October 12, 2007

A routine advisory about unspecified gang activity sent out by the FBI's Birmingham office should not be a cause for panic, an agency spokesman said today.

The advisory, meant for local law enforcement agencies, is being passed by the public through e-mail. Paul Daymond, the FBI spokesman, said the advisory stems from intelligence gathered by the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force and is meant as information sharing among local law enforcement.

"The alert did not say something was going to happen," Daymond said. "This is a routine alert. "

Daymond said the task force is made up of FBI agents and Birmingham police officers. He said the public would be alerted if there was a credible threat to safety.

"We would certainly do that," Daymond said. "This is not the case."

Daymond said such examples of information sharing happens daily among law enforcement officials. The alert said law enforcement agencies are aware of the reports are working to mitigate any potential threat or threats.

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