HVL Security Thwarts Hidden Valley Lake Terrorist Plot
HVL Security, with assistance from the local community, has thwarted a home grown plot to stage a bombing of the levee in Hidden Valley Lake over the holiday weekend. Three suspects have been apprehended.
The plot involved using explosives to blow up the levee causing a massive flood of low lying populated areas and disrupting traffic on highway 29. Officials say the death toll could have been in the dozens and it would take the area days to recover from the economic impact of the closing of highway 29.
HVL Security Sgt., Thomas Miller said, "Their operation was in the early planning stages. Thank God we caught them before they had a chance act on their plans."
Apprehended were Jason Al-Tobias, 7, Timothy Al-Hansen, 6, and Scotty "Muhamed" Piper, 9, all of Hidden Valley Lake. "We believe we have identified and apprehended all of the terrorists associated with this attack," said Miller, "Al-Tobias was apparently the ring leader, and Piper was in charge of logistics. Al-Hansen was more of a follower and just went along with the others."
Asked how the plot was discovered, Head of HVL Security, Bill Thompson said, "Well, I don't want to give away too much information about how we gather and analyze intelligence, but I will say we picked up a lot of playground chatter that led us to believe these kids were serious. We then used human intelligence resources and one of our agents was able to infiltrate the gang, posing as an 8th grader with access to the types of explosives the group would need to carry out their plans."
Sources close to the investigation say that it was Al-Hansen's idea, but he never would have done anything without the motivation of Al-Tobias. Al-Hansen allegedly said, "What if you had like a million firecrackers and set them off all at once. It could like blow up the dam and all the water would go out of the lake and it would be like a water slide and you could just walk out and pick up all of hte fish without a pole. That would be so cool." Al-Tobias disagreed, saying, "Nah-ah, no way could you get a million firecrackers." Al-Hansen countered that he could. That's where Piper entered the picture. Al-Hansen contacted Piper who once said he "knew the guy" who could get firecrackers if Piper ever wanted them. Independent sources have confirmed that "the guy" was the undercover 8th grader referred to by Thompson.
Sally Ann Vicar, a local resident who was interviewed sad he didn't think Al-Hansen was capable of "this sort of crazy thing. But Jason is always hanging out with the older kids. He kind of identifies with the others who tip over the Porta Potties."
The three suspects are currently being held by their parents and authorities say they were not sent to bed without dinner. "We don't do torture," said Thompson.
The entire plot was uncovered and thwarted without disrupting holiday festivities at the lake which included a massive fireworks display launched from the very levee the boys intended to blow up.
The plot involved using explosives to blow up the levee causing a massive flood of low lying populated areas and disrupting traffic on highway 29. Officials say the death toll could have been in the dozens and it would take the area days to recover from the economic impact of the closing of highway 29.
HVL Security Sgt., Thomas Miller said, "Their operation was in the early planning stages. Thank God we caught them before they had a chance act on their plans."
Apprehended were Jason Al-Tobias, 7, Timothy Al-Hansen, 6, and Scotty "Muhamed" Piper, 9, all of Hidden Valley Lake. "We believe we have identified and apprehended all of the terrorists associated with this attack," said Miller, "Al-Tobias was apparently the ring leader, and Piper was in charge of logistics. Al-Hansen was more of a follower and just went along with the others."
Asked how the plot was discovered, Head of HVL Security, Bill Thompson said, "Well, I don't want to give away too much information about how we gather and analyze intelligence, but I will say we picked up a lot of playground chatter that led us to believe these kids were serious. We then used human intelligence resources and one of our agents was able to infiltrate the gang, posing as an 8th grader with access to the types of explosives the group would need to carry out their plans."
Sources close to the investigation say that it was Al-Hansen's idea, but he never would have done anything without the motivation of Al-Tobias. Al-Hansen allegedly said, "What if you had like a million firecrackers and set them off all at once. It could like blow up the dam and all the water would go out of the lake and it would be like a water slide and you could just walk out and pick up all of hte fish without a pole. That would be so cool." Al-Tobias disagreed, saying, "Nah-ah, no way could you get a million firecrackers." Al-Hansen countered that he could. That's where Piper entered the picture. Al-Hansen contacted Piper who once said he "knew the guy" who could get firecrackers if Piper ever wanted them. Independent sources have confirmed that "the guy" was the undercover 8th grader referred to by Thompson.
Sally Ann Vicar, a local resident who was interviewed sad he didn't think Al-Hansen was capable of "this sort of crazy thing. But Jason is always hanging out with the older kids. He kind of identifies with the others who tip over the Porta Potties."
The three suspects are currently being held by their parents and authorities say they were not sent to bed without dinner. "We don't do torture," said Thompson.
The entire plot was uncovered and thwarted without disrupting holiday festivities at the lake which included a massive fireworks display launched from the very levee the boys intended to blow up.
posted by Eric Soderstrom at 9:37 PM
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Yup -- that nails it.
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