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teach1st

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Wed Feb 1, 2012, 07:01 PM Feb 2012

Man believes driver with foreign license plate is terrorist, calls 911 to check for bombs [View all]

Bay News 9 (Tampa Bay Area), 2/1/12

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2012/february/377190/Man-believes-driver-with-foreign-license-plate-is-terrorist-calls-911-to-check-for-bombs?cmpid-twitter


A man claiming to be a Department of Defense agent allegedly pulled over a car with an Ontario, Canada license plate because he felt the driver must be a terrorist since the vehicle had a foreign license plate.

According to Pasco County Sheriff's spokesperson Kevin Doll, Joseph Tarochione, 73, of Homosassa, forced the driver of the the car to pull over into the Calendar Girls Strip Club parking lot on US-19 in Hudson because he wanted the have the car checked for bombs

Deputies said Tarochione called 911 around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, stated he work for the DOD special forces unit, couldn't tell his name because it was classified and he needed a deputy to search the car for the bombs he felt were in the vehicle.

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When the deputy arrived, he found a .22 Magnum handgun, a .22 long rifle revolver, a 16-gauge shotgun and ammunition in Tarochione's possession.

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Because Ontario is a hotbed of terrorism. baldguy Feb 2012 #1
classic projection. That fool is a domestic terrorist waiting to happen. WingDinger Feb 2012 #2
And of course it's Florida, probably around the area that voted largely for Newt....sigh...n/t monmouth Feb 2012 #7
Pasco County is one step on a bridge between the centrist and the right-leaning districts teach1st Feb 2012 #14
This could be an epic gungeon thread. nt rrneck Feb 2012 #3
...and then he went into the strip club to "look for bombshells". HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4
Strip clubs all over Fla siligut Feb 2012 #15
I am apparently 12, because "Homosassa" cracked me up. Brickbat Feb 2012 #5
Ya know, my inner child had the liberalhistorian Feb 2012 #6
well, as a Canadian driver, I'm not sure what I'd do nowadays. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #17
We also have a Kissimmee OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #20
Damn good thing the deputy arrested the terrorist. . . Journeyman Feb 2012 #8
I pictured him sitting in a jail made of aged cheddar and Monterry Jack when I read... pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #9
A Fox News Viewer and avid Dito Head........ lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #10
I am vacationing in Florida right now riverbendviewgal Feb 2012 #11
I wonder if Joseph is another chickenhawk who never served in the armed forces. muntrv Feb 2012 #12
This is why I'll never drive in FLA Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #13
It is a good thing he does NOT drive in San Diego nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #16
How was he able to pull the car over? HipChick Feb 2012 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2012 #19
Here's a longer article with a bit more."A guy from out of the country has no business driving and t uppityperson Feb 2012 #21
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