Dumbass TSA Officials Hold Training Drill At St. Paul Minnesota Airport, But Don’t Bother To Tell Police

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – With their guns drawn, police surrounded a man who reportedly was trying to get through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with a bomb in a carry-on bag.

It was a drill, but the trouble was no one had told the cops, who thought it was real.

“I think a lot of people were alarmed,” Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Airport Commission, said of last week’s incident. “There is always a danger that someone could have gotten hurt. It was unfortunate.”

The routine drill conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began about 2:40 p.m. last Thursday, when a man with a fake bomb in his bag attempted to get through the security at checkpoint 2, which is near the United, American and U.S. Airways airlines ticketing counters, Hogan said. The screener identified what looked to be an explosive device and immediately notified authorities.

The police quickly evacuated the ticketing area and mall area, and with their guns drawn, confronted the man, Hogan said.

Within seconds, TSA officials notified police that the bomb was fake and the incident was merely a drill to test the response of screeners and the communication system. For security reasons, Hogan declined to say how many officers responded to the incident.

TSA spokeswoman Carrie Harmon said the agency routinely conducts thousands of covert tests each year at airports across the country. Last week’s test at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport ended up being a little too real because of “miscommunication” between the TSA and police, she said.

“TSA continues to review this incident but took immediate steps to ensure the correct procedures will be followed in the future,” Harmon said.

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Bomb Found Outside Detroit Michigan Federal Building Was Brought Inside By Dumbass Security Guard And Stored In Lost And Found For 3 Weeks

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – A package found by a security guard at a federal office building in Detroit sat three weeks before someone thought to screen it and found it was a bomb, an official who represents unionized guards said on Wednesday.

A private contract guard, since suspended, apparently found the package outside in late February, said David Wright, president of the union that represents Federal Protective Service guards but not contract guards.

The building in downtown Detroit houses offices for the FBI, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the Social Security Administration and others.

The guard brought the package into the building and put it in “lost and found” without having it screened, Wright said. It sat until March 18, when someone decided to X-ray the package and found that it might contain a bomb, he said.

The guards then notified the Federal Protective Service and Detroit police and the package was moved outside the building, where the police bomb squad recovered it, he said.

Detroit police said they recovered a package on Friday from the federal building and detonated it.

The FBI is investigating the incident, Special Agent Sandra Berchtold said. Neither police nor the FBI commented further on details of the incident,

Wright said it was not clear whether the guard who found the package initially was the one who decided to have it screened for explosives. The package should not have been moved in either case except by explosives experts, he said.

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Dumbass: Oregon State Police Bomb Technician Bill Hakim And Woodburn Police Officer Capt. Tom Tennant Die After Bringing Bomb Into Bank

WOODBURN, OREGON – An Oregon State Police bomb technician became the second victim of a bomb in a Woodburn bank branch, State Police spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings confirmed Saturday.

Two state troopers were killed when a bomb exploded inside West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Oregon.

Technician Bill Hakim, a senior trooper, and Woodburn Police Capt. Tom Tennant were killed in Friday evening’s blast, Hastings said. Both men were 51 years old.

Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell, 46, was critically injured. A female bank employee also was injured. She was treated at a hospital and released, the State Police said in a written statement. Her name was not immediately available.

The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible.

The 5:24 p.m. explosion at West Coast Bank came after the nearby Wells Fargo Bank had received a threatening telephone call Friday morning from an unknown person, Oregon State Police said.

When authorities arrived at Wells Fargo Bank, they discovered a “suspicious object” that was later determined not to be dangerous.

Their investigation led to a suspicious device outside West Coast Bank, and all but two employees were evacuated from the bank, Hastings said. It was not immediately clear why those two employees were not evacuated.

The device was brought inside, and it exploded, Hastings said. He said it was not clear why it had been brought inside.

Bank President Bob Sznewajs said Friday that his employees told him authorities “scanned it outside, then brought it in.”

He said the two bank employees who had not been evacuated were in another part of the bank when the bomb went off. They received minor injuries. One may have been hit by flying debris, and another was “bothered by the sound,” Sznewajs said.

Hastings urged anyone with more information about the bomb to come forward.

“This individual or individuals took the life of two police officers and critically injured the chief of police and potentially could have killed one or both of the bank employees that were still inside,” Hastings said.

“That person is very dangerous, and that person needs to be found as soon as possible,” he said. “And if it takes a $35,000 reward, or if that reward even grows, to convince someone to come forward, to give us that information that’s going to break the case, then that’s money well spent.”

Sznewajs said there had been no previous incidents or threats at the bank.

“We would keep pretty close track on anything like that,” he said. “We haven’t had any.”

Woodburn Mayor Kathy Figley told reporters Saturday that the deaths of the two law enforcement officers and the wounding of the town’s police chief had left residents “shocked and saddened.”

Tennant was a 28-year veteran of the police department, and Russell has served as police chief since 1999, she said. Tennant’s wife is the town’s recorder, or clerk.

“We are talking about people who are our friends, our neighbors,” Figley said.

She said that as federal and state agencies investigate the blast other law enforcement agencies have stepped in to support the town and its police department.

“The safety of our community is paramount, and it is in good hands,” Figley said.
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The Wells branch and the West Coast branch are less than 150 feet apart.

Woodburn is in the Willamette Valley, about 30 miles south of Portland.

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Dumbass: Oregon State Police Bomb Technician Bill Hakim And Woodburn Police Officer Capt. Tom Tennant Die After Bringing Bomb Into Bank

WOODBURN, OREGON – An Oregon State Police bomb technician became the second victim of a bomb in a Woodburn bank branch, State Police spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings confirmed Saturday.

Two state troopers were killed when a bomb exploded inside West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Oregon.

Technician Bill Hakim, a senior trooper, and Woodburn Police Capt. Tom Tennant were killed in Friday evening’s blast, Hastings said. Both men were 51 years old.

Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell, 46, was critically injured. A female bank employee also was injured. She was treated at a hospital and released, the State Police said in a written statement. Her name was not immediately available.

The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible.

The 5:24 p.m. explosion at West Coast Bank came after the nearby Wells Fargo Bank had received a threatening telephone call Friday morning from an unknown person, Oregon State Police said.

When authorities arrived at Wells Fargo Bank, they discovered a “suspicious object” that was later determined not to be dangerous.

Their investigation led to a suspicious device outside West Coast Bank, and all but two employees were evacuated from the bank, Hastings said. It was not immediately clear why those two employees were not evacuated.

The device was brought inside, and it exploded, Hastings said. He said it was not clear why it had been brought inside.

Bank President Bob Sznewajs said Friday that his employees told him authorities “scanned it outside, then brought it in.”

He said the two bank employees who had not been evacuated were in another part of the bank when the bomb went off. They received minor injuries. One may have been hit by flying debris, and another was “bothered by the sound,” Sznewajs said.

Hastings urged anyone with more information about the bomb to come forward.

“This individual or individuals took the life of two police officers and critically injured the chief of police and potentially could have killed one or both of the bank employees that were still inside,” Hastings said.

“That person is very dangerous, and that person needs to be found as soon as possible,” he said. “And if it takes a $35,000 reward, or if that reward even grows, to convince someone to come forward, to give us that information that’s going to break the case, then that’s money well spent.”

Sznewajs said there had been no previous incidents or threats at the bank.

“We would keep pretty close track on anything like that,” he said. “We haven’t had any.”

Woodburn Mayor Kathy Figley told reporters Saturday that the deaths of the two law enforcement officers and the wounding of the town’s police chief had left residents “shocked and saddened.”

Tennant was a 28-year veteran of the police department, and Russell has served as police chief since 1999, she said. Tennant’s wife is the town’s recorder, or clerk.

“We are talking about people who are our friends, our neighbors,” Figley said.

She said that as federal and state agencies investigate the blast other law enforcement agencies have stepped in to support the town and its police department.

“The safety of our community is paramount, and it is in good hands,” Figley said.
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The Wells branch and the West Coast branch are less than 150 feet apart.

Woodburn is in the Willamette Valley, about 30 miles south of Portland.

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Woodburn Oregon Police Officer And Bomb Technician Botch Investigation Of Suspicious Object Outside Bank And Die. Police Chief Scott Russell Injured. Cops Wanted To Bring Bomb Into The Bank Branch Instead Of Leaving It Outside.

WOODBURN, OREGON – A bomb exploded inside a bank late Friday afternoon, killing a police officer who arrived to check on the suspicious object and a bomb technician.

A spokesman for the Oregon State Police, Lt. Gregg Hastings, said a Woodburn police officer died. He did not identify him.

He also said the blast seriously injured the Woodburn police chief.

The police chief, Scott Russell, was in surgery at a Portland hospital late Friday, said a hospital spokeswoman. Hastings said Russell was in stable condition.

Flying glass

Bank President and CEO Bob Sznewajs told The Associated Press that some bank employees might have been injured by flying glass but that none was seriously hurt.

Before the detonation, a Wells Fargo Bank branch nearby got a call that was “a potential bomb threat” but police searched and found nothing, Sznewajs told The AP.

He said his bank then got a call “from an unknown person saying that we should look for one as well. We called authorities, but they looked and found nothing.”

Sznewajs said one employee saw a device in the bushes near the bank and called the authorities. “We looked at it and evacuated the branch and sent people away,” he said.

Authorities decided to move the device inside the branch, apparently scanned it, and then it went off, he said.

Sznewajs said he did not know if the bomb went off on its own or as a result of the technicians’ investigation.

The
Marion County Sheriff’s Department said the device detonated at 5:24
p.m. The bank branch, which employs 3-5 people, normally closes at 6
p.m.

Sznewajs said he knew of no previous threats against the bank.

Late
Friday night, federal agents were talking with security people at the
bank about any information they may have, Sznewajs said.

Woodburn is an agricultural town south of Portland.

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Woodburn Oregon Police Officer And Bomb Technician Botch Investigation Of Suspicious Object Outside Bank And Die. Police Chief Scott Russell Injured. Cops Wanted To Bring Bomb Into The Bank Branch Instead Of Leaving It Outside.

WOODBURN, OREGON – A bomb exploded inside a bank late Friday afternoon, killing a police officer who arrived to check on the suspicious object and a bomb technician.

A spokesman for the Oregon State Police, Lt. Gregg Hastings, said a Woodburn police officer died. He did not identify him.

He also said the blast seriously injured the Woodburn police chief.

The police chief, Scott Russell, was in surgery at a Portland hospital late Friday, said a hospital spokeswoman. Hastings said Russell was in stable condition.

Flying glass

Bank President and CEO Bob Sznewajs told The Associated Press that some bank employees might have been injured by flying glass but that none was seriously hurt.

Before the detonation, a Wells Fargo Bank branch nearby got a call that was “a potential bomb threat” but police searched and found nothing, Sznewajs told The AP.

He said his bank then got a call “from an unknown person saying that we should look for one as well. We called authorities, but they looked and found nothing.”

Sznewajs said one employee saw a device in the bushes near the bank and called the authorities. “We looked at it and evacuated the branch and sent people away,” he said.

Authorities decided to move the device inside the branch, apparently scanned it, and then it went off, he said.

Sznewajs said he did not know if the bomb went off on its own or as a result of the technicians’ investigation.

The
Marion County Sheriff’s Department said the device detonated at 5:24
p.m. The bank branch, which employs 3-5 people, normally closes at 6
p.m.

Sznewajs said he knew of no previous threats against the bank.

Late
Friday night, federal agents were talking with security people at the
bank about any information they may have, Sznewajs said.

Woodburn is an agricultural town south of Portland.

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