A blue informational poster explaining how to report a situation by using the acronym “SALUTE,” with each letter prompting what details to include.

It says to share as many details as possible and, if safe, take pictures to include with your report.

S – SIZE / STRENGTH: “How many are there confirmed?” Example: “5 to 6 officers in 2 white minivans”
A – ACTIONS / ACTIVITY: “What are they doing?” Example: “Parked outside the grocery store”
L – LOCATION / DIRECTION: “Where? Be specific with directions” Example: “On the corner of 19th street and Broadway”
U – UNIFORM / CLOTHES: “What are they wearing? Are they in uniform or in regular clothing?” Example: “Wearing black long sleeve shirt and ballcaps”
T – TIME & DATE: “When? What time?” Example: “Spotted at 1:30pm on February 22”
E – EQUIPMENT / WEAPONS: “Do the have equipments or weapons on them? What are they driving?” Example: “They have body armor on and pepper spray”

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[–] 5 points 9 months ago*

This is literally just the same thing the military uses, but with descriptions changed to LEOs. Still maybe useful, but not as useful. The utility here is the most relevant information comes first, and it keeps things organized. You can start responding before all the information is relayed. It's important for radio communications in a battlefield setting. If you're making a post online we'll after anything is actionable, you can safely ignore this. Just post the information in the most informative way you can.

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