A suspicious person is some behaving in a way that is out of the norm. An example would be paying too much attention to the security cameras, talking about inappropriate subjects such as sexual in nature, or giving off a “creepy vibe”.
A note about the homeless. Some of the homeless may be talking to someone who is not there or dressed too warm for the weather. Please note, this is often a sign of schizophrenia. For the most part, they are harmless as long as they still follow the rules. Every once and a while they will try and take a bath in our restroom, which is not allowed. Please monitor how long they use the restroom. If it is more than two minutes, please have Security, Gregory, Joe, or Peter ask them to leave.
If you notice a suspicious person:
1. Call Gregory (Director of Security, Operations & Technology), Alex (Executive Director) or Pal (Deputy Director), if available; otherwise, use your best judgment as to whether we need to shutdown the 2nd floor or the entire Museum. We might need to shut down the second floor during the summer if there are kids’ art camp classes going on.
2. If we shut down the 2nd floor an announcement will be made on the phone and radios that we are "shutting down the 2nd floor.”
3. Security, Joe (Operations Manager), or Peter (Operations Assistant) should turn off power to the elevator
4. Either Gregory or someone in Admin needs to lock the 2nd floor stairwell door, the admin door and tell the classrooms to go on lock-down.
5. Security, Joe, Peter, and Gregory should remain in the area to monitor the situation to keep an eye on the suspicious person.