Port Richey, Florida – The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is releasing surveillance photos of a pair of suspects using a stolen credit card at a Wal-Mart at U.S. 19 and Ridge Road in Port Richey.
Deputies say the suspects took the credit card from a 47-year-old woman the day before, during a robbery of a RaceTrac gas station in New Port Richey.
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FBI: Courthouse bomb was simple, but deadly
SAN DIEGO – The pipe bomb that blasted the front of the downtown federal courthouse early Sunday morning wasn’t especially sophisticated, but it was purpose-built to injure or kill and was powerful enough to hurl shrapnel in a two-block radius, FBI officials said Monday.
According to FBI Special Agent Keith Slotter, the device consisted of multiple tubes that detonated simultaneously and was packed with more than 50 nails, creating the kind of shrapnel that could have injured or killed passersby. “This was a powerful device,” Slotter said.
Despite the use of multiple pipes – the exact number was not specified – Slotter characterized the bomb as “not overly sophisticated.”
So far, he said, no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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Judiciary probes allegations against Hizbullah – report
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Cabinet held a lengthy session on Monday that included discussion of recent accusations against Hizbullah regarding the setting up of cameras to monitor Beirut’s International Airport and establishing its own private phone network. The meeting was still in session late as The Daily Star went to press.
Earlier, judicial sources told The Daily Star that judicial authorities have started an investigation into the accusations made against Hizbullah regarding setting up cameras.
The sources said that the military prosecutor, Judge Sami Sader, heard testimony on Monday of a number of soldiers who discovered the existence of cameras placed inside containers in an area that oversees runway 17 of the airport.
According to the sources, some of the security personnel who discovered the cameras also spotted a number of civilians who were taking photos of the airport from the same areas where the containers are placed.
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Mini satellite IMS holds key to colourful vistas
As remote-sensing technologies go, the hyperspectral Earth imagery technology that ISRO is testing on the just-launched 83-kg mini satellite IMS-1 is apparently the next thing to watch out for.
Early birds
ISRO wants to be among the early birds in that uncharted band in the coming years. Hyperspectral imagery is not fully in the global market and only a couple of other space agencies are still testing it out.
While ISRO plans to share IMS-1 imageries selectively with research agencies and third world countries, it could be putting a satellite offering hyperspectral data on commercial basis in 2-3 years’ time.
The hyperspectral applications range from mineral exploration and crop health monitoring to national security and surveillance – all of which need a high level of clarity and differentiation of the object. A similar ‘hyspex’ camera is being put on the Chandrayaan-1 mission slated for the third quarter this year. The Moon orbiter aims to map the lunar surface and explore its minerals.
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About 150 people who used their bank debit cards at a Lunardi’s Supermarket in Los Gatos have become victims of an identity theft scam.And that number is expected to grow, Los Gatos police Capt. Dave Gravel said.
Thieves managed to alter, or completely swap out, a payment device at one of the store’s checkout stands with a “skimming device” that allowed them to download bank card numbers and personal identification codes, according to police.
The thieves then transferred that bank information onto cloned cards – any card with a magnetic stripe can be used – and made cash withdrawals from ATMs in Southern California.
Customers first began reporting the thefts Sunday. Gravel said police are still trying to determine how much money was stolen.
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FALLS, Pa. — Police yesterday made public security camera photos of an armed robbery at the Wawa store on Old Bristol Pike in hopes of catching the two bandits.
At about 3 a.m. Monday, two black males, possibly in their 20s, entered the store armed with guns, police said. They pulled out the phone lines in the front and back of the store and propped the back door open with a trash can. Then the duo forced a clerk to give them cash from the register and from a store safe, police said.
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Pecos man accused of video voyeurism
A Pecos man is behind bars after police say he was caught taking pictures of a woman in a bathroom at Santa Fe Community College.
Deputies say an 18-year-old student heard the shutter of a camera while in a bathroom stall Saturday. They say she looked down and saw a hand holding a cell phone.
Deputies say the woman ran out of the bathroom, screaming for help.
Security cameras caught 45-year-old James McDow leaving the campus.
Security cameras also caught the student’s father trying to chase down McDow. Neither he nor the security guards could catch the alleged voyeur.
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The images were captured at the Chowchilla dairy barn where 18-year-old Alberto Ivan Torres had reported for his first day of work on January 19th. That’s when deputies said two men shot Torres and one of his co-workers execution-style. Torres was killed, and the other man was injured.
About ten days later, the Sheriff’s Department released images from a surveillance camera hoping the public would recognize the unusual multi-colored sweatshirt one of the men was wearing.
On Monday, Sheriff Anderson said someone did come forward and provide a tip that led them to the two suspects. “It brought forward a witness that said, ‘I know a guy who had a sweatshirt like that.’ Our detective then went to work to obtain search warrants.”
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PCMC tightens security check
PUNE: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) security department has made it mandatory for visitors to pass through metal detectors while entering the main office building.
The step was taken after the standing committee members drew the attention of the security department to the fact that visitors did not pass through the metal detector and went through the side doors located on each side of the metal detector. Very few people pass through the metal detector.
The matter was raised when a proposal for renovating the closed circuit television (CCTV) system at an expenditure of Rs 9.88 lakh was tabled at the standing committee meeting on Tuesday.
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Theft Suspect Caught on Camera
Police are looking for the man who committed crimes against two unsuspecting gym members while they were exercising in Lackawanna County.
Investigators said a short time after the man stole a credit card, he essentially turned into a computer thief as well.
The man was caught on surveillance video and police in Mayfield hope someone will recognize him and give them a call.
The credit card came from a locked locker at Racqueteers, a health club in Mayfield. Manager Renee Good said she doesn’t want members to worry, even though someone broke in to lockers two different times last month.
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