Bogus Terror alert in Cincinnati angers Mayor
/Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken is demanding a report
detailing why Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr. issued a terrorism
alert to the public Thursday without first getting input from federal
officials. Before Streicher issues another alert in the future, Luken
also is ordering that the chief inform him about the decision. In a
letter e-mailed to thousands of businesses and schools, Streicher
joined Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis Jr. in asking people to be
vigilant to notice any suspicious activity and report it to the
authorities. Anyone noticing anything strange was told to call
Cincinnati police, the sheriff's organized crime division or Hamilton
County's Terrorism Early Warning Group. But the FBI coordinates
information on possible terrorist threats. Calls from the public should
be made to the bureau, which also decides on when to issue a terror
alert, an FBI spokesman said. [more
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