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Boaters told to be on the lookout for marine lab’s missing underwater robot SARASOTA, Fla. - Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished. The robot from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota has been missing since Monday. Scientists aren't sure what happened to the robot, which is nicknamed Waldo. The robot, which cost about $100,000, also was equipped with a detector to find red tide, a toxic algae bloom.

Police in Kentucky are on the trail of three escaped inmates from Indiana who are considered armed and dangerous. On Friday, 31-year-old Bobby Cockerell, Christopher Marshall, 49, and Jerry Sargent, 59, escaped from the Branchville Correctional facility near Tell City, Ind. Police say the escaped inmates assaulted two men and stole a pick-up truck in Carroll County around 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. The victim, Richard Marshall, reportedly went to check on a barn at his property along KY 36 when he was attacked by the men and tied up. His brother Keith who was inside the home was also tied...

El Reno Police and OSBI have identified a suspect in the multiple murders discovered Monday afternoon at the Elizabeth Place Apartments in El Reno. Investigators are searching for Joshua Steven Durcho (dob 2-21-83). Durcho has multiple tattoos on his body including one on the back of his neck. Agents believe he is driving the victim’s 1989 white Ford Thunderbird which has front end damage. The Oklahoma vehicle tag number reads WRQ-590.

Prison escape here in Huntsville, TX. Illegal Alien 5'7", 200 pounds, tattooed.

A woman was shot 13 times by the father of her two young boys today, and the man then took the children and fled, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 10:40 a.m. at a home in the 10000 block of McBroom Street, near the 210 Freeway just west of Sunland. The woman, who was not identified, is in serious condition at a local hospital, police said. The father, Jose Luis Ortega, 27, and the woman got into an argument after she dropped the boys off at the house, said Los Angeles police Officer Julianne Sohn. Ortega then pulled out a...

Colin Nathaniel Custer, White, male, AGE 4 years old, HEIGHT 3 feet 00 inches, WEIGHT 35 lbs, WITH Hazel EYES AND short Blonde HAIR, WEARING grey with blue and red stripes short sleeve shirt, blue shorts pants, tan with blue stripes tennis shoes. THE CHILD IS LIKELY ABDUCTED BY Robert William Custer III, White, male, AGE 45 years old, HEIGHT 5 feet 08 inches, WEIGHT 200 lbs AND Balding Grey/Blonde HAIR. THEY MAY BE TRAVELING IN A 1988 White Chevrolet Conversion Van, LICENSE Q577ZE, FL, North towards Locust Grove, Virginia. Last seen in SC.

Seattle's Post-Intelligencer decided last week not to publish photographs of two men of interest to the FBI. Because the issue was the security of the Pacific Northwest's #1 terrorist target, the Washington Ferry system, competitive media and the blogger world heaped enormous disdain on the paper. It was reasonable to think the P-I would move on, avoid further comment and hope not to hear a loud "boom" across Elliott Bay. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. The paper's managing editor responded with a defense that rocks the walls with dismissive haughtiness. Said he "We get to decide what is news and what isn't,...

Earlier this summer a concerned crew member of a Washington State ferry boat snapped pictures of two men who had raised suspicions on several ferry rides by asking questions about structural details and entering areas of the boats that are off limits. Now, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation released two photographs of the men to the public with the goal of identifying them, a debate has erupted over alleged racial profiling, one ferry was shut down briefly this week and the men, while suddenly familiar faces, remain unidentified. "We have some promising leads that have come in since we...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Managing Editor David McCumber has posted a blog item defending his decision to not run the photos of the two ferry passengers the FBI is seeking in order to question them about their suspicious activities on several Seattle-area ferries in recent weeks. McCumber says the paper didn't consider the photos news-worthy. I certainly have plenty of feedback to consider from the ferry photo issue as we go forward. I understand that people have a hard time with the concept that we get to decide what is news and what isn't, and what is fair and what isn't.Several people...

For Arabs and Muslims across the Puget Sound area, a rise in the nation's threat level or a bombing halfway around the world often can mark a period of unease.

The FBI released photographs of two men Monday who have been seen on Washington state ferries "exhibiting unusual behavior" and asked the public for help identifying them. The agency's Seattle field office, along with the Washington Joint Analytical Center, was still seeking the men's identities and whereabouts Wednesday as ferry service was temporarily shutdown when a suspicious package was found in a ferry bathroom and taken away by authorities. "We had various independent reports from passengers and ferry employees that these two guys were engaging in what they described as unusual activities on the ferries," Special Agent Robbie Burroughs, a...

FBI Seeks Identity of Two Men Seen Aboard Washington State Ferries Wednesday, August 22, 2007 The FBI released photographs of two men Monday who have been seen on Washington state ferries "exhibiting unusual behavior" and asked the public for help identifying them. The agency's Seattle field office, along with the Washington Joint Analytical Center, was still seeking the men's identities and whereabouts Wednesday as ferry service was temporarily shutdown when a suspicious package was found in a ferry bathroom and taken away by authorities. "We had various independent reports from passengers and ferry employees that these two guys were engaging...

Terrorism: Should the press report the news or show its "sensitivity"? Refusal by Seattle media to run FBI photos of men who might just be trying to kill us signals the latter. No wonder they're becoming irrelevant.

The FBI is asking for the public’s help two identify two men who have been seen acting strangely aboard Washington State ferries recently. According to federal agents, passengers have seen the men on several occasions exhibiting unusual behavior. The FBI did not say precisely what that unusual behavior entailed. Anyone who knows the men or there whereabouts are asked to call the FBI at (206) 622-0460.

The Seattle Post Intelligencer is carrying an AP report of a suspicious package found on ferry, but still hasn't published the photos of two men the FBI is seeking in order to question them about their suspicious surveillance-type activity aboard several Seattle-area ferries in recent weeks. The AP report in the P-I says the details of the contents of the suspicious package "were not immediately available, but the Seattle Times' report, by a Seattle Times staffer, says Trooper Cliff Pratt of the Washington State Patrol's bomb squad, described the package, found rolled in carpet in a ferry bathroom earlier Wednesday...

SEATTLE -- The Washington state ferry Puyallup was evacuated Wednesday morning at Colman Dock in Seattle after a crew member found what they deemed to be a suspicious package on board. The 460-foot Puyallup had just been emptied of cars and passengers after arriving at Colman Dock from Bainbridge Island about 8 a.m. when the bag of sparklers was found behind the toilet in the disabled passenger stall in the men's restroom. Following a search and examination by State Patrol troopers, the 2,500-passenger, 202-vehicle ferry was cleared to resume service about 9 a.m. The Puyallup delay was the second ferry...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Offers Haiku Contest - But No Help - in FBI Terror Probe  By Bill Hobbs | August 21, 2007 - 20:18 ET The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is refusing to run the photos of two men the FBI is seeking to question in connection with suspicious behavior aboard a Puget Sound ferry - behavior that could be a precursor to a terror plot, or could be nothing nefarious at all.The Seattle PI reports the story here and explains its rationalization for not publishing the photos here. And - in a steller example of complete touchy-feely uselessness - the paper...

FBI searching for two suspicious ferry passengers 07:46 PM PDT on Monday, August 20, 2007 KING5.com Staff FBI Washington State ferry passengers say they've seen these men acting unusually several times recently on state ferries. SEATTLE – The FBI is asking for the public's help two identify two men who have been seen acting strangely aboard Washington State ferries recently. According to federal agents, passengers have seen the men on several occasions exhibiting unusual behavior. The FBI did not say precisely what that unusual behavior entailed. Anyone who knows the men or there whereabouts are asked to call the FBI...

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Washington Joint Analytical Center are asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals who have been seen aboard Washington state ferries on several occasions. According to authorities, the two men have exhibited unusual behavior while aboard the ferries. Numerous passengers have reported the strange behavior. The FBI and WAJAC said the behavior may be innocuous but they would like to resolve the reports.

The FBI is asking for the public's help two identify two men who have been seen acting strangely aboard Washington State ferries recently. According to federal agents, passengers have seen the men on several occasions exhibiting unusual behavior. The FBI did not say precisely what that unusual behavior entailed. Anyone who knows the men or there whereabouts are asked to call the FBI at (206) 622-0460.

Kunsan Airmen pay tribute to triple ace fighter pilot "Members of the 8th Fighter Wing, known as the "Wolf Pack," honored Brig. Gen. Robin Olds, who passed away June 14, during a commemoration event June 19.  General Olds, former commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing and also known as the first "Wolf," was a triple ace" 6/19/2007 6:37:38 PM This story was written by Staff Sgt. Alice Moore Kunsan Airmen pay tribute to triple ace fighter pilot Honoring the memory of Gen. Robin Olds Honoring the memory of Gen. Robin Olds Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air...

McALLEN — As state lawmakers brace for what could be a bitter debate over illegal immigration in the upcoming session, one local legislator has taken it upon himself to raise an issue that goes to the very heart of Texan identity. In an inspired stroke of statesmanship sure to win favor with The Boot Jack crowd, Rep. Armando "Mando" Martinez, D-Weslaco, has authored a concurrent resolution that would designate the bolo tie, or the bola tie as it’s also known, as "the official State Tie of Texas." "A fashion accessory that can be personalized to reflect the wearer’s taste and...

Eleven Egyptian students who were supposed to travel to a Montana university after flying to JFK airport late last month disappeared in New York, spurring federal authorities to issue a nationwide alert, officials said yesterday. The students - who were traveling with six classmates from Mansoura University in Egypt - had their student visas revoked for failing to show up at Montana State University in Bozeman, the officials said. The other six students made it to the college. "The FBI and ICE [Immigration and Custom Enforcement] would like to locate these 11 students in order to speak with them," said...

The FBI has issued an urgent nationwide alert for 11 Egyptian students who entered the United States last week but failed to show up for their courses at Montana State University. An FBI advisory says there are, at present, no known connections to any terrorist group but that the students are to be "approached with caution" and taken into custody. They "are here illegally and wanted for questioning," the advisory says. The advisory comes just over a month before the five-year anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States. "This is of very serious concern and is...

Two trucks loaded with fuel missing Two tanker trucks, carrying a combined 3,900 gallons of diesel fuel, disappeared Tuesday from a distribution business on Atlanta Industrial Parkway west of downtown, Atlanta police said. The trucks, one containing 2,096 gallons of fuel and the other with 1,800 gallons, were noted as missing around noon. A security guard told police he saw the two tankers pulling away from the On-Site Fuel Center around 10:30 a.m. The driver of the first truck waved to the security guard as he drove past, according to a police report. Because of the large amount of fuel...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security has tapped the nation's truckers to help find a man who has been seen taking photographs of tanker equipment. On three separate occasions, the man also asked truck drivers several questions about deliveries and operations, according to the Highway Information Sharing and Analysis Center. "The individual in question is also reported to have videotaped tank truck operations and deliveries as well as taken photographs of tanker equipment," states the "Be on the Lookout," or BOLO, alert. "Law enforcement has requested assistance in ascertaining the identity or whereabouts of the person in question."...

There's a new development on the Taylor Behl case. On Monday, Richmond police issued a be on the lookout message across police scanners for a tan 4 door Nissan Altima with Virginia plates JTE-6886. A Richmond police sokeswoman tells us they believe Taylor has been in the car before she disappeared and "It's just a very small part of a huge puzzle." 8 News spoke with a lawyer representing a local photographer being questioned in the case.Chris Collins, Ben Fawley's lawyer tells us he believes his client is a suspect, even if police won't confirm this.

<p>Wayne Morgan, the corrections officer shot outside the Roane County Courthouse Tuesday morning, has died of his injuries at UT Medical Center.</p> <p>According to a Tennesseee Corrections official speaking with the Knoxville News Sentinel, Jennifer Hyatte, wife of 34-year-old inmate George Hyatte shot Morgan three times with a shotgun Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the courthouse.</p>

PALM BAY, Fla. -- A Palm Bay girl was attacked on her way to school Friday morning. She told police a man with a knife chased her into some woods and tried to assault her. That man is still on the run. Police said the 13-year-old girl was walking to her middle school when she noticed a man in a truck was following her and pulled off of the road. She turned onto a side street and she said he actually jumped out and chased her into nearby woods. That's where, she said, the man pulled a knife and tried...

CHICAGO (AP) — Fugitive reputed mob boss Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo will surrender if he gets a separate trial on charges that he and other organized crime figures plotted at least 18 unsolved murders, according to a letter made public by his attorney. The letter was sent to attorney Rick Halprin and addressed to U.S. District Judge James Zagel. Halprin said the handwritten, four-page note appears to have been signed by his client. He called federal authorities Tuesday morning after an aide in his office opened the letter, which was postmarked in Chicago on Monday. "I recognize the signature,"...

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- A missing fuel tanker, initially thought to be stolen for parts, is causing concern among federal law enforcement officials, who are appealing to the public for help. The 44-foot gasoline tanker was stolen in April from a parking lot in Pennsauken, New Jersey. "We're very concerned. It's been almost seven months, and we still haven't found it," she said.

Be On the Look Out for this California Scum Bag!  Reported on Drudge Today : Snip....US intelligence officials believe the man on tape may be Adam Gadhan - aka Adam Pearlman, a California native who was highlighted by the FBI in May as an individual most likely to be involved in or have knowledge of the next al Qaeda attacks. Same man mentioned in this CBS/AP report from May 2003: Snip...(CBS/AP)  Adam Yahiye Gadahn was 17 years old when he walked into the Islamic Society of Orange County and asked for permission to worship there. The farm kid who grew...

Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama are on alert for the possible entry of suspected terrorist Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, after Honduran authorities warned that the 29-year old suspect, referred to by law enforcement sources as "the next Mohammed Atta," may be seeking to cross into one of the countries. Costa Rica is bordered on the north by Nicaragua and on the south by Panama. Shukrijumah, who is considered one of the FBI's "top 5" terrorist concerns, allegedly was spotted in Honduras on May 27 at a Tegucigalpa Internet cafe Adnan G. El Shukrijumah "We found out that this man was...

I am informed that Roger Clinton has not been paying the court-ordered child support payments for his daughter in Tennessee. According to the information, Roger is now $9,000 behind in his payments to her. Attempts by the girl's mother to serve legal papers on Roger Clinton have been unsuccessful so far. It was also reported a few weeks ago that Roger Clinton is now divorced and owed his ex-wife and son more than $24,000 in overdue child support and spousal payments. (See Clinton’s Cash Crisis Could Mean Jail). So these bills for overdue support payments are piling up fast....

As the July 4 holiday approaches, Bush Administration officials are bombarding the nation's police, fire, emergency and corporate-security offices with another round of terrorism warnings. Although there are no plans to raise the threat level from yellow to orange, a senior Justice Department official says, "there's very serious intelligence that's corroborated, that's multiple sourced, that indicates that al-Qaeda is intent on hitting us and hitting us hard this year." The official concedes, however, that "we don't have specific information." Along with this now familiar general warning, the FBI has introduced the specter of a new terrorism threat: booby-trapped beer coolers....

"BOLO"--that's BuSpeak for "Be On the Look Out." On May 26, Director Mueller and Attorney General Ashcroft held a press conference to call renewed attention to 7 individuals we believe pose a real and present danger to U.S. interests around the world--perhaps most especially this summer and fall, a time of high profile public events that may well serve as a lightening rod to terrorist attacks. Director Mueller spoke frankly about the heightened threat to U.S. interests during these months, and equally frankly about strong FBI efforts to prevent attacks. "This summer and fall our nation will celebrate a number...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has received more than 2,000 tips from the public in the 24 hours after a news conference asking for help in locating seven people Attorney General John Ashcroft called al Qaeda operatives. "Many thanks for your help on locating those pictured below," the FBI Web site said Thursday. "Over 2,000 tips were sent by mid-afternoon today on tips.fbi.gov alone. Please keep them coming." Officials could not provide the number of tips that came in phone calls. Calls to numbers provided on the "Be on the Look Out" Web pages are being fielded by the Counterterrorism...

The FBI office in Denver has received 'numerous' calls about the seven people believed to be associated with Al Qaeda pictured Wednesday in the newspapers.Samuel Mac, manager of the Denny's in Avon Co., said two men-he subsequently identified from their photographs as Adnan G. El Shukrijumah and Abderrauof Jdey-came into his Denny's which is just off Interstate 70, Wednesday about 8PM.One ordered a chicken sandwich and a salad, the other just a salad, Mac said. They were demanding, rude and obnoxious, he said.They said they were from Iran and were driving from New York to the West Coast.Monique Kelso, spokswoman...

"BOLO"--that's BuSpeak for "Be On the Look Out." On May 26, Director Mueller and Attorney General Ashcroft held a press conference to call renewed attention to 7 individuals we believe pose a real and present danger to U.S. interests around the world--perhaps most especially this summer and fall, a time of high profile public events that may well serve as a lightening rod to terrorist attacks. Director Mueller spoke frankly about the heightened threat to U.S. interests during these months, and equally frankly about strong FBI efforts to prevent attacks. "This summer and fall our nation will celebrate a number...

Hehehehe... Scanner traffic - ISP-BOLO Large, Blue tour bus with John Edwards on the side, Northbound on I-35 at the 156 milemarker, with off duty trooper following in excess of 90MPH... Apparently, speed limits don't apply to Presidnet wannabe trial lawyer's bus drivers :)

Would the last person leaving America please turn out the lights? If this isn’t evidence that this war on terrorism has gone a bit too far, I don’t know what is. The title of this article is not a joke - according to the FBI. A Farmer’s Almanac may be the new weapon of Team Jihad. The Associated Press reported that a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations reported that the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning." It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations...

(12-29) 12:54 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning. In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning." It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways. "The practice of researching potential targets is consistent with known methods...

Fellow Freepers, A good friend has an associate whose son recently disappeared in the St. Louis area. Could be anywhere in the country now. Don't have many facts. You can see one of the flyers Here. It is an Adobe PDF file. Thanks!!

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Two men wanted in connection with a FBI’s terrorism investigation may have been seen in Naples, Maine — about 30 miles from Conway, N.H. The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert Thursday that said a witness saw two men Sunday who fit the description of Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, 27, and Abderraouf Jdey, 38, two men they are seeking for questioning. The men were reportedly headed south on Route 302 at around 4 p.m. in a newer model, slate gray BMW sedan with Massachusetts license plates.

WASHINGTON — The FBI issued a bulletin Friday announcing a worldwide search for four men in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States. One of the men has Canadian citizenship and may be using a Canadian passport issued in Montreal, the bulletin said. The FBI posted the bulletin on its web site and circulated it among law enforcement agencies after recent intelligence indicated the four could be involved in an unspecified plot against U.S. interests, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The FBI had been seeking information about all four -- two Saudis,...

WASHINGTON - The FBI (news - web sites) issued a bulletin Friday announcing a worldwide search for four men in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States. The FBI posted the bulletin on its Web site and circulated it among law enforcement agencies after recent intelligence indicated the four could be involved in an unspecified plot against U.S. interests, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The FBI had been seeking information about all four — two Saudis, a Moroccan and a Tunisian — for months, but the new intelligence led officials to intensify...

26 minutes ago Add Top Stories - to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Friday urged the public to be on the lookout for four men -- including two the agency has been seeking for months -- who may be connected to possible threats against the United States. The FBI issued "Seeking Information" alerts on its Web site for Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, Abderraouf Jdey, Karim El Mejjati and Zubayr al-Rimi. The alerts, signed by FBI Director Robert Mueller, said the men "should be considered armed and dangerous." But, he added, "We don't have a specific threat." In...

<p>WASHINGTON — The FBI on Thursday said that it is reissuing a "Be On The Lookout" advisory (search) for suspected terrorist Abderraouf Jdey (search), who is to be "considered extremely dangerous."</p> <p>"Law enforcement officers are requested to stop and detain Jdey and to contact the FBI for further guidance," the FBI stated.</p>