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Bay News 9 (Tampa Bay Area), 2/1/12
http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2012/february/377190/Man-believes-driver-with-foreign-license-plate-is-terrorist-calls-911-to-check-for-bombs?cmpid-twitter
A man claiming to be a Department of Defense agent allegedly pulled over a car with an Ontario, Canada license plate because he felt the driver must be a terrorist since the vehicle had a foreign license plate.
According to Pasco County Sheriff's spokesperson Kevin Doll, Joseph Tarochione, 73, of Homosassa, forced the driver of the the car to pull over into the Calendar Girls Strip Club parking lot on US-19 in Hudson because he wanted the have the car checked for bombs
Deputies said Tarochione called 911 around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, stated he work for the DOD special forces unit, couldn't tell his name because it was classified and he needed a deputy to search the car for the bombs he felt were in the vehicle.
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When the deputy arrived, he found a .22 Magnum handgun, a .22 long rifle revolver, a 16-gauge shotgun and ammunition in Tarochione's possession.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)I saw a plate from Idaho today. Should I have called Homeland Security?
WingDinger
(3,690 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)teach1st
(5,935 posts)According to the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Offices unofficial results, a total of 43,411 ballots were cast in todays race. The total number of registered Republicans is 115,792.
Of those who voted in todays race, 19,175 cast their ballots for Romney. Gingrich came in second with 13,057, or 30.09 percent of the vote. Rick Santorum trailed in at third with 6,731 ballots cast in his favor.
Voter turnout is estimated at 37.49 percent
rrneck
(17,671 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)Either that parking lot or a bank's. But still very funny/clever.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)same reaction!
What a paranoid maroon. And how embarassing for us as a nation. Had I been the Canadian driver, I not only would NOT have pulled over, but I would have called 911 claiming harassment and attempted abduction as well as to report a missing brain. I wonder why the driver even bothered pulling over for the idiot.
And he's a State Dept. "special ops" operative like I'm Johnny Depp's girlfriend. Sheesh.
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)your are right, but since 9-11 things have gone so bat shit on both sides of the border, so much that I won't travel anymore. Sad, because it used to be so casual. On another note, wonder what Florida would do without the substantial, retired snow-birds dollars??
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)And for a while they had a minor league ball club called the Kissimmee Astros.
True story.
Journeyman
(15,031 posts)doddering old fool could hurt someone.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)"Tarochione was arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer and was booked into the Land O'Lakes Jail."
lib2DaBone
(8,124 posts)..the same guy who voted for pRick Scott for Gov.
riverbendviewgal
(4,252 posts)and I am from Ontario...there are a LOT of nuts down here. There are some beautiful beaches and sunsets..but I feel a little bit insecure with all these nuts like the one in this news story.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)Too many nutcases on the lookout for ANYTHING even remotely different... and therefore threatening.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Response to teach1st (Original post)
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)"Joseph Tarochione became suspicious when he saw the car's driver driving erratically and nearly striking two cars and a pedestrian. His suspicion grew when he saw the Ontario license plate.
"A guy from out of the country has no business driving and terrorizing people the way he did it," Tarochione said."