Posted on 10/18/2001 8:54:19 PM PDT by TheLurkerX
SWAT Team Takes High Tech Cameras
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.
The residents say the cameras seemed to have the Atlanta skyline as their focus.
Security guard Bernadine Johnson told 11Alive News that a resident pointed the cameras out to her earlier in the day.
"And she said, 'Right up here on these two poles.' And I walked up there with her and said OK and called 911," Johnson said.
The Atlanta police sent a SWAT team to the area to search for explosives before removing the cameras.
However, officers continued to survey the area.
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.
Police took the men into custody for questioning.
No one knows exactly what the purpose of the cameras were. Johnson says the cameras were pointed in varying directions yet all trained on the downtown area.
"They were pointed in that direction south," she said. "I don't know exactly what building but they were pointed in that direction toward downtown."
Residents say that from their perspective the cameras would be able to see an IRS building, the hotel district and the Georgia Dome.
The Dome is just a few minutes away from the school First Lady Laura Bush visited earlier on Thursday.
Atlanta police say no one has been charged with any wrongdoing at this time, but they will continue their investigation.
It's awfully easy to let our imaginations run amok, but seems to me, a lack of confidence in the FBI being able to connect the dots is appropriate.
Yes I read the article and know these people are in custody now. Was just wondering why they wouldn't realize before hand that when they went back for the cameras someone might get suspicious. That's what I was trying to get across.
City Hall is still located downtown just South of the State Capitol Building.
City Hall East acts as additional office space and the police motor division/garage/pay to get your towed car out of city custody and many other wonderful usless city government functions.
I'm sure you would be surpised to hear that Atlanta has more dolts on the city payroll (per capita) than any other city in the country.
I certainly hope so, sooner rather than later. It's people like the ones that reported the cameras that are going to make a big difference.
I tried and failed as well. Go Braves and good night-it's bed time.
Terrorism explored at American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting Sessions focus on prevention, preparedness, response
ATLANTA (Oct. 5, 2001) - The American Public Health Association's 129th Annual Meeting Oct. 21-25 in Atlanta includes 16 sessions on terrorism, including topics on bio-terrorism and three new sessions added to address the Sept. 11 attack.
The world's oldest and largest gathering of public health researchers, practitioners and policy makers, the Meeting features more than 900 sessions and some 3,000 scientific papers scheduled for presentation. Entitled "One World: Global Health," the four-day program of scientific sessions, round-table workshops, poster presentations and panel discussions allows more than 12,000 attendees to explore trends and enhance their knowledge about public health implications in a global setting.
Featured sessions on terrorism and related topics include:
New: APHA's Response to Terrorism
Global Environmental Change, Bioterrorism, and Public Health
Technological Approaches to Public Health Surveillance, Preparedness,
Dissemination and Education
War and Public Health
New: Public Health Implications of the Recent Events
New: Psychosocial Rehabilitation After Disaster
Public Health Impact of Conflict in Palestine
Public Health Law: A Global Perspective
Other sessions discuss timely issues such as:
Youth Violence, including school violence prevention intimate partner violence
Women's Health, including aging and weight issues
Sexuality, including child prostitution and an evaluation of abstinence-only curricula
HIV/AIDS
Religion, including a global perspective on faith and healing and holistic health care
Tobacco, alcohol and gun control
Children's Health and Nutrition
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Press conferences are currently scheduled for Oct. 22 and Oct. 23. Topics include APHA's response to terrorism, the release of a monograph on women and diabetes, the release of state-by-state health rankings and the impact of atmospheric dust as a public health issue in Africa and the Caribbean.
Details on these press events will be released at a later date. Press facilities, located in the Hilton Atlanta, Rockdale Room (255 Courtland St.), include a press office, workroom and news conference/interview room. Phones, two IBM-compatible PC's, an Internet connection and a fax machine are also available to registered media. The press facilities are open:
Sunday, Oct. 21 Noon - 5 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit www.apha.org for Annual Meeting information and updates.
Did you read the Peggy Noonan article in tomorrow's Wall Street Journal?
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/
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