17 Sep 2016 - Explosions in NJ and NY

[mariomike]

No surprise that calls are now flowing in to 9-1-1 for suspicious packages in NYC.
http://nypost.com/2016/09/20/nypd-sent-to-investigate-suspicious-packages-in-manhattan/

 

[daftandbarmy]

No surprise that calls are now flowing in to 9-1-1 for suspicious packages in NYC.
http://nypost.com/2016/09/20/nypd-sent-to-investigate-suspicious-packages-in-manhattan/

This is a good thing.... for the Bomb Squads.

It was always great to get lots of calls, even if only a fraction were real devices, as it helped us train up the new folks really fast in an operational environment. Mark my words, the NY bomb disposal drills will be really good by the end of this!

 

[mariomike]

Out of curiosity, I tuned in Manhattan Command: 16:39 FDNY EMS Dispatch hits the tones and states jobs are holding.
Yep, ready for The Big One. < sarcasm.
Not a shot at FDNY, Toronto is likely no better. FDNY had 9/11, for us, The Big One was, and still is, SS Noronic. Really no comparison.

Meanwhile, in New Jersey,

“When I noticed the bag I said, ‘This is fine, I can have this for work, I can put my lunch in,’ ...says it all
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/20/ivan-white-lee-parker-elizabeth/
Two Men Unlikely Heroes After Discovering Bag Of Pipe Bombs In Elizabeth

They were carrying the bomb bag around for a while before they looked inside. Good thing they didn't take it into the police station.

Meanwhile, across America, Paramedics are being issued Ballistic PPE. Orlando ( Big surprise. < sarcasm ) Also, Denver, St. Louis, San Antonio and Charleston etc...

Federal charges filed against N.Y./N.J. bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami ...have fun in Supermax.

As of 18:17 NYPD have responded to 406 calls for suspicious packages since the Manhattan explosion.

Bomb suspect worked as unarmed security guard

Seen this guys? Drop a dime!
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/unknown-individuals-new-york

 

[cupper]

Seen this guys? Drop a dime!
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/unknown-individuals-new-york

Seems that they are very, very lucky to be alive.

These Are The 2 Guys Who May Have Accidentally Disabled A Bomb In New York

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/21/494884506/these-are-the-two-guys-who-may-have-accidentally-disabled-a-bomb-in-new-york?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160921

These two guys may have accidentally disabled a pressure cooker bomb that was left on a sidewalk in Manhattan:


Authorities in New York are looking to talk to two unknown individuals who may have accidentally disabled a bomb on the streets of New York.

FBI

The FBI field office in New York just released that still from surveillance video because they want to talk to the men.

According to Jim Waters, the New York Police Department's counterterrorism bureau chief, the men picked up a piece of luggage that was left on the streets of New York this past weekend. They took out a pressure cooker bomb that was inside, but took off with the luggage.

Authorities want to talk to them and also want the piece of luggage back so they can examine it as part of the investigation.

At a press conference earlier this week, Robert Boyce, the NYPD's chief of detectives, said the men may have inadvertently pulled a wire and disabled the explosive.

Today, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said that at this point, authorities believe the men are "witnesses" and that they should call 911. NYPD, he said, would be happy to come pick them up.

Waters added that the men might not even know what they did. But a device like that, he said, is very sensitive.

"They're very, very lucky," Waters said.

 

[cupper]

Apparently after these guys left with the suitcase, someone else walks by and kicks the plastic bag with the pressure cooker in it. 

 

[mariomike]

Today,

Ahmad Rahami rode train to New York City with bombs in bag
http://abc7ny.com/news/sources-ahmad-rahami-rode-train-to-nyc-with-bombs-in-bag/1523630/

Abandoned car outside LaGuardia Airport causes lockdown and panic
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abandoned-car-leads-laguardia-airport-lockdown-article-1.2802656

911 calls to the NYPD about possible bombs in NYC jumped 400% after the bombing.
http://pix11.com/2016/09/22/more-than-800-suspicious-packages-reported-to-nypd-since-chelsea-bombing-police/

Officials commended FDNY EMS Station 7 for their response to the bombing on West 23rd Street.
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2016/09/23/officials-praise-first-responders-who-raced-to-scene-of-chelsea-bombing.html

FDNY RTF ready to go!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKtl-dlBplK/?hl=en

 

[mariomike]

Today,

NYPD shows off ‘total containment’ vehicle used to take away undetonated explosive planted by Chelsea bomber
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-removed-undetonated-bomb-chelsea-attack-article-1.2806121

Improvised Explosive Device Awareness – 19SEP16
https://info.publicintelligence.net/NJROIC-IED-Awareness.pdf

Somebody's idea of a joke?

Found near Manhattan hospital
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/nypd-probes-suspicious-package-found-manhattan-hospital-article-1.2807501

“It looked like five or six sticks of dynamite wrapped in black tape with a radio transmitter on top,” said Kenneth Jackson, 68, who found the device on the street in a blue bag full of porn magazines.

 

[mariomike]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Eight people were injured during a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall that ended with the suspected attacker — who was dressed in a private security uniform and made references to Allah — shot dead by an off-duty police officer, authorities said.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f05eb8439c394c4eb1d88bb0a967902e/police-respond-report-shooting-stabbing-mall?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

"The suspect made at least one reference to Allah during the attack and asked at least one person whether they were Muslim."

Oct 6, 2016

Chilling Video Shows Minnesota Mall Stabbing Suspect Attack Clerk
http://abcnews.go.com/US/chilling-video-shows-minnesota-mall-stabbing-suspect-attack/story?id=42619413&cid=abcn_tco

 

[Jarnhamar]

Oct 6, 2016

Chilling Video Shows Minnesota Mall Stabbing Suspect Attack Clerk
http://abcnews.go.com/US/chilling-video-shows-minnesota-mall-stabbing-suspect-attack/story?id=42619413&cid=abcn_tco

Perfect reason for conceal carry permits in Canada.

 

[mariomike]

Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the mall. Think I'll start ordering Online. 

 

[jollyjacktar]

Happy to see the attacker didn't survive his contact with the off duty officer.  Good ending for me.

 

[mariomike]

ISIS Claims Responsibility for St. Cloud Mall Attack
http://kstp.com/news/st-cloud-police-crossroads-mall-report-shooting-stabbing/4267007/
An Islamic State-run news agency claims the man who stabbed and wounded eight people at a mall in Minnesota before being shot dead by an off-duty police officer was a "soldier of the Islamic State."

Caller "The cops with the gun walking around, are those good cops?"
911 "Y'know I honestly can't tell you right now"

911 transcripts show confusion, fear during St. Cloud mall stabbings
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/11/02/911-transcripts-show-confusion-fear-during-st-cloud-mall-stabbing
Associated Press ·  Nov 2, 2016