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Home Front: WoT
Bomb, Iraqi currency lure FBI into stolen-car case
2008-04-18
The FBI is now involved in the theft of a car after it was found in Los Lunas with an explosive device and Iraqi currency inside. FBI agents say that they have ruled out terrorism
Oh. Well. That's a relief. Bombs and Iraqi currency, huh? Good thing it's not a terrorist case, no sir ...
The car was reported stolen last week. After the theft, the car’s owner was fueling his motorcycle when he spotted his stolen car. “While he was refueling his motorcycle, low and behold, the vehicle that he had reported stolen that belongs to him happened to pull into the gas station area also,” said Los Lunas Police Captain Charles Nuanes.

The carÂ’s owner pulled the keys out of the ignition of his stolen car and the people in the car fled.

When police arrived, they found the explosive device and less than $1,000 worth of Iraqi cash. “We don’t know what their intentions were,” said Nuanes. “We don’t know what they were planning on doing with any of this.”
But it's not terrorism, nope, nope ...
Police suspect Toby Jaramillo, who is well known to Valencia County law enforcement, was behind the carÂ’s theft. HeÂ’s in jail charged with stealing another car.
Posted by:Steve White

#12  Apparently Toby Jaramillo sold his stolen car to some angry people.
Posted by: Rankio   2008-04-18 23:46  

#11  Vets coming back to Upstate NY have passed out Iraqi dinar with Saddam's mug on it to classrooms of kids.

Maybe the thieves took a stash of dinar during an unrelated robbery?

Just puttin' it out there!
Posted by: Johnny al Quachran   2008-04-18 21:11  

#10  Toby Jaramillo

While I agree with most of the sentiments here about rushing to judgement on *not* labelling something terrorism, I'd note the suspect's name is not exactly Arabic/Muslim sounding. Could be more of a "south of the border" thing, involving folks with nefarious connections to other sources of revenue (e.g. the Iraqi cash)?
Posted by: BA   2008-04-18 14:15  

#9  Sounds like some Pennsylvania small town operators.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-04-18 13:06  

#8  Sounds like the FBI has a Maroons Division.
Posted by: Muggsy Gling   2008-04-18 12:59  

#7  Cops are just pissed because owner recover his vehicle before they did. What are the odds?
Posted by: Skunky Glins 5***   2008-04-18 12:58  

#6  Sounds like white supremacists riled up by right-wing talk radio

/Bill Clinton
Posted by: Frank G   2008-04-18 12:40  

#5  Lets see.
1 Stolen car.
2 Explosives.
3 Iraqui cash.
4 Gas station. (Good Kaboom point)
5 Incompetent FBI.(Note, No Names Given)
6 Did I forget anything?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2008-04-18 12:00  

#4  Gabby, they think the rest of us are. Don't want topanic the rubes, dontcha know.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-04-18 11:55  

#3  They keep saying this over and over again in similar circumstances. Are they that stupid or do they think the rest of us are?
Posted by: Gabby Cussworth   2008-04-18 11:45  

#2  FBI agents say that they have ruled out terrorism.

Them FBI guys must be so well trained. They can rule out terrorism in, like, seconds...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-04-18 11:44  

#1  FBI agents say that they have ruled out terrorism.

Domestically we are "guarded" by far too many fools in positions of authority.
Posted by: MarkZ   2008-04-18 11:41  

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