Archive for the 'Florida' Category
Miami Shootout
May 30th, 2011Via: Miami Herald: Three police officers are in the hospital Monday after emptying several rounds of bullets on a driver who opened fire on South Beach. The driver was killed; four bystanders were injured. The police officers involved are in non-life-threatening condition, said Miami Beach Police Sgt. Alejandro Bello.
Florida: State Investigates Campaign to Provide Superhero Capes to Jobless People
April 19th, 2011Via: Orlando Sentinel: State labor officials asked their inspector general Monday to investigate why a Central Florida agency wants to spend public money to furnish the unemployed with capes. Dubbed the “Cape-A-Bility Challenge,” a $73,000 public-relations campaign by Workforce Central Florida features a cartoon character named “Dr. Evil Unemployment” and includes handing out about 6,000 […]
Naked Man Shoots SWAT Robot with AK-47
April 8th, 2011Via: WFTV: A Brevard County man was naked when he opened fire on a SWAT team robot and it was all caught on video, according to deputies. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said the robot was sent into the West Melbourne home last week because the homeowner had called his family and said he was […]
Florida: Proposed Legislation Would Make Photographing a Farm Without Permission a Felony
March 10th, 2011Via: New York Times: Photographers — perhaps including some ghosts from Farm Security Administration days — are astir at news of a bill introduced by State Senator Jim Norman of Florida that would make it a felony to take a picture of a farm without the owner’s permission: A person who photographs, video records or […]
Private Contractor Detains Drivers on Florida Turnpike if They Pay a Toll with a $50 or $100 Bill
March 7th, 2011I wonder if anyone has ever called the police, using a mobile phone, after being illegally detained as described below? Even by Florida standards, this is a keeper. Via: Courthouse News Service: A federal class action claims Florida and a private contractor detain drivers on the Florida Turnpike if they pay a toll with a […]
Jeffrey Epstein: Billionaire Pedophile Kept Secret Journal Which Listed Under-Aged Victims, Celebrity Guests He ‘Entertained’
March 6th, 2011Update: FBI to Reopen Case It was a honeypot. Via: Daily Mail: The FBI is to reopen its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein following Mail on Sunday revelations about his sexual exploitation of teenage girls and his links with high-profile individuals, including Prince Andrew. The Bureau wants to interview Esptein’s former personal ‘masseuse’, Virginia […]
Florida: State Farm Blames Sinkholes for 28% Rate Hike Request
February 17th, 2011[???] Via: Tampa Bay Online: Citing sinkhole losses and higher operating expenses, State Farm Florida asked state regulators today for a 28 percent premium increase on its homeowners policies. Sinkhole claims, which are approaching $2 billion over the past five years in Florida, have exploded at a great cost to the insurance industry.
The Deepening Mystery of Raymond Davis and Two Slain Pakistani Motorcyclists
February 9th, 2011Update: It’s Official: Raymond Davis Is a CIA Contractor Via: Los Angeles Times: Pakistani and U.S. authorities say U.S. Embassy worker Raymond Davis, who killed two alleged robbers in Lahore, works for the CIA. —End Update— Wow. You have to check out hyperion-protective.com. No really. Must see. But be warned: Your sides will hurt from […]
Air Force’s Second X-37B Space Plane Nears Launch
February 1st, 2011Via: Space Flight Now: Two months after a sister ship successfully concluded a demo flight, the U.S. military’s second robotic X-37B space plane is in Florida preparing for blastoff March 4 on another secret mission, according to an Air Force official. The 29-foot-long, 14-foot-wide space plane is being readied for flight in a processing facility […]
Julie Powers Schenecker: Russian Linguist, Previously Associated with U.S. Army Intelligence, and Wife of U.S. Army Intelligence Colonel, Who’s ‘Mainly Responsible for the National Security Agency’s Support to Military Operations,’ Shot and Killed Their Two Children in Florida
January 30th, 2011Update: Video of Perp Walk —End Update— Update: 2009 Forum Post Indicates Julie Schenecker (Née Powers) Was Army MOS 97E: Human Intelligence Collector 97E: Human Intelligence Collector: Major Duties: The Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT Collector) supervises and conducts tactical HUMINT collection operations that include, but are not limited to, debriefings, interrogations and elicitations in English […]
