Motorist credited for helping police arrest ‘fake cop’ suspect in Grapevine [ILLEGAL]
Grapevine police are crediting a motorist for alerting them to a man who now faces a charge of trying to impersonate a cop.
The arrest was made around 9:30 p.m. Sunday after a 22-year-old man in a white pickup with flashing lights allegedly followed a car on Texas 360, police said.
The suspect, Adan Ramirez of Grapevine, was being held Wednesday in the Grapevine jail, charged with impersonating a public servant.
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Impersonating a public servant, which is a third-degree felony, is punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Smith noted, however, that a “hold” was placed on Ramirez by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or “ICE.” The hold indicates he is suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, which makes him ineligible for bond.
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/1099356.html
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NEW DELHI: India has directed its Border Security Force (BSF) to use night vision devices and intensify its vigil on the border with Pakistan.
A senior BSF official said that the force had deployed about 45,000 personnel along the Pakistani border from Gujarat to Kashmir. He said the BSF was also keeping its eyes and ears open. “We are in full vigil,” he said.
However, he said as the winter has set in, it has become difficult to make foolproof arrangement in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir. But the BSF has taken all measures to guard the border, the official maintained.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/12/17/story_17-12-2008_pg7_13
Six suspected Talibans arrested in Nigeria
2008-12-17
LAGOS -- The Nigerian Police Force arrested six men believed to be Taliban fundamentalists from Afghanistan, reported the Nation newspaper Wednesday. Their mission in Nigeria is unknown, the newspaper said.
The six men were arrested in Abuja last week, nearly two weeks after they entered Nigeria, but the news of the arrest was broken on Tuesday. Mike Okiro, Inspector General of Police (IGP), is said to have notified President Umaru Yar'Adua and the National Security Adviser A. S. Mukhtar of the suspects arrest. A police source said the development necessitated the IGP putting the 37 police commands nationwide on the alert. "These Talibans were arrested in Abuja last week by the FCT Police Command. From our preliminary interaction with them, they claimed to be members of the Islamic Brotherhood," he said.
The source said what drew the suspicion of the interrogation team is that they came into the country with fake passports. "Four of them entered the country with Zambian passports; two others had Indian passports. We have been asking them to explain why they disguised to enter Nigeria, they could not give a cogent reason why they refused to use their country's passport," he added.
Excerpted According to the source, a trail of the suspects' movements since they entered the country revealed that they had visited four mosques under the guise of preaching Islam. "They could not explain their mission but we have launched a comprehensive probe into their activities," he said. The source added that investigations were on other security agencies might team up with the Police to unravel the mission of these Talibans. The manner in which they disguised to secure entry into the country spoke volumes of a plot to breach the nation's security for selfish motive. The Police and other security agencies may deport the suspects after the conclusion of investigations.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/17/content_10518963.htm