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Anonymous writes:

A second car bomb in two days has exploded outside a Colombian police station. The most recent explosion occurred at the municipal police station in Villa Rica while another attack on Wednesday (02/01) that killed 11 happened in the southwestern town of Tumaco. FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels are suspected of the Tumaco attack. In all at least 16 are dead and more than 60 injured in the two attacks.

Posted by: Editor on Feb. 4, 2012 (5:25 pm EST)
Legal
Anonymous writes:

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) baggage screener was charged with grand larceny after she was seen on surveillance videos removing currency from a jacket, place it in a latex glove and then leaving for a bathroom. When investigators found the woman she did not have the money on her, but the owner of the jacket and the cash says he is missing $5,000. The incident took place at New York's JFK International Airport.

Posted by: Editor on Feb. 4, 2012 (5:23 pm EST)
FBI
Anonymous writes:

The FBI has confirmed that the recording released by the hacking network Anonymous is genuine and they are currently seeking those responsible. The recording is of a conference call between the FBI and the United Kingdom police discussing plans against hackers. Anonymous also published an email that showed the email addresses of the conference call participants.

Posted by: Editor on Feb. 4, 2012 (5:19 pm EST)
News
Anonymous writes:

Yesterday (02/01), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano traveled to Indianapolis to highlight the Department's "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign's continued partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to help ensure the safety and security of employees, players and fans during the regular season, and Super Bowl XLVI.

Posted by: Editor on Feb. 2, 2012 (5:31 pm EST)
News
Editor's summary:

A suspicious envelope filled with white powder was found at Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Monday (1/30). The envelop was addressed to the White House with controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio's home listed as the return address.

From the article:

AZCentral.com - "Arpaio said during a press conference later Monday that he found the letter at his home over the weekend and brought the envelope back to work Monday morning."

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 30, 2012 (8:56 pm EST)
Technology
Editor's summary:

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is working with the U.S. DoD and a private contractor to develop a device that can detect whether or not someone is carrying a concealed firearm.

The device uses infrared rays to provide officers with a digital outline of where a weapon is concealed on a person's body. The unit is currently quite large and only functions at a distance of 3 to 4 feet, but the developers hope to make it work from a distance of up to 25 meters. The plan is to mount it on a police van so operators can shoot the infrared rays down a street at a subject suspected of carrying a weapon.

From the article:

NY Post - "Since the infrared rays cannot pass through metal, the device provides officers with a digital outline of exactly where the firearm has been tucked away on the subject’s body, Kelly said."

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 18, 2012 (8:22 pm EST)
Firearms
Anonymous writes:

Before the TSA could question her after officers detected a gun in an x-ray scan of her bag, a woman grabbed the offending piece of luggage and entered Dallas-Fort Worth Airport's Terminal D this (1/18) morning. The woman was finally located on a plane that had already left the gate.

Authorities ordered the aircraft to return. It did and the woman, her bag and gun were removed. After questioning she was released. She said she had forgotten the firearm was in her bag. She faces charges from at least one state law violation, but officials say she will not face any federal charges.

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 18, 2012 (8:06 pm EST)
Legal
Anonymous writes:

Accused of committing the largest intelligence leak in American history, Pfc. Bradely Manning is one step closer to facing a military court-martial. If the recent Article 32 hearing findings are approved, where it was found that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused did commit the alleged offenses, then he would face a court-martial. If convicted it has been recommended he get the maximum sentence of life in prison.

Posted by: Editor on Jan. 13, 2012 (11:40 am EST)

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