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FLO Weekly
March 20, 2012 Volume 2, Issue 8

Weekly Update
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 Synopsis CIKR 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 Awareness Training 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.

Inside this issue:

Weekly Update 1

Intake Highlights 2 CIKR Sectors Synopsis 3

Administrative Notes
Training Opportunities

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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 Square station 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 Border Patrol 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 intake@wsfc.wa.gov

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Synopsis - CIKR Sectors

Dams
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 protection than 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.

Banking and Finance

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 illegally that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars by using high-tech devices to skim credit card information 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 three firearms. UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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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 HSIN remember, Patience is a Virtue! If you are having any difficulty accessing HSIN, please notify the WSFC webmaster at webmaster@wsfc.wa.gov. Reminder: The WSFC produces a daily open source document - InFOCUS (Information from Online Communities and Unclassified Sources), which is 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 to InFOCUS, simply send an email to flo@wsfc.wa.gov requesting to be added to the distribution list. InFOCUS can 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 (intake@wsfc.wa.gov), 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: flo@wsfc.wa.gov. REGIONAL POCS
WSFC FLO Coordinator (FC): Det. George Mars 206-262-2265/ flo@wsfc.wa.gov

RIG 1 FC: Det. Kevin Fairchild 425-257-8495/ 425-508-6018 (c) RIG 9 FC: Douglas Silver 509-477-2703/ 509-413-3414 (c) dwsilver@spokanecounty.org

KCRCIG FC: SGT Steven Davis 206-296-7527 sar@kingcounty.gov

RIG 5 FC: Det./SGT Jim Loeffelholz 253-573-2434/ 253-255-7608 jloeffe@co.pierce.wa.us

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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 the FLO 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 be held 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 on YouTube. 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 DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) Training & Education link is ideally suited to meet that need.

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LOGISTICS: DATES: April 24 & 26 TIME: 0900 1300 LOCATION: 24Apr -Fire Training Academy 50810 Grouse Ridge RD North Bend, WA 98045

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

26Apr -Grant County Public Work Building 124 Enterprise Street SE Ephrata, WA 98823
LIMIT: 50 Students/Class

To Register: Email flo@wsfc.wa.gov with requested date