DC SNIPER>>>White Box Truck Seized by D.C. Police

[dahunan]

Monday, October 14, 2002
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WASHINGTON ? D.C. police investigating the Washington-area sniper attacks on Monday found an abandoned white box truck that looked like it had fresh paint and tags that had been tampered with, Fox News has learned.


Investigators on Saturday issued a composite image of a white, box-type truck, based on witness descriptions from more than one shooting location.

An officer found the vehicle around 4 p.m. near a service road underneath the Sousa Bridge at Barney circle. D.C. police took the truck to the mobile crime unit.

In Baltimore, members of the task force investigating the sniper attacks are examining a white van that was seized by police after a domestic shooting.

Baltimore police say a 37-year-old former Marine was shot by his girlfriend over the weekend in his southwest Baltimore apartment.

Citing police sources, WBAL-TV reports that inside the apartment, police found an A-R 15 rifle, shell casings and ammunition and a book about snipers.

Investigators told Fox News that the incident was not related to the sniper shottings.

The man was treated and released from a Baltimore hospital. Police contacted him again Monday, and he agreed to come in for questioning.

The man reportedly owns a white van similar to the one that was spotted by witnesses after the most recent sniper attack near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The van is now at the Southern District police headquarters.

 

[Pastore]

Sounds like that truck is a pretty decent lead to me.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: Beast1284
Sounds like that truck is a pretty decent lead to me.

There has got to be some traces of DNA in that vehicle that will give a better idea of who we are dealing with

 

[WinkOsmosis]

If I were a sniper I would definately use a vehicle as discreet as a huge white truck.

 

[bizmark]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: Beast1284
Sounds like that truck is a pretty decent lead to me.

There has got to be some traces of DNA in that vehicle that will give a better idea of who we are dealing with

you can't use DNA to find a criminal, unless you have a database of all DNA in the population. You can only (reasonably) use DNA evidence to prove that a suspected criminal is the actual criminal.

 

[silverpig]

Yeah, the DNA thing is a bit of a stretch right now, considering they're not 100% sure this is the truck.

They can, however, use the DNA to see if it's a man or woman, blood type (I think)... and a few other things.

 

[dahunan]

I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: dahunan
I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

You know al Qaeda is not only Arabs and one white guy, but AFGHANS also right? Afghans are generally not Arab.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: dahunan
I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

heeeeeeeeeeere we go.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
If I were a sniper I would definately use a vehicle as discreet as a huge white truck.

sometimes the best method of hiding is to stand out in the open. For example, the best place for a kill switch for a car is the cigarette lighter. Push it in to enable the fuel pump, pull out to disable.

 

[DeschutesCore]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dahunan
I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

heeeeeeeeeeere we go.

No, wait a minute. At least give him a chance to really make himself look stupid first.

DC

 

[NakaNaka]

"At this time, the task force believes this is not related to our sniper incidents," said Louise Marthens, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman.

So ... Let's see.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
If I were a sniper I would definately use a vehicle as discreet as a huge white truck.

sometimes the best method of hiding is to stand out in the open. For example, the best place for a kill switch for a car is the cigarette lighter. Push it in to enable the fuel pump, pull out to disable.

*makes note for when stealing cars*

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: DeschutesCore

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dahunan
I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

heeeeeeeeeeere we go.

No, wait a minute. At least give him a chance to really make himself look stupid first.

DC

Because I used the word "Arab" I am stupid... Or was it because I thought this had the potential to be related to terrorism?

You both act like flaming trolls -

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
"At this time, the task force believes this is not related to our sniper incidents," said Louise Marthens, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman.

So ... Let's see.

Now FOX News Changes its headline to read

WASHINGTON ? Authorities in Baltimore Monday seized a white van and found an assault rifle, sniper manual and ammunition similar to the .223 bullets used in attacks that have killed eight people and wounded two others in the Washington area.

 

[MajesticMoose]

I like how they say that they found all this stuff that seems to point to this guy, but then say that there is absolutely no reason to suspect he's the culprit. I'd say there's not too bad of a chance that he is, but not definitely.

 

[DeschutesCore]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: DeschutesCore

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dahunan
I want to know if the DNA is of an Arab or not. I know it doesn't help if the Al-Qaeda members is a Johnny Jihad like the boy from California.

I am also not saying this is the work of terrorists, but should put a hell of a lot of fear into everyone in that area (which happens to be the goal of terrorism)

heeeeeeeeeeere we go.

No, wait a minute. At least give him a chance to really make himself look stupid first.

DC

Because I used the word "Arab" I am stupid... Or was it because I thought this had the potential to be related to terrorism?

You both act like flaming trolls -

No, you're not stupid because you used the word Arab. You make yourself look stupid by thinking Arab's and Terrorism are linked to this without a single indication of such. Not to mention what was already brought up, Afghane's aren't Arabs, Arabs are Saudi, etc.

Ya know what, forget it, you're really aren't worth the time.

DC