually breached three other security areas in an apparent attempt to leave. Tacoma

Police apprehended the driver who appeared inebriated.

WSFC Tracking No. TL_2012-03-06T07:56:14 Status Closed

REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR

WSFC INTAKE: 1-877-843-9522

[email protected]

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Synopsis - CIKR Sectors

March 5, Tacoma News Tribune(Washington) A new report, the Pierce County plan, says many river

levees and other flood control structures in Pierce County, Washington, are inadequate and

recommends more than $316 million in projects over the next 20 years, the Tacoma News Tribune

reported March 5. The report, which took nearly three years to complete, examines flood risks and

recommends solutions along the Puyallup, Nisqually, White, and Carbon rivers. The draft report,

called the Rivers Flood Hazard Management Plan, says "The aging system of flood management

facilities, many of which were built in the 1960s or earlier, were built to a lower level of protectionthan what is now required to protect transportation, commercial and residential structures. The time

frame for making improvements will depend on the amount of local and other funds available, said the

county's project manager. The document comes at the same time the county council is preparing to

approve a controversial flood-control zone district that would levy new taxes. The flood-management

plan, which identifies the flood-control district as a financial option, says current funds are inadequate

to protect the area's growing population. It also points out risks to three wastewater treatment plants

for Tacoma, Puyallup, and Sumner along the Puyallup River. Proposed improvements include new

and rebuilt levees, new setbacks, and new flood walls. The most costly of the 33 recommended

projects is $104 million to set back the levee along North Levee Road from Interstate 5 to the

Highway 161-North Meridian bridge in Puyallup.

March 9, Seattle Times(Washington; International) Kirkland man pleads guilty in ATM 'skimming'

scheme. The leader of an ATM "skimming" ring with ties to a Romanian organized crime ring pleaded

guilty March 9 in federal court in Seattle to bank fraud, conspiracy, access device fraud, and

aggravated identity theft. The man oversaw a ring of fellow Romanians- some in the country

llegallythat stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by using high-tech devices to skim credit card

nformation and secretly capture bank customers' personal identification numbers, according to the

U.S. attorney's office. Much of that money went overseas to Romania, prosecutors said. The U.S.

attorney's office said a Secret Service investigation showed the man had been involved in credit-card

skimming in the Seattle area since 2007. He has agreed to pay $357,256 in restitution, surrender

$10,000 in cash seized when he was arrested, and forfeit three vehicles, computer equipment, and

hree firearms.

Dams

Banking and Finance

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Administrative Notes As FLOs, you will be nominated and validated for access to the Homeland Security Information

Network (HSIN). Some of you have already accessed HSIN, while some of you may be going through

the process to gain access to HSINremember, Patience is a Virtue! If you are having anydifficulty accessing HSIN, please notify the WSFC webmaster at [email protected].

Reminder: The WSFC produces a daily open source document -InFOCUS (Information from Online

Communities and Unclassified Sources), whichis a compilation of open source articles within the

realm of Terrorism, Suspicious Activities, Criminal Extremism, Organized Crime and other

significant items in the news. If you would like to subscribe toInFOCUS, simply send an email to

[email protected] requesting to be added to the distribution list. InFOCUScan also be accessed on

HSIN Washington under the Situational Awareness/ COP tab.

When you submit a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), or Tip and Lead (T/L) to the WSFC Intake

([email protected]), please identify yourself as a FLO in the subject line.

We value your feedback, and want to hear from you. Whether it be with respect to online courses we

suggest, recommendations for training in the future, or the contents of the FLO Weekly, your input is

paramount as we continue to strive to improve the FLO program. Send your feedback to:

[email protected].

RIG 9 FC:

Douglas Silver509-477-2703/ 509-413-3414 (c)

[email protected]

RIG 1 FC:

Det. Kevin Fairchild

425-257-8495/ 425-508-6018 (c)

RIG 5 FC:

Det./SGT Jim Loeffelholz

253-573-2434/ 253-255-7608

[email protected]

KCRCIG FC:

SGT Steven Davis

206-296-7527

[email protected]

WSFC FLO Coordinator (FC): Det. George Mars

206-262-2265/ [email protected]

REGIONAL POCS

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Training Opportunities** The training opportunities and flyers included in this publication are provided to our FLOs as

professional development opportunities. The training discussed is not part of any requirement for theFLO program and the varying venues are not endorsed by the WSFC, or DHS, unless specifically

stated. **

For the WSFC sponsored Explosive Awareness Training, seats are still available in both locations.

As of 20 March 2012, North Bend (24 Apr class) has 25 confirmed registrations, and Ephrata

(26 Apr class) has five confirmed registrations. See attached flyer for further details on registering

for the training.

As articulated in the last issue of the FLO Weekly, the next iteration of the FLO Basic class will beheld 10-12 July 2012. The training will be held in Spokane, Burlington, and Burien. We will be

sending the Training Announcement out later this week. Additionally, we are continuing to plan for

the first Intermediate FLO class, which is being targeted for the September/October 2012 timeframe.

More information will be coming as planning is finalized.

From the FLO Basic class, many of you requested the Arkansas shooting video, which is available onYouTube. Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEdH6BRjAY

For other training opportunities, we encourage you to visit HSIN and explore the Training

Links. Particularly for expanding your knowledge in the critical infrastructure realm, the DHSOffice of Infrastructure Protection (IP) Training & Education link is ideally suited to meet that need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEdH6BRjAYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEdH6BRjAY

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Washington State Fusion Centerpresents

To Register: Email [email protected] with requested date

TOPICS:

IED Common Explosives

IED Components

Current Trends

Thefts

Lessons Learned

LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS: Explosive Types

Detection K-9

INSTRUCTORS:

WSP Bomb Squad

WSP HSD K-9

LOGISTICS:

DATES: April 24 & 26

TIME: 0900 1300

LOCATION:

24Apr -Fire Training Academy

50810 Grouse Ridge RDNorth Bend, WA 98045

26Apr -Grant County Public

Work Building

124 Enterprise Street SE

Ephrata, WA 98823

LIMIT: 50 Students/Class

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