Two pals of the accused Boston Marathon bombers arrested Saturday around 4pm

[Tx4obama]

Friends of accused Boston bomber are taken into custody in New Bedford, Mass.

The two men, known to neighbors by their first names Azmat and Diaz, were cuffed and hauled out of their New Bedford, Mass. apartment shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday

Two pals of the accused Boston Marathon bombers were pulled from their New Bedford, Mass. home and taken into custody on Saturday.

The two men, known to neighbors by their first names Azmat and Diaz — who share a black BMW SUV adorned with a novelty license plate that reads “Terrorista #1” — were cuffed and hauled out of their Carriage Dr. apartment shortly before 4 p.m.

The apparent arrests occurred about 30-45 minutes after authorities with the FBI, ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security descended on the Hidden Brook Apartment complex.

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Photos and full article here: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/2-pals-accused-boston-bomber-custody-article-1.1323004

Additional related article here: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/04/20/ice-arrests-mass-town-tied-bombing-case/IaNueiNSGtddg1FeuShAZO/story.html

[Suich]

1. I'm surprised they could even have that license plate! n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

3. It is a vanity plate...

not a personalized, state issued plate, I would imagine.

[Suich]

5. There are vanity plates here in Washington,

but they still have to be ok'ed by a censor.

Here are a couple that weren't: http://mentalfloss.com/article/48863/11-controversial-vanity-license-plates

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Those are state issued personalize plates...

Vanity plates can be picked up in auto parts stores where front license plates are not required.

[pinboy3niner]

7. I think 'novelty plate' is the correct term for that

State-issued personalized plates often are referred to as 'vanity plates.'

[awoke_in_2003]

11. You are correct...

I, and the article I think, got our terms mixed up.

[pinboy3niner]

16. Easy to mix them up

No sweat, your meaning was clear.

[FarCenter]

8. States that only require a rear license plate allow mounting of whatever you want in the front

All New England states require 2 plates, front and rear, but Rhode Islanders resist this for some reason. The car might be registered in Rhode Island, which is close to New Bedford.

PA is the nearest legit single plate state.

[uppityperson]

2. I like the boston.com article, this bit....

Two foreign nationals have been arrested on immigration violations in the Massachusetts town where police say the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have once lived.

[Yo_Mama]

4. These were detentions by ICE - immigration

One may suspect that the FBI is using this power to put the heat on these guys. They obviously don't have to charge them with anything but immigration violations.

Those worried about civil rights should be watching this.

It may be entirely reasonable, or it may not.

[FarCenter]

9. Investigate them thoroughly, and if they're clean, deport them back to Kazakhstan

[Coyotl]

10. NY Daily News

got anything better?

[RedCappedBandit]

12. Pending a better source.. WTF?

Terrorista #1?

I'm surprised they could even drive around with something like that without getting shit.. everywhere.

[pinboy3niner]

15. The plate's message apparently is a song lyric

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/41904_About_That_Terrorista__1_License_Plate...

[Tx4obama]

17. The one thing that is wrong on that link that I can see...

It is talking about 'no arrests' on Friday.

But the two people that were arrested since then were arrested Saturday around 4pm, so they might not know about that yet.
I saw the news about the two arrests on an AP link too somewhere but don't remember where now.

[pinboy3niner]

18. I think Friday was questioning, not arrests

It wasn't until Saturday that two people previously questioned were taken into custody--and that may have been by ICE, not a local police agency. Details are still sketchy on what happened there.

[DreamGypsy]

13. Bet you a ten, an ever fiver, You show me the car, I'll show you the driver...

It really ain't no big deal,
To know who's inside of that automobile.

... an update to the Bill Morrissey song.

Replace

My BMW draws applause
I am not bound by traffic laws

with

Our decal says FUCK YOU YOU FILTHY PIG
We guys are into Terrorista big.

For me:

I just airbrushed my Econoline
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine.

Peace.

[cali]

14. I loved Bill Morrisey

saw him several times.

great song writer and performer

sadly, an epic alcoholic

[DreamGypsy]

19. Hi, Cali...We met over Bill Morrissey once before...

...a while back...it took me a couple searches to find your post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1034659

and my reply: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1034659#post1

Robert Johnson was there, too.

I pulled out the He Was a Friend of Mine collaboration with Greg Brown. Played the title track.

When I hear his name, I just can't keep from crying. He was a friend of mine.

Hope you are doing well.

-DG