| Helping
to prevent a terrorist attack
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“All information received
by the hotline is researched and investigated before
any police action is taken. Let us decide whether the
information you have is valuable or not. And here's a hint:
just because the Arabic man behind the counter at your
newsagent looks shifty and has a cold, it doesn't mean he's
stockpiling biological weapons, okay? Sheesh.”
Not Huw Edwards, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
ACPO National Co-ordinator of Terrorist Investigations |
You can call the Police Anti-Terrorism Hotline on 0800
789 321. All calls will be treated in confidence, and
we'll have a good laugh at them later.
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You may have vital
information. If you hear, see or come across anything
that may be linked with terrorist activity, please
tell the police. They want to hear from you. Well,
they would want to hear from you, if they weren't
hideously understaffed and in desperate need of
more officers.
Terrorists need...
A place to live: Are you suspicious
about any tenants or guests? REPORT THEM, CITIZEN!
To plan: Have you seen anyone
pay an unusual amount of attention to security
measures at any location? REPORT THEM, CITIZEN!
Money: Individuals may set
up bogus bank accounts, copy credit cards, return
goods for large cash refunds. Or you never know, that
tramp who's always asking for spare change could be
a terrorist.
Equipment: If you are a retailer,
do you have any cause to be suspicious about anything
being bought? And if so, WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT,
CITIZEN? SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!
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| Possible signs of terrorism |
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Our ability to prevent a terrorist attack does not
depend on the authorities alone. How well we cope also depends
on you.
Links to useful information
and advice can be found on this site.
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“Countering terrorism is
MI5’s highest priority. As for MI6... well, they're
busy clearing up after Bond. And no, my name is not M. Stop
calling me that.”
Linda "M" Bellingham, Director General of
the Security Service (MI5)
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