UNCLASSIFIED//LES O FFICIAL R ECORD Doc umentpar t i c i pant shav edi gi t al l ys i gned. Al ls i gnat ur es hav e been v er i f i ed by a c er t i f i ed FBI i nf or mat i on s y s t em. SITUATIONAL INFORMATION REPORT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Activity Alert NORFOLK DIVISION Approved for Release: 02 June 2020 SIR Number: SIR-00334137061 (U//LES) Federal Facilities Identified as Targets Via Use of Spray Painted Black Line by Unidentified Members of an Anarchist Extremist Group, as of 2 June 2020 SOURCE: (U//LES) An officer of another law enforcement agency. (U//LES) On 2 June 2020, FBI Norfolk received information indicating the Richmond Federal Courthouse exterior walls were spray painted with a thick black line around the entire exterior. (Source comment. The black line has been used by anarchist/ANTIFA as a marker to designate a target for potential vandalism/arson.) The previous day, a courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, was targeted for potential defacement (NFI), as unidentified individuals were overheard discussing burning down the Richmond courthouse. (Source comment. Individuals (U) LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE: The information marked (U//LES) in this document is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may be distributed within the federal government (and its contractors), US intelligence, law enforcement, public safety or protection officials and individuals with a need to know. Distribution beyond these entities without FBI authorization is prohibited. Precautions should be taken to ensure this information is stored and/or destroyed in a manner that precludes unauthorized access. Information bearing the LES caveat may not be used in legal proceedings without first receiving authorization from the originating agency. Recipients are prohibited from subsequently posting the information marked LES on a website on an unclassified network without first obtaining FBI approval. (U) Warning: This is an information report, not finally evaluated intelligence. It is being shared for informational purposes but has not been fully evaluated, integrated with other information, interpreted or analyzed. Receiving agencies are requested not to take action based on this raw reporting without prior coordination with the FBI. (U) Note: This product reflects the views of the NORFOLK Division. UNCLASSIFIED//LES UNCLASSIFIED//LES were believed to be either members, or associates, of a local anarchist/ANTIFA group.) (U//FOUO) The following are images of spray painted thick black line on exterior of Richmond, Virginia Federal Courthouse. UNCLASSIFIED//LES 2 UNCLASSIFIED//LES (U//FOUO) FBI Comment. Individuals/Organizations named in this SIR have been identified as participating in activities that are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Their inclusion here is not intended to associate the protected activity with criminality or a threat to national security, or to infer that such protected activity itself violates federal law. However, based on known intelligence and/or specific historical observations, it is possible the protected activity could invite a violent reaction towards the subject individual or others in retaliation or with the goal of stopping the protected activity from occurring in the first instance. In the event no violent reaction occurs, FBI policy and federal law dictates that no further record be made of the protected activity. (U) This report has been prepared by the NORFOLK Division of the FBI. Comments and queries may be addressed to the NORFOLK Division at 757-455-0100. 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