Tag result for article published on Fri June 17 2011 8:22 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, Pentagon, suspicious device, suspicious vehicle
One person was taken into custody early Friday after being found near the Pentagon with suspicious materials in his backpack, authorities said. The scare brought rush hour traffic to a halt. Police have shut down several roads around the Pentagon after a man was found overnight in Arlington National Cemetery while the cemetery was closed, [...]
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Posted in Terrorism
Tag result for article published on Thu May 19 2011 9:26 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: bomb squad, bomb squad detonation, Cook County Bomb Squad, Cook County Bomb Squad detonation, suspicious device, suspicious jar
Arlington Heights police responded about 6:10 p.m. Thursday to a report of a suspicious looking pickle jar covered with electrical tape at Banta Park, in the 0-99 block of North Waterman Avenue. The jar was located on the east side of the park, which is located between Phelps and Waterman, just south of Miner Street. [...]
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Posted in CRIME BLOG
Tag result for article published on Thu April 01 2010 8:09 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: ATF, East Texas, mailbox bombs, Molotov cocktail, pipe bombs, Postal Inspector, suspicious device, Texas, United State Post Office
At least 17 suspicious devices ranging from pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails to “hangman style” nooses, have been found in United States Postal Service collection boxes and mailboxes since March 9 of this year. U.S.Postal Inspector Amanda McMurrey said they have been finding the devices since January 1, 2010. The ATF also reports that up [...]
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Posted in Crimes Notebook