IED rigged trail cams in KY

[greg]

https://www.atf.gov/news/pr/public-safety-advisory

In Harlan County, Kentucky, there have been three confirmed incidents of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) being hidden inside trail cameras, which exploded and injured people. An operation was conducted and nine IEDs were located and dismantled. Other devices, however, may still exist.

 

[churchmouse]

That they have to tell folks not to touch something that is not theirs is, well, just silly.

 

[ndredsox]

Heard this on the "this week in guns" podcast today. One of the hosts said the same thing..."Shouldn't touch other peoples property!" haha

 

[Cameramonkey]

And as I said in another thread, this was probably done by a psychopath that had one too many stolen. Especially when I read that at least one was set to detonate when somebody put batteries in it. That tells he he wasnt trying to injure someone who was near his cam, but for retaliation for someone who took it home and tried to play with it.

Sick, sick, sick.

 

[Leadeye]

My trick is to set broken dummy cameras out with another one watching it. Didn't get a good picture of these guys, but then they didn't steal the dummy camera either. Joyriders from the HNF.

 

[Restroyer]

And as I said in another thread, this was probably done by a psychopath that had one too many stolen. Especially when I read that at least one was set to detonate when somebody put batteries in it. That tells he he wasnt trying to injure someone who was near his cam, but for retaliation for someone who took it home and tried to play with it.

Sick, sick, sick.

It's also sick that people steal other people's property and think it's OK. The worst issue I have with it is that it could have been a child that got hurt by the IED.

 

[churchmouse]

It's also sick that people steal other people's property and think it's OK. The worst issue I have with it is that it could have been a child that got hurt by the IED.

If it was taken home and "Energized" an entire family could have been hurt or worse.

I understand being PO'd about theft as I would be but this is insidious.

 

[Alamo]

Harlan County? Better send Raylan.

 

[joe138]

I knew a KSP trooper that worked that area a few years ago. He said stuff like that was pretty commonplace around dope grow operations. This was before trail cams were as inexpensive as they are now. He also said another trap was several fish hooks suspended at about head height on trails that four wheelers or motorcycles would use.

 

[SMiller]

Was it on private property? If so don't touch or steal others stuff.

On open property then we got a problem.

 

[Mgderf]

Everyone seems to assume this was retaliation for stolen/damaged property.
I wonder if it's not some anti-hunter tree-hugger just trying to harass or injure a hunter.

You shouldn't be on private property without permission anyway, but that doesn't excuse this behavior.

 

[mkgr22]

I don't know anything about this website, but here's a related story...

Here?s A Terrorist Attack You Probably Didn?t Hear About

 

[PRasko]

So a "Dr" from iraq, is planting IED's that would, in all likelyhood, only hurt gun owners, i.e. hunters.

ATF officials connected the cameras to Sawaf and after a search of his home found materials consistent with what was used in the cameras.

Days after his death, a US Justice dept attorney files a motion to drop the indictment against him.

Yea... this seems normal all around.

 

[Restroyer]

It's those darn Millennial Commies!

 

[42769vette]

Harlan County? Better send Raylan.

Im supprised there were 7 comments before someone said this.

 

[cosermann]

Everyone seems to assume this was retaliation for stolen/damaged property.
I wonder if it's not some anti-hunter tree-hugger just trying to harass or injure a hunter. . .

That was my first thought too.