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Around 1:00am August 11th three men purchased cell phones from the Wal-Mart store on M-81 near the corner of M-24 in Caro. Wal-Mart places a limit on the number of cell phones that can be purchased at once, that number is three. The three men allegedly bought 80 by purchasing them three at time so that an alert wouldn't be triggered by the cash register. They also paid cash. An alert clerk grew suspicious and called Tuscola County central dispatch. The Caro Police Department sent a unit and stopped the rented van on M-81 just east of Caro. The suspects...

FBI alert triggered by 'Mideast' truckers Pair reportedly tried to put unleaded gasinto 18-wheeler at Colorado gas station Two men described as 'Middle Eastern' seen driving a semi-truck that made a stop at a Colorado gas station are the focus of a nationwide alert issued by the FBI, according to a report by KUSA-TV in Denver. The men driving the 18-wheeler reportedly stopped at a Hess station Thursday afternoon in the town of Byers, about forty miles east of Denver. The FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force got involved when an attendant saw the men apparently trying to put unleaded gasoline...

A terrorist alert has been sounded at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Toole County, Utah, where nerve agents are stored and destroyed. The reason for the alert is not yet clear, but broadcast reports say an intruder was seen within the facility's gates early this morning. Sheriff's deputies have blocked traffic around the depot and that the Utah Department of Public Safety was using a helicopter to search around the depot. The facility is about 45 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. It is where the government has been destroying chemical weapons since 1996. It recently completed the destruction of...