Alert issued for potential teddy bear bombs

CNN ^ | February 13, 2002

[SamAdams76]

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The FBI has issued an alert to 350 law enforcement agencies in the southwest and Salt Lake City for potential Valentine teddy bear bombs after a suspicious transaction at a Wal-Mart last month.

Law enforcement sources said authorities also were on the alert at airports in case the suspected bear-bombs might be carried onto airplanes on Valentine's Day.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Made in China? hmmmm.....

[smith288]

Why do these freaks think this will alter our foreign policy??

[cajungirl]

Hmmmm!!! I got it!!! Some kind of teddy bear torturing pervert here. I have a visual of a creepy, creepy guy cackling and panting while he has a teddy bear all tied,,,never mind, it is too grusome to think about.

[riley1992]

ROTFL. I give up. This entire country has lost it's mind.

[SamAdams76]

This might have a positive side to it. Does this mean that I get a "bye" on getting the wife Valentines stuff tomorrow? I'd hate to spend $90 at Godiva for exploding chocolates. Maybe I'll get away with it.

Then again, probably not.

[boris]

I thought this was going to be a satire. Silly me.

Middle-eastern descent, eh? Hey, watch out--that's racial profiling.

--Boris

[retrokitten]

The FBI said a clean-shaven male, possibly of Middle Eastern descent, purchased nine Valentine teddy bears, 20 inches tall, and 14 canisters of propane, 9 inches tall, small enough to fit inside the teddy bears. The man also bought 12 packets of BBs.

That's a horrible use for propane and propane accessories.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Beware if you buy a teddy bear and if weighs 3 lbs. and has a hard center when you pick it up.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

In other news, a Govt bear was seen bording a black, umarked helicopter.

[TomGuy]

He paid in cash on January 15 at the Wal-Mart in Valencia, California, about 25 miles north of Los Angeles. He left in a white GMC or Chevrolet delivery truck.

FBI spokesman Matthew McLaughlin said authorities were notified February 4.

It took nearly 3 weeks for someone to consider stuffed bears, propane tanks and BB's a potential danger?

[Lizzy W]

Ditto. It's out of control.

[Alouette]

This guy is a PERVERT!!!! He is planning to commit HORRIBLE PERVERTED ACTS on INNOCENT TEDDY BEARS!!!

CAN YOU BEAR IT????

[RedBloodedAmerican]

No explanation required.

[concerned about politics]

C'mon! Kids might get these for presents.

[Cagey]

Don't laugh. Next week it's Mouse Bombs.

[sonserae]

Oh, come on! This guy must be a real idiot. Purchasing
bears, propane and BBs all at the same time. DUH! Like no
one is going to notice that!!! As Curly from the 3
Stooges always said, "I try to think, but nothing
happens! Nya, Nya, Nya!"

[concerned about politics]

350 teddy bears can become 350 dead American children.