Request for Information (RFI) – Weekly SITREP
I am going to make this a weekly post so that we can use this as a place to make any reports on unusual activity or localized hotspots of trouble. We did this a few times during COVID (here, here, here, and here) but I figured that, as our conditions continue to degrade around the country, it would be useful to bring this back as a regularly recurring topic of discussion.
Post your reports in the comments below.
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General Location: New Jersey
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Patriotman currently ekes out a survivalist lifestyle in a suburban northeastern state as best as he can. He has varied experience in political science, public policy, biological sciences, and higher education. Proudly Catholic and an Eagle Scout, he has no military experience and thus offers a relatable perspective for the average suburban prepper who is preparing for troubled times on the horizon with less than ideal teams and in less than ideal locations.
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General Location: Eastern PA
Food Price / Shortages: Noticing some lower prices at Sam’s Club on non-food items, like aluminum foil and paper products.
Fuel Prices / Shortages: Regular 3.39-3.53 / gallon. Non-ethanol 4.09/gallon
Unusual Military Movement: N/A
Civil Unrest / Crime: Usual stuff
Interesting Local News / Events: Moms for liberty doing a good job riling up the lefties.
Public Service Interruptions: N/A
Changes in Patterns of Life: None
Any additional observations or comments: Hearing more and more people talk about increased cost of living.
Glad to hear that “evil terrorist group” Moms for Liberty being active. Thanks for the report!
Wilkes County, NC
No real shortages, but prices are high across the board. Shopping multiple sores for sale items helps.
Regular gas can be bought for $2.69.gallon at multiple locations and high range is $3.09/gallon. Deisel $3.69-$3.99/gallon
No military movement and no surge in crime except for shoplifting which is an issue with most retailers
Largest local employer Tyson Foods laid off almost one third of it’s employees which has had a ripple effect on other businesses and the surrounding area which has many chicken farms that supply Tyson
Folks seem on edge and tempers are short with an increase in reports of road rage and arguments becoming physical including one in the county court parking lot the other day over a cell phone. Bad place to get physical with dozens of local police and sheriff deputies always on scene.
Yikes – 1/3! Does not bode well for the economy in 2024. Thanks for the report
11/10
General Location: Upper New England
Food Price / Shortages: Elevated/None
Fuel Prices / Shortages: Elevated/None
Unusual Military Movement:
– A very high ops tempo for military transport aircraft to and from Europe continues. Estimated volume rivals that of the 1990 Gulf War buildup.
-The Aerostar High Alt balloon traffic seems to occur at bi-weekly intervals. The last one over this area was a 2 balloon “mission” that was evidently terminated over the ocean south of Nova Scotia. I suspect the payload or sensors are recovered by a ship standing by in the area.
Civil Unrest / Crime:
The Lewiston mass shooting dominated events last week. An after action on the police response would indicate a lack of police helicopter aviation assets in the sate of Maine. NH and Mass “loaned” their FLIR capable police helicopters during the 3 day incident. State, local, and county police also demonstrated poor radio interoperability on the ground and air to ground with the out of state helicopters. Radio opsec improved after the first 24 hours, probably due to better discipline and switching away from the Country Sheriff dispatch to a dedicated encrypted tactical channel. The manhunt ultimately reached manpower levels over 400 and included the federal BORTAC SWAT tactical team and a Customs and Immigration P-3 Orion and the USCG. Law Enforcement raided multiple residences with flashbangs in the area of the suspects farm, which is an obvious intel failure and over reaction given he was lying dead a dozen miles away. Initial reports that he was found with 2 shots to the head circulated among multiple media sources before being “corrected”, which suggests that this information originated with Law Enforcement and no the media.
Interesting Local News / Events:
Public Service Interruptions:
None aside from the Lewiston panic shutdowns well beyond the impacted county. This was mostly schools, grocery stores, and town offices.
Changes in Patterns of Life:
The Lewiston incident created a statewide near panic. Police in areas far removed from the search county were nearly overwhelmed with paranoid calls to investigate suspicious, cars, people, and activity. Maine is a Constitutional Carry state, and many gun owners who do not routinely carry did so during this incident, which raised some eyebrows among previously unsuspecting associates. There has been some new anti-gun sentiment expressed by Maine politicians in response to this episode. The prevailing sentiment seems to be that the USAR and the County Sheriff “dropped” the ball in respect to the state “Yellow Flag” laws, and that the 2 confirmed target businesses were well known gun free zones, which ensured the shooter had no armed opposition. Gun purchases in that area of Maine are up over 200% since the incident.
Any additional observations or comments: None
Is it me, or does BORTAC have to be called in for anything more difficult than a garden variety stand off with a mouth breather pot head? This is the second incident with a determined lone gunman that the Federales had to be called in to bail out the local, militarized genmardee. Very interesting information on that aspect.
What kind of interactions happened with people who weren’t used to seeing their friends, family, and associates carry weapons?
All this capability in the face of an overwhelming invasion, and yet BORTAC only comes to play soldier against American fugitives.
“”What kind of interactions happened with people who weren’t used to seeing their friends, family, and associates carry weapons?”
The leading example I had direct feedback on was a woman Doctor in her 60’s that wore her revolver to work for a few days. Office workers and patients were surprised and pleased.
Interesting that interoperability remains a challenge for LEOs. Good thing for the partisan to remember. Thanks for the report, and glad you are safe!
Thanks for the thoughts, but I was in no danger.
Further information has come to light by way of a social media post from a Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s deputy. He called the State Police “clowns” and blamed them for the inter-agency tension that was evident over the radio on the first night. He also claimed the SP kept all other agencies in the dark to include the Feds, and forced them to operate on guesswork as to what was happening on the ground. Not a very good look. The suspect’s body was discovered in the recycling bin by the transfer station staff and not law enforcement.
General Location: Arizona, west valley of Phoenix
Food Price / Shortages: None to speak of. Prices higher than years past. smaller Filet Mignon $30. Butterball Turkeys $54.
Fuel Prices / Shortages: Reg Gas $4.25, Diesel $4.50
Unusual Military Movement: Heavy airlift C5 and C17’s coming/going from Luke AFB about 1/week. Normally never seen.
Civil Unrest / Crime: World series is in town so TBD.
Interesting Local News / Events: https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2023/10/31/men-charged-for-smuggling-22-illegal-aliens-in-water-truck/ instead of just walking thru the open border, we have water tank truckers smuggling illegals in.
Public Service Interruptions: none
Changes in Patterns of Life: none
LC. Thanks for the report!
Great idea!