1. BUSINESS WATCH

2. Presented by the Saginaw Township Police Department
Bank Robbery
Presented by the
Saginaw Township
Police Department

3. Saginaw Township Police
42,000+ residents
47 sworn personnel
Over 18,000 calls for service
7,000 criminal incidents
1,800 traffic crashes

4. Officer Brian Kanicki Police Officer since 1996
Saginaw Township Police since 1999
Patrol Officer
Detective
Crime Prevention Officer
Advanced Training
Advanced Crime Prevention Specialist
Homeland Security – Risk Assessment

5. Crime Prevention Unit 1 Detective Sergeant 3 Officers 2 Detectives
Neighborhood Watch
Crime Free Multi-Housing
Business Watch
TEAM / School Liaison
2 Detectives
Property Crimes / Surveillance

6. Type of Robbers

7. Bank Robberies Professional Out of area resident
Conducts some pre-robbery surveillance
Has plan

8. Drug Addict or Opportunist
Bank Robberies
Drug Addict or Opportunist
Typically an area resident
Crime of opportunity
Little or no planning

9. Bank Robberies Typically one suspect Approximately $2200
No weapon – 75% of time
Note to indicate robbery

10. When a Robbery Occurs

11. When a robbery occurs
Stay Calm
Cooperate

12. Lock doors after robber exits
When a robbery occurs
Alarms
Lock doors after robber exits

13. Separate tellers & witnesses
When a robbery occurs
Call 911!
Do Not Rely Solely on Alarm System
Separate tellers & witnesses

14. Alarms Where is your alarm center located? Delay
Alarm center receiving the alarm
Alarm center contacting bank
Alarm center contacting local police
Police dispatched

15. Mr. FIST Program Financial Institution Security Team
If a bank alarm is received to Central Dispatch
“Is Mr. Fist’s loan ready”

16. Mr. FIST Program “No” No robbery has occurred
Dispatcher will ask for your color code
Answer should be “red”, if all is ok
An employee will need to meet an officer at the door

17. Mr. FIST Program
“Yes”
Robbery has occurred and the suspects are still in the building

18. Mr. FIST Program
If teller gives neither response, police will treat as if a robbery in progress

19. Mr. FIST Program
If their has been a robbery and the suspects are gone, explain that to the dispatcher

20. Suspect Description Physical Description Clothing Weapons Vehicles
Race
Sex
Height
Weight
Age
Clothing
Weapons
Vehicles
Direction of Travel

21. Police Response
Scene
Perimeter
Area

22. Police Investigations
+ 75% closure rate

23. Robbery Prevention

24. Camera Systems
Digital
Location of cameras
Storage
Quality
Quantity

25. Opening & Closing Drive around parking lot before entering
Do Not enter if suspicious vehicle is present
Call police to check vehicle
Never enter or exit alone
Lock doors once you are inside

26. Around Employee Doors Ensure that bushes/trees are cut back
No area for robber to hide

27. Access Control
Limit access to vault
Limit movement of customers

28. Final Thoughts Stay aware of who is in your bank Customer Service
Cooperate with robber
They want to get the $ and get out fast
Alarm AND Call 911
Suspect descriptions
Without compromising your safety

29. Your safety is the most important thing!

30. Questions?
Officer Brian Kanicki
Crime Prevention Unit
(989)