Oh wow - who would have thought something like this would be happening HERE?

[Felidae]

FBI agents, Birmingham and Gardendale police have pulled over an 18-wheel truck and have closed I-65. When questioned by news agents, Secret Service says this incident has something to do with homeland security.

This must be fairly major for Birmingham, considering the last time I saw feebs here was after the clinic bombing.

[frigga]

Where'd you hear this from? Usually Fbi don't release stuff like that till after the fact.

[Felidae]

Where'd you hear this from? Usually Fbi don't release stuff like that till after the fact.
They've shut down I-65 within the B'ham area and therefore have released this to the press.

I-65 is the major traffic feed here.

[Bainidhe Dub]

O_o

I have two trucks heading down that way.. not good.. Keep us updated.. *is such a nosy chick* LOL

[Ahautenites]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AL_TRUCK_INVESTIGATION_ALOL-?SITE=WBRC&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Truck stopped on I-65, traffic snarled

GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) -- Authorities stopped a truck and temporarily closed Interstate 65 north of Birmingham on Tuesday, backing up traffic for miles in an investigation that included homeland security officials.

Tracey Ayres, a spokeswoman for the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, said the Secret Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies were involved.

"This is an ongoing investigation," she said.

Video from television news cameras showed a truck with its rears doors opened and law enforcement vehicles all around. Traffic crept by in a lane that wasn't blocked after the roadway was reopened.

© 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[Shanti]

Well if its a semi that is stollen and has the paper work to allow transport of hazradous matieral Whether bio or chemical, it would be a FBI issue.

And this can happen anywhere, anytime.

[charmedkisses1]

Alabama birmingham?

[Felidae]

O_o

I have two trucks heading down that way.. not good.. Keep us updated.. *is such a nosy chick* LOL
Oh dear, I hope they don't have any problems...

Will keep you guys posted!

[Shanti]

Trucks are all over our roads. Anyone of them is a target for shady operations.

[Felidae]

Alabama birmingham?
Yep.

They have a sketchy report on channel 13's site: www.nbc13.com (http://www.nbc13.com)

[Ahautenites]

How much do you all wanna bet it was a truck full of Christmas lights that had been endangering Homeland Security earlier this year?


(That was me being flip. Sorry to anyone who gets offended by it. I really would prefer it was a Christmas light issue to an issue of biochemical weapons or explosives or something, believe me.)

[Felidae]

How much do you all wanna bet it was a truck full of Christmas lights that had been endangering Homeland Security earlier this year?
:santasmil

[Bainidhe Dub]

*laughs* Vans have the biggest risk of getting pulled over, esp. ones with HAZMAT. *is so glad her guys don't have to worry* But traffic is going to really suck down that way for awhile I'm sure - I hate that, because ppl get so careless - means more wrecks are possible.

I wonder what's really going on that got the truck pulled over....

[frigga]

Argh, I never know how to feel about this stuff. Living on an Airforce base you get a lot of false alarms and I've become quite the sceptic. But better safe than sorry I guess!

[Felidae]

I wonder what's really going on that got the truck pulled over....
I don't know. They stopped the jeff-county sheriffs Water Works guard duty quite a while back.

:whatgives

[Bainidhe Dub]

*laughs* I'm so nosy

[Felidae]

*laughs* I'm so nosy
Me, too!

[Gracecat]

DH is a hazmat driver. If I understand the new laws correctly, if you have a felony of any type, at any time for any reason (2 years or 20 years ago), upon the renewal of your CDL, you will no longer be Hazmat endorsed.

Just a bit of trivia there ;)

[charmedkisses1]

WE have a nuclear power plant.. gulp