30 mile stretch of NJ Turnpike shut down (BOMB THREAT)

[brooklynite]

Source: WPVI-TV

BELLMAWR, NJ - January 20, 2009 - (WPVI) -- A thirty mile stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike is shut down between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and Mount Laurel.

State Police closed the highway around 6:30pm after stopping a motorist at the Bellmawr interchange.

Police received a word that a vehicle may have been carrying an explosive, possibly a threat, against President Barack Obama.

The suspect has been taken into custody and taken to the Moorestown Barracks.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=6615774

[nc4bo]

1. Oh lawdy. Here come the nutjobs. Glad they got him. Hopefully he'll be

thoroughly investigated, given a trial and serve some time either in prison or in a mental health facility.

[brooklynite]

2. Just consider how many people must be trying to drive back from Washington...

[catnhatnh]

3. Picture 100,000 idling cars....

This guy isn't a terrorist-I'll bet he works for Exxon...

[nc4bo]

5. Same thing isn't it?

Some would say the likes of Exxon, BP, etc are terrorists too, they're just not the religious fanatic type.

[nc4bo]

6. Hopefully they have rooms waiting already. I know I'd be highly ticked

if I was stuck in a mess like that.

Hopefully more details will become available soon.

[originalpckelly]

4. Doesn't Hal Turner live in New Jersey?

Jussayin'.

[Pale Blue Dot]

11. It's a "27-year old Massachusetts man"

according to the updated story.

[Turbineguy]

7. On his way to work

at Fox "News"?

[keith the dem]

8. The traffic shouldn't be a big deal

Route I-295 runs directly parallel for that stretch.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Man, that stretch of the Turnpike is east of West Bumfuck .......

There's nothing down there.

[New Earth]

10. that's insane

only like 15 minutes from my house :scared:

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. No Explosives Found In Mass. Man's Car; Tip Deemed Hoax

A false tip reported to police Tuesday about a Massachusetts man suspected of having explosives in his car -- leading to the closure of a 30-mile stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike -- came from his mother, authorities discovered.

New Jersey police stopped a 27-year-old man on the New Jersey Turnpike at about 6:15 p.m. amid a suspicion that he was taking explosives to Washington, D.C. Troopers closed the turnpike as a precaution in southern New Jersey east of Philadelphia from exits 1 through 4. Traffic was diverted to Interstate 295, which parallels the turnpike.
...
Published reports indicate that the man's mother has reported issues regarding her son in the past.
...
Bomb squad investigators were inspecting the car, after which time, troopers planned to fully reopen the roadway. Jones said FBI agents were questioning the man, who was not charged.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/18525107/detail.html

Mmm, there's some family dynamics for you ...

[brooklynite]

13. Guessing he won't be moving back into the basement...