SWAT Team Takes High Tech Cameras

WXIA TV Atlanta ^ | 10/18/01

[TheLurkerX]

Hmmmmmm. Wonder what's up. The Secret Service was on the scene for awhile.

[Dog Gone]

Weird. Hard to know what to think about that.

[techdawg2k]

Although the local news said that the identities and nationalities of the men apprehended were unknown, the type they rolled showed what appeared to me middle eastern men being handcuffed and put into police cars. The Camera were very expensive digital camcorders.

[TheLurkerX]

I saw them on TV being arrested. They said they were of unknown nationality, but they were all middle eastern.

[TheConservator]

I sure as heck hope Atlanta isn't about to get blasted.

[MississippiMan]

Very interesting. Please post updates as ya'll get 'em.

MM

[blam]

DANG!

[2Jedismom]

Residents in one downtown Atlanta community called police after they noticed at least two cameras mounted on street lamps near businesses close to West Peachtree and Baltimore Place.

Way to GO, citizens!!! This is exactly what President Bush wants us to do. Keep a sharp eye out.

[Leroy S. Mort]

Strange. Ordinarily an abandoned high tech camera wouldn't last 10 minutes on the streets of Downtown Atlanta. Lightpole or not.

[pnz1]

How close is this to Turner Field?

[is_is]

were they swarthy look'in guys?

[techdawg2k]

Yep, me too since I'm about 20 miles from the city.

[First_Salute]

Nice catch.

[Dog Gone]

You mean they were rolling tape instead of transmitting?

[Gasshog]

They said they were of unknown nationality, but they were all

middle eastern.

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Aint need to wonder why, whoopee! so we all dont die!

[barker]

... a car with five men in it showed up. Residents say they appeared to be looking for the cameras.

Didn't these men realize that five middle-eastern looking men removing cameras from poles just might look a little suspicious and that someone might call the cops?

The Secret Service was probably involved because the First Lady was in town.

[techdawg2k]

Turner Field is maybe 4-6 miles South and slightly East.

[Gasshog]

These same five swarthy-ones may have been getting ready to do something Nastay in downtown and were coming to start the camera. To be on the safe side better keep em in jail, until the PC gubmint says its time to...
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[techdawg2k]

Actually these were such high-tech looking gadgets they could have had anything in them. I have a pretty good 3.1MP camera and this was much bigger with a longer lens. Anyone else see the news that may have another perspective?

[SuziQ]

Witnesses say shortly after the police took the cameras down a car with five men in it showed up. Residents say they appeared to be looking for the cameras.

Granted those guys may have been looking for the cameras, but if so, how did they get the cameras up there in the first place without anyone noticing?