Posts Tagged: Fbi
Rural Metro under fire in Western New York. Claims it failed to report ambulance crew arsonists & investigation of billing practices.
Rural Metro says they told the Buffalo Fire Marshal's office about its own inconclusive investigation after co-workers became concerned about the arsons. The FM says otherwise.
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Karl Granzow Jr., former PGFD deputy chief, admits extortion & tax evasion. Raid on fire department office lead to arrest of County Executive Jack Johnson.
PGFD office and Granzow's home were raided by the FBI in September, 2008.
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Fire department connection again surfaces in growing Prince George’s County corruption case. Liquor store on seizure list partially owned by former deputy fire chief Karl Granzow Jr.
Retired PGFD official had his fire department office and home raided in 2008.
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Three Prince George’s County police officers arrested by FBI this morning on extortion charges. Conflicting information over connection to Jack Johnson investigation.
The FBI again moves in on the Prince George's County government.
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Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson & wife in court after being arrested in sting operation. FBI says $79,000 found in Leslie Johnson’s underwear. Read charging documents.
Arrest in sting operation is apparently just one part of lengthy FBI investigation involving county development.
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Video of arrest: Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson & wife taken into custody by FBI.
FBI raids home and offices.
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Should Sex Offenders Be Firefighters? What about Pardoned ones?
I am currently working on a story and one of the intriguing details is that a current firefighter WAS a convicted sex offender. The person was pardoned and is not a registered sex offender. The offense was bad (they all are). The offense happened 30 years ago prior to the current laws that protect us from these criminals. Should he be allowed to be a firefighter?
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Austin, Texas IRS Plane Crash – Virtual JIC Critique
Major media use Twitter and other social media as primary sources of news. When you see “reports” or “eye witness reports” in the media coverage do not think it is that they have talked to someone directly but are likely getting it from the many tweets or posts on the internet.
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“Radioactive” canisters in Mass. a hoax
Responders checked the area with rad meters
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White Powder Brings out DCFD Hazmat
An powder was found in the mail room. Check out the decon.
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Updated: Substance at Utah IRS Building not Hazardous
Hazmat and FBI are on the scene of an unknown hazmat at an IRS building in Utah.
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Crisis Communications Review of the Austin IRS building crash and fire
I have taken a few days to review all the public information related quotes pertaining to the plane crash and fire in Austin, Texas.
From an Austin Fire Department perspective they did all the right things. On the fire ground their response, attack and search all followed SOP. During the initial news conference Austin Fire Chief Rhonda Mae Kerr spoke briefly, discussed the fire, thanked the Department and applauded the response of the entire unified command in the city. She turned the investigation over to the FBI.
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