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Border agents arrest man found on camera tower
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| March 27, 2008
Posted on 03/27/2008 5:07:48 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
A man who is suspected of trying to disable a border camera east of the San Ysidro port of entry last week was arrested by Border Patrol agents after two accomplices abandoned him as he held tight to a surveillance tower.
Video from a camera on a tower next to the one the three had targeted shows two people setting up a ladder and then a third person climbing the ladder to reach the tower's built-in rungs.
When Border Patrol agents approached, the two people on the ground fled to Mexico and took the ladder, stranding the man who had scaled the tower. Agents helped the man down from about a third of the way up the 80-foot tower, and they took him into custody. Agents said the man told them he had intended to put black tape over the camera lens. –J.C.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; bordercamera; camera; cameratower; mexico; sanysidro; smugglers; tower
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Where's my pals, where's my friends? All good things must have an end Sad things and nothings On and on they go I guess they went to Mexico
To: Ultimatum; Sterco; expatguy; Paige; Tennessee_Bob; cspackler; ECM; STOCKHRSE; ...
Virtual Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:09:44 PM PDT
by
SwinneySwitch
(US Constitution Article 4 Section 4..shall protect each of them against Invasion...domestic Violence)
To: SwinneySwitch
I'll get you down Jose
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:14:17 PM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: SwinneySwitch
A man who is suspected of trying to disable a border camera east of the San Ysidro port of entry last week was arrested by Border Patrol agents after two accomplices abandoned him as he held tight to a surveillance tower. I just have three initials for this man....P O S !
GREAT JOB BORDER AGENTS!!!!!
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:17:42 PM PDT
by
NordP
(Yeah...Clinton didn't inhale and Obama didn't know 'nothin' 'bout Rev Wright bein' wrong)
To: SwinneySwitch
"Sostenga mi cerveza y mire este truco"
["hold my beer and watch this stunt"]
Translation engine: http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:22:48 PM PDT
by
indcons
(A lie repeated 100 times becomes the truth - ChiCom pedophile Chairman Mao)
To: SwinneySwitch
When Border Patrol agents approached, the two people on the ground fled to MexicoWhy weren't the invaders shot?
In previous wars we occasionally shot the enemy.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:23:38 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(2 Thessalonians 3:10 “... He that will not work, neither should he eat.”)
“...the two people on the ground fled to Mexico and took the ladder, stranding the man who had scaled the tower”
With friends like these!
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:23:58 PM PDT
by
indcons
(A lie repeated 100 times becomes the truth - ChiCom pedophile Chairman Mao)
To: SwinneySwitch
Not to worry. They just saved him the run for the Border. They'll ‘Process’ him and turn him loose in Mexico and it will all start again. :-(
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:24:03 PM PDT
by
TCats
(The Clintons Are Not Just Wrong - They Are Certifiable AND Dangerous! See my Page)
To: Westlander
A Freeper's kitty wants to help....
(apologies to the owner of this I have forgotten who it was)
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:24:10 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(When you choose the lesser of two evils, you still have evil.)
To: SwinneySwitch
Now watch - those BA’s will get prosecuted for endangering the life of the guy .... and Pres. Bush (sigh) pardoned all sorts of low-life drug dealers and other’s but left those two BA’s to remain in prison .....
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:24:33 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("I Believe In Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
To: SwinneySwitch
When Border Patrol agents approached, the two people on the ground fled to Mexico and took the ladder... I guess I understand. It's easier to find another friend than to replace a good ladder.
To: SwinneySwitch
The illegal invaders remind me of roaches. They’re everywhere.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:26:57 PM PDT
by
WesternPacific
(I am tired of voting for the lesser of two evils!)
To: SwinneySwitch
Hey man! You know how expensive ladders are these days???
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:29:36 PM PDT
by
Ronin
(Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
To: SwinneySwitch
electrify the towers... simple enough...
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:30:01 PM PDT
by
xcamel
(Forget the past and you're doomed to repeat it.)
To: SwinneySwitch
Note to DHS: Equip the towers with electrified rungs that can be deactivated only by authorised personnel.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:32:16 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: ElkGroveDan
All Kitty has to do is work for the other side. One shot and the camera is disabled. Put up a new one ... next day it is our of order again. Jees we are stupid!
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:33:27 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: SwinneySwitch
This will be the fate of the "Virtual Fence".
Millions of dollars in equipment mounted on poles miles from the nearest border patrol facility or agent.
These people can steal the tires off a Border Patrol car while its moving - did anyone consider they might try to steal valuable surveillance equipment?
What happens when someone knocks down the poles or climbs them?
Does the system send a message to headquarters?
"Send help. I'm being disassembled and my parts are being stol..........."
This stuff will be on sale at the week-end flea markets before the end of the year.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:39:24 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
To: SwinneySwitch
One of these, with sufficient juice to back up the universally-understood warning, should do the trick:
To: SwinneySwitch
They have it all wrong. They weren't tying to disable the camera, they were trying to steal the camera :)
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:49:43 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: ElkGroveDan
(apologies to the owner of this I have forgotten who it was) I spoke with him too- I can't remember who it was. It was in 2003 or before. Kitteh's name was Pudge, and he went missing, IIRC. I also remember that Pudge was very much missed.
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posted on
03/27/2008 5:50:56 PM PDT
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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