Alert: ‘Foreign-Speaking’ Men Walked Into US Walmart At 3 AM; What They Bought Had Cops Instantly Called
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“Somebody went in and..."
Walmart, one of the nation’s largest retailers, offers just about anything anyone could ever want, including the latest cell phones. While cell phone purchases are an everyday occurrence, what happened after 3 a.m. on Saturday at a Lebanon, Mo., Walmart had employees contacting local law enforcement authorities.
KYTV reported that Walmart employees called local police after two men purchased 60 cell phones in the early morning hour. Officers responded and questioned the men but had no reason to detain the them; however, authorities did notify the FBI.
Laclede County Sherriff Wayne Merritt (pictured above) said, “Somebody went in and bought 60 cell phones from Walmart, that’s not normal for this area. I’m not going to say just because they’re a different religion or because they’re a Muslim, but these people were foreign speaking, then you need to take notice, you need to let us know about it because it doesn’t hurt to check on it. I mean you’re not being a racist or anything like that, you’re just protecting yourself.”
After the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings, neighbors of the terrorists said that they had noticed suspicious activities at the home of reported terrorist Syed Farook, but didn’t want to say anything for fear that they were engaging in racial profiling.
Terrorists use cell phones, experts say, especially the disposable pre-paid type, to communicate with each other. The cell phones can also be converted for use as detonators for explosive devices.
The Department of Homeland Security‘s “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign encourages all Americans to call 911 if they witness something suspicious.
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