Geocaching At Lax - Not A Good Idea

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http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1166676.html

 

High-tech hobby sets off security turmoil at LAX

Geocaching, a game that combines GPS devices and scavenger hunting, raised red flags at the airport last week.

By Ian Gregor and Nick Green

Daily Breeze

 

Jay Furr was participating in a high-tech treasure hunt.

 

Police mistook him for a possible terrorist.

 

And so Furr's quick dash to Los Angeles International Airport last week turned into an hours-long ordeal that saw him spread-eagled against a police car, handcuffed, locked in a jail cell and interrogated by police and FBI agents, curious as to why a large, bearded man was lurking alone with a global positioning system in a secluded area near the state's top terrorist target.

 

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on edit: - i see there is already another thread about this - please delete

Edited November 8, 2004 by ahimsa

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