Posted on 02/20/2005 1:44:42 AM PST by Avenger
Ok, tonight I was at Barnes&Nobles with a couple of my classmates. We were sitting in the coffee shop reading Unte Reader with all the other Leftists (kidding!) Anyways, this guy walks in, and immediately my spidey sense starts to tingle. He kinda walks around the coffee shop and looks around a bit and then leaves - I was of course eyeing him the whole time. About 5 minutes later him comes in again. This time he draws out of his pants pocket a small white plastic spray bottle and starts spraying it around the room - trying to be discrete as possible - I don't think my friends even noticed at the time. As he was leaving the room he noticed another guy watching him and he sprayed the bottle in his direction as if he was threatening this man. After I saw this I immediately informed B&N security guard and an employee. Me and my buddies later went outside but the man was gone. This was the B&N in Santa Monica on the 3rd st Promenade for any LA Freepers. I probably wouldn't have given it a second thought if I thought he was a homeless person because we have alot around here and they seem to like to go to the bookstore cafes and enjoy some reading and free milk, but he didn't appear to be a homeless person by his dress. What should I do? Should I report this? If so, to whom?
ping
What did the B&N security say or do?
Perhaps you witnessed a trial run. I don't think it can hurt to report it. There have been numerous incidences of "trial runs" on everything from airplanes where they removed mirrors and tried to drill thru the walls to reach to cockpit to attempts of entrance to nuclear facilities. Turn it in and let the authorities decide.
weird
Agreed. Let the cops know about it.
Report it to the FBI.
lol... kidding... you do what seems needed... could be bad.
I think you should report it to the FBI:
https://tips.fbi.gov/
I don't like the sound of this one bit.
Do not get panicked about it, but report it to the local and state police and to the FBI, preferably in writing. It could be a prank or a spoof to test public and official alertness to such a mode of attack. In these days we do not have the luxury of assuming that it was a nut case acting out even though that is the most likely explanation.
Report it.
Hi Avenger.
Well that sure is interesting.
Contact the non-emergency number at your local police department and report it. Ask the dispatcher and/or officer for the cad incident number or the case number.
Contact your local FBI ( http://www.fbi.gov ) office and/or DHS ( http://www.dhs.gov ) and relate the incident to them. It would be helpful if you give them your incident or case number.
Thanks for the ping Jet.
Record it on paper; then turn it into the FBI or DHS and let them handle it. I went through something very similar here in SE Penna with some castor bean plants (Ricin) last fall, and they followed through on it, a few weeks later. The narrative thread I posted about it, on FR, was pulled for security reasons.
Get it on 'the record', A.
Agreed. Let them sort out whether it's important or not. Get off of here at once and write down all you can think of concerning this ( times, witnesses, where he might have sprayed, etc. ) that happened no matter how trite it seems. The longer you wait, the more you might forget.
Report it.
report it
Perhaps it's some sort of religious ceremony: Let us spray...
I suggest that at the very least, you send in as much info as you remember, with all the details, as other suggested, via the internet to the FBI.
As I understand they do look at the submissions in a fairly timely manner of a day or so.
For current, immediate attention you need to call them, I would actually suggest doing both -- send it in via the internet AND call the local FBI office, which is listed at the fbi.gov.
If they have some other reason not released to the public to watch for things, they may be very interested, and you just never know. Better safe, than sorry.
FBI Los Angeles
Suite 1700, FOB
11000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024-3672
losangeles.fbi.gov
(310) 477-6565
And for internet tip submission, the link I already posted:
https://tips.fbi.gov/
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Considering that I live in that general part of LA, I don't want to see some smallpox epidemic or something.
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