[Az-Geocaching] Another cacher finds body near Las Vegas
Brian - Team A.I.
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:54:35 -0700
Small explosion reported at ASU facility
04:07 PM Mountain Standard Time on Thursday, March 25, 2004
Staff reports
Scattered debris is all that remains of a concrete garbage container located
at the Arizona State University research park after police say a bomb that
was placed inside the receptacle exploded.
According to Sgt. Dan Masters of the Tempe Police Department, a security
guard on patrol heard the explosion and discovered that some kind of small
device had been placed in a trash can near a bus stop.
The security guard said he initially suspected that a car may have run into
the garbage can. But Tempe police say the placement of the explosive device
was no accident.
"It's a significant device that again obliterated the garbage can," Masters
said.
Masters said that had anyone been near the can at the time of detonation,
"the potential for serious injury or death would've occurred."
The nature and composition of the bomb have yet to be determined. Police say
they are waiting for lab tests. Any information will be turned over the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Thursday's small explosion occurred only six days after Tempe police
received a bomb threat at the Wells Fargo arena on ASU's main campus.
Last Friday, police discovered two 1-gallon bottles filled with an
unidentified liquid with wires attached to a clock and a battery.
The threat was determined to be a hoax.
The ASU research park is owned by the regents but is not otherwise
associated with the university.
Brian
Team A.I.
----- Original Message -----
From: "EvilFISH" <EvilFish@cox.net>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another cacher finds body near Las Vegas
> hey did you know that the cache Rest Relaxation and Research was near a
news
> story??
>
> it seems some kids blew a pipe bomb at the bus stop across the street from
> the cache... I was near by today filling soda machines as they finished
> cleaning the site...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trisha" <trisha@brasher.com>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another cacher finds body near Las Vegas
>
>
> >
> > I quickly scanned the other emails and see that some questions were
> > asked...I will have some more time this weekend, I hope, and will
> > offer a more detailed (and intelligent) answer to Jake's question(s)
> > in a few days....
> > Trisha
> >
> > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:27:31 -0700, "Brian - Team A.I." wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > MCSO has a more direct need to know, and it seems clear
> > that they were trained in GPS technology. I'm actually glad they do
> > understand it. Some of the field units (deputies, not SAR) are
> > starting to get their own units for collision investigation purposes.
> > Local PDs don't have such a need, as street addresses work perfectly
> > well for
> > them. DPS should use them, but currently doesn't. However, in the
> > new CAD system we're getting next month, GPS info is used, but we're
> > still not
> > being trained on it. Go figure. Usually, if it isn't asphalt, it
> > isn't ours. :/ When sending our Ranger helicopters out on LE or SAR
> > missions, they ask for coordinates. If the local PD can't provide
> > them
> > (usually the case), I find it for them to make the job easier for my
> > guys.
> > But as I said before, most of the people in the center don't
> > understand the
> > technology, and give me the "get a life" speech when I tell them about
> > what I do
> > on my days off (I'm in better shape than most of them, so go figure).
> > I think more than anything, they're afraid of learning it
> > because it sounds complicated. I should suggest to my supervisor
> > about
> > teaching a class on GPS technology and how to find where the
> > coordinates
> > point.
> >
> > Brian
> > Team A.I.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > RAND HARDIN
> > To: AZ-Geocaching
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:37
> > PM
> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another
> > cacher finds body near Las Vegas
> >
> > Jake asked about whether law enforcement would understand
> > waypoints:
> >
> > About a year ago I found a newly stolen vehicle abandoned in Bulldog
> > Canyon. I called the sheriffs dept and gave them the necessary
> > information about the vehicle and location. I then asked the
> > dispatcher,
> > if I gave her coordinates to the vehicle if that would help. She
> > said:
> > "definitely!" She told me that their search and
> > rescue units are equipped with GPSrs. I imagine if we
> > discover something anywhere "off trail" that search and
> > rescue would be notified. I don't know about local police
> > though, but I would imagine that police helicopters would be
> > equipped.
> >
> > Rand (RandMan)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > insomniak@cox.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:47
> > PM
> > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Another cacher
> > finds body near Las Vegas
> > Perhaps we should consider posting instructions on what to
> > do when coming across someone's unfortunate demise.I'm kinda
> > curious
> > my self as to what are the proper steps to help out law
> > enforcement.
> > Is it necessary to contact "9-1-1" or would it be more appropriate
> > to contant a non-emergency number?Which agency to do contact when
> > you are (insert your favorite caching location here.)?If you are
> > out
> > of range for your cell phone to work, how do you go about
> > contacting law
> > enforcment? Will dispatchers be able to understand you
> > giving them waypoint information?There are other
> > questions I can't think of now, but I'm sure I will later.I think
> > Brian of Team A.I. (my team) and Trisha would probably have alot
> > of
> > information. It only seems likely that more cachers will find
> > these
> > types of things, and knowing what to do ahead of time.Jake - Team
> > A.I.
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