Types of Suspicious Movement – Basic 4 Security Education Lesson Note (First Term)

What are Types of Suspicious Movement? Different ways people act suspiciously when they are planning to do something wrong.

Main Types of Suspicious Movement

1. Watching and Checking

• Looking through windows of houses
• Checking if doors are locked
• Studying when people leave home
• Taking notes about houses
• Watching daily routines of families

2. Following and Tracking

• Following children from school
• Following women from market
• Trailing people to ATMs
• Following delivery vans
• Tracking expensive cars

3. Hiding and Lurking

• Hiding behind buildings
• Staying in dark corners
• Crouching behind cars
• Hiding in bushes
• Waiting in shadows

4. Pretending

• Pretending to be lost
• Acting like a repair person
• Claiming to be selling things
• Pretending to make phone calls
• Acting like they live there

5. Unusual Timing

• Moving around at 2-4 am
• Hanging around during work hours
• Appearing when everyone has left
• Coming when children are alone
• Active during power outages

6. Strange Gathering

• Groups meeting in odd places
• Whispering and planning
• Exchanging items secretly
• Quick meetings that scatter
• Gathering near targeted houses

How to Identify Each Type Watch for patterns. Notice repeated behavior. Trust your instincts. See if they run when spotted. Check if they have real business there.

Remember: One suspicious act might be nothing, but repeated suspicious movement is always dangerous!

EXERCISES

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. _______ movement includes looking through windows.
2. _______ includes following children from school.
3. People _______ in dark corners is suspicious.
4. Some criminals _______ to be repair persons.
5. Moving around at _______ am is suspicious.

B. Match type to example:

1. Watching a. Following from ATM
2. Tracking b. Hiding in bushes
3. Lurking c. Checking door locks
4. Pretending d. Acting lost

C. Circle suspicious movements:

• Morning exercise
• Checking many doors
• Following children
• Buying groceries
• Hiding in shadows
• Walking pets
• Meeting in odd places

D. True or False:

1. All movement at night is suspicious. _______
2. Following children is dangerous. _______
3. Pretending to be lost can be suspicious. _______
4. Repeated suspicious acts are serious. _______