Not Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood

Posted on June 13th, 2006 in Crime by Justin

Vandals hit Grand Rapids Police Mobile Unit

Just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, multiple Molotov cocktails were thrown at the mobile police unit at Cass and Hall SE. A witness told police two young men were around the back of the substation shortly before the fire started inside the unit.

Nice. That thing sits 3,000 feet from where I work as the crow flies.

Nice Work

Posted on June 13th, 2006 in Government Failures by Justin

Homeland Security accepts fake ID

The Department of Homeland Security allowed a man to enter its headquarters last week using a fake Matricula Consular card as identification, despite federal rules that say the Mexican-issued card is not valid ID at government buildings.

Bruce DeCell, a retired New York City police officer, used his phony card — which lists his place of birth as “Tijuana, B.C.” and his address as “123 Fraud Blvd.” on an incorrectly spelled “Staton Island, N.Y.” — to enter the building Wednesday for a meeting with DHS officials.

Good to know we’re all real serious about this terrahist threat thing.