So the FBI came into work today...

[perfectlyflawed]

Oh the Dayton Bomb Squad. Might have been one of my cousins or family friends. A bunch of nice guys!
I have family that are Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies, West Carrollton officers, and my uncle was a Trotwood police officer 33yrs, until he passed away a year ago.
Might have seen his funeral on the news. Officer David Yaney. There's a Memorial hockey game for him at Hara tonight.

Anyway, I'll see if I can get info out of my cousin tonight, about this.

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[Sirius]

Ahh, the FBI is trying to turn one of these:

...into one of these is all:

 

[jersey_emt]

That's how I felt when I stayed in the Middle East (Lebanon) You haven't lived until an armed guard approaches your car window with a machine gun ... I totally felt like I was in a movie.

Unfortunately you don't have to leave the United States to experience this.

For example, the NYPD patrols some parts of NYC with officers carrying M4 assault rifles. Actual assault rifles (machine guns, not the standard semi-automatic rifles available to civilians). Near the stock exchange for example. Or even scarier -- military personnel in full combat gear like at Penn Station.

I understand that these are high-profile potential targets for terrorist attacks but it is disheartening to see so many people to be fully acceptive of a militarized police force as being completely normal.

 

[DavidOck]

It was the Dayton bomb squad. They still have the equipment. They didn't need a warrant because the owners are fully cooperating. The info will be given to the rest of the country, and eventually the TSA. I will keep everyone updated.

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Some twists, some spinners, a natural, and a k-101.

EDIT: and a SID.

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So they can recognize the difference between a vaper and a viper.

Users of other mods may still be suspect...

 

[jersey_emt]

Well given the growth of popularity among certain groups that are using vape gear(specifically wax concentrates which pretty much require high power mods) to make borderline legal versions of highly illegal substances I can understand local feds going to B&M shops to borrow "educational" equipment. Besides the "repurposing" potential of the mods as a dangerous device, there is the fact that waxes are quickly becoming the dark side of vaping. I can think of about 10 illegal drugs that are now being made into vape waxes and thats a problem that is going to get us regulation and classification we don't need to have. I cringe at the prospect of being classified a smoking (tobacco) device but cringe even more at the prospect of being classified as a full blown drug delivery device. I really don't want to have to get a prescription to be able to vape.

If this investigation were related to the use of controlled substances in vaping gear, it would not have been done by the FBI.

 

[Porkchop081]

You're absolutely correct. Kind of. ;-)

so is that like definitely, maybe? lol

 

[jwoode]

Should have said.. sure.. will that be cash or charge?

 

[03FXDWG]

This is exactly what I thought when I read the OP. Next week's episode is supposed to be about Crowley's addiction. Maybe a PV will be his gateway out--LOL!

It was Sam and Dean.

No paper work? Nothing on record! Interesting.

ETA--Finally made it to the anti-climactic end. Just the normal local PD "borrowing" stuff. Oh well, I can still look forward to Sam & Dean.

 

[Maurice Pudlo]

Unfortunately you don't have to leave the United States to experience this.

For example, the NYPD patrols some parts of NYC with officers carrying M4 assault rifles. Actual assault rifles (machine guns, not the standard semi-automatic rifles available to civilians). Near the stock exchange for example. Or even scarier -- military personnel in full combat gear like at Penn Station.

I understand that these are high-profile potential targets for terrorist attacks but it is disheartening to see so many people to be fully acceptive of a militarized police force as being completely normal.

If full auto weapons bother you, then don't ever go to a German airport, just a little FYI from a guy who was closed on by several officers in full battle rattle.

Yeah I was lost like no tomorrow, it was a rather humbling event.

It doesn't bother me now, but I was rather surprised at the time mid 90s.

Maurice

 

[patkin]

^been there at a Mexican airport. First thing I wanted to do getting off the long beach craft flight from Tucson was smoke. Pulled out my smokes getting ready to as soon as I reached customs and had 4 soldiers with rifles charge me... I do mean "charge"... double timing it from 100 yards away..... screaming "No Fumar." The pilot told me to put them back in my purse so I got the message real quickly but still got "escorted"... surrounded and treated like a criminal.... to the building. Whew... scarey stuff. I would say where but I can't find it on the map and can't spell it but its pronounced "ymus."

 

[NiNi]

^been there at a Mexican airport. First thing I wanted to do getting off the long beach craft flight from Tucson was smoke. Pulled out my smokes getting ready to as soon as I reached customs and had 4 soldiers with rifles charge me... I do mean "charge"... double timing it from 100 yards away..... screaming "No Fumar." The pilot told me to put them back in my purse so I got the message real quickly but still got "escorted"... surrounded and treated like a criminal.... to the building. Whew... scarey stuff. I would say where but I can't find it on the map and can't spell it but its pronounced "ymus."

Guaymas.........lol! Those soldiers in Mexico can be pretty scary!

 

[RosaJ]

I had an uncle who lived in Mexico, he died in 1980. He always told us to make sure you always brought plenty of cash when traveling there because you'd need it to "grease" the hand of the police/government agents. They would find some minor excuse to hold you or confiscate your stuff, but with a little cash, you could go on your merry way.

Don't know if this is still true, but from what I understand it happens throughout South America.

 

[beckdg]

Not lying. (If this is against TOS, delete this thread!) I work in a B&M and they asked if they could take several mods (ed: both regulated and mechanical) and ego batteries to have them x-rayed. I can't go further than that, but wow, the FBI! It was kinda exciting! It was like the movies and T.V. shows! They really DO all look like that, with the suits and everything!

in the house i recently moved from we had this one neighbor. let's call him bob.

well. let's just say bob has some problems. his forte' for years was to knock on your door, tell you some crazy stuff, say it was a government secret and that if you keep the secret the FBI will show up at your door a year from that date with a million dollar check in your name. then he would insist you thank him for the opportunity and go about his day.

more recently bob has been on some other endeavors. some days of the week he's jesus, blesses you and reminds you that your sins are forgiven if you seek forgiveness.

though, one of his more famous exploits is to claim that he's a double agent who's infiltrated russia and had cameras implanted in his eyes and microphones in his teeth.

well...

one day he decided to call the FBI and inform them how unhappy he is with their decisions to use him and how. then he apparently went off on some tirade about how they put speed in his medicine (surprise! they're his psyche meds) and how he's going to get back at them. (that tom word, etc., etc.)

let's just say i couldn't believe with such an obtainable history such as bobs that before they did their homework they were knocking at my and my neighbors doors.

not the first encounter i'd had with them. just the first one that wasn't under a work contract.

and yes, they absolutely do look just like that. internal affairs often does too. well, when they're not playing your every day mild mannered citizen...

 

[Ed_C]

I, for one, have no idea what a real FBI badge looks like and I have no confidence that I'd be able to tell a good fake from a legit badge. I'd most liking be saying "sure you're a real agent" all the way to the lockup.

 

[patkin]

I had an uncle who lived in Mexico, he died in 1980. He always told us to make sure you always brought plenty of cash when traveling there because you'd need it to "grease" the hand of the police/government agents. They would find some minor excuse to hold you or confiscate your stuff, but with a little cash, you could go on your merry way.

Don't know if this is still true, but from what I understand it happens throughout South America.

It was sure true that trip to Guaymas (thank you NiNi.) We flew in a boat hatch for friends who had damaged theirs. All our bags were opened and searched with a fine tooth comb... embarrassing as they set them opened right on the floor with people coming in and out and went through all my intimate apparel... then we were pulled into an office where the guy at the desk (very authority type one) wrote a big figure (whole page) on a piece of printer paper and turned it around... that's what we had to pay to get the part in. (in cash to be put in his pocket and more than the part even cost.) Same thing going back and forth to Rocky Point actually but not so intimidating and strong arm.

 

[Nikkita6]

Unfortunately you don't have to leave the United States to experience this.

For example, the NYPD patrols some parts of NYC with officers carrying M4 assault rifles. Actual assault rifles (machine guns, not the standard semi-automatic rifles available to civilians). Near the stock exchange for example. Or even scarier -- military personnel in full combat gear like at Penn Station.

I understand that these are high-profile potential targets for terrorist attacks but it is disheartening to see so many people to be fully acceptive of a militarized police force as being completely normal.

Errrr ... Born and raised in NY, and I have never seen this on a "regular basis" ... And I know Penn station, 7th Ave, and 34th st like the back of my hand. Now, I'm not saying that such things haven't occurred (its to be expected when there are potential terrorist threats present), but this is hardly the norm, and in no way, shape, or form compares to what I experienced in the Middle East ... not even close.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

I was the only one in the office of a remote commercial bldg management company when a female IRS Agent in a dark colored suit blasted her way through the door, flashing her badge and taking a stance that strongly resembled a TV FBI agent making a bust.

I really can't remember much more about it aside from the fact that I really couldn't understand her posture and demanding tone, wanting to talk to a higher representative from the company that was already in a chapter 11 or 12 bankruptcy. I gave her a business card and she left quietly. She really took her job seriously!

 

[NiNi]

If full auto weapons bother you, then don't ever go to a German airport, just a little FYI from a guy who was closed on by several officers in full battle rattle.

Yeah I was lost like no tomorrow, it was a rather humbling event.

It doesn't bother me now, but I was rather surprised at the time mid 90s.

Maurice

My dad took us on a buying trip back in 1972, and one of our destinations was Munich, Germany, post 1972 Summer Olympics.
Serious hardware, flak jackets, and dogs. 3 security check points and 2 checks on the luggage, one on the tarmac. I think the only thing I had seen even vaguely similar was episodes of "Rat Patrol" and "Hogan's Heroes". I was 11 years old, but it was pretty scary when they had the female and male passengers split up to be searched.

 

[zanedog]

lock and load with the mechanical mod? how many can you squeeze off anyways lol, as they take you to the ground, you gonnna throw your innokin coolfire at the so they can vape too?

They are just a bunch of guys trying to protect us. No harm done looking at the new threats and trying to sort them out right? An ecig is kinda a little pipe bomb if you overcharge it.

Bomb squad has a very dangerous job, mad respect for them! If they can see on xray it's a darn ecig in the briefcase that is looking like pipe bomb, what would you wish them to do? I hope they stop everthing and figure it out.

The men in black don't scare me. the people with pipe bombs and shoe bombs and all the rest do....

 

[Rocketpunk]

There's a lot of hate for anything "government" or "federal" here and a lot of those haters have no idea how much law enforcement officers have done to protect us in the past, and how they're working to protect us in the future. I have nothing but the utmost respect for law enforcement, both local, state, and federal. There will always be rouges, bad apples, etc., but that applies to anything in life, not just police or federal law enforcers. And I'm thankful for the work they're doing. Except the NSA. Maybe not the NSA. ;-)