AUGUSTA, Maine - In the years following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Maine joined with other states to launch a campaign asking people to contact police if they saw something suspicious. A revival of that program was launched today at a news conference in Augusta.
Gov. Paul LePage attended the news conference, along with Department of Public Safety officials, police and the National Guard. They're asking Mainers to look out for any suspicious behavior and report it to police.
“The goals for this program is to have the ears and eyes of Maine citizens looking out for each other," LePage said. "If we see danger, report it. And it’s that simple.”
Officials stressed that they are looking for reports of suspicious behavior, not asking people to single out those who might look suspicious because of their ethnic heritage, or haircut, or the way they dress.
Reports to police are sent to the Maine Information and Analysis Center - or fusion center - which sifts through reports to assess their validity and passes on any information suggesting a credible terrorist threat.
