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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts) Wed Apr 19, 2017, 04:31 PM Apr 2017

Police say they've found thief who stole Cobb Co elections machines

won't release suspect info; say machines in landfill somewhere.

Link to tweet

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County police have arrested a suspect accused of stealing polling equipment.

The four machines were stolen on Saturday from a car parked at the Kroger on Canton Road in Cobb County.

The so-called ExpressPoll machines were the computers poll workers used to check-in voters, and check those off who cast ballots for the Piedmont Road precinct in Marietta.

The computers contain accessible voter information including names, addresses and driver’s license numbers.

Detectives served a search warrant around 1 a.m. Wednesday at a home in Clayton County, where they recovered a cell phone that was also stolen from the car.

After talking with the suspect and several additional accomplices, officers determined that the election equipment was deemed useless by the alleged thieves and tossed into a trash dumpster over the weekend.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/police-make-arrest-in-stolen-voting-equipment/514196080?ecmp=wsbtv_social_twitter_sfp

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Police say they've found thief who stole Cobb Co elections machines (Original Post) bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 OP

Did they find the real killer of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman as well? Chasstev365 Apr 2017 #1

Any investigation as to why the machines were in the car in the first place? Sanity Claws Apr 2017 #2

This nt duncang Apr 2017 #5

Burying the evidence. rainy Apr 2017 #3

This is complete Bull**** The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #4

You are almost crossing the line with that language. Nt NCTraveler Apr 2017 #6

Yes, true DUers use codswallop or twaddle gratuitous Apr 2017 #8

That's for f**king sure. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #9

Welcome to DU madokie Apr 2017 #12

If they aren't releasing any personal info ... lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #7

Are these arrest records not of public record? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #10

Lock this mo'fo up madokie Apr 2017 #11

More info - suspect identified Crabby Appleton Apr 2017 #13

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

1. Did they find the real killer of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman as well?

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 04:33 PM

Apr 2017

Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts)

2. Any investigation as to why the machines were in the car in the first place?

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 04:45 PM

Apr 2017

Or why the car owner waited 2 days to report the theft?

duncang

(1,907 posts)

5. This nt

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 05:58 PM

Apr 2017

rainy

(6,095 posts)

3. Burying the evidence.

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 04:46 PM

Apr 2017

The machines were probably corrupted.

The99thTimeLord

(88 posts)

4. This is complete Bull****

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 05:10 PM

Apr 2017

This is my first post and I'll introduce myself later but this is complete horsecrap. Don't know if I can curse on this website so I'll censor for now, but just know I think this is the other word. Bullcrap.

"After talking with the suspect and several additional accomplices, officers determined that the election equipment was deemed useless by the alleged thieves and tossed into a trash dumpster over the weekend."

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

6. You are almost crossing the line with that language. Nt

Reply to The99thTimeLord (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:00 PM

Apr 2017

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

8. Yes, true DUers use codswallop or twaddle

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:07 PM

Apr 2017

Welcome 99thTimeLord.

rzemanfl

(29,569 posts)

9. That's for f**king sure. n/t

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:35 PM

Apr 2017

madokie

(51,076 posts)

12. Welcome to DU

Reply to The99thTimeLord (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:52 PM

Apr 2017

and yes it is fucking bullshit

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

7. If they aren't releasing any personal info ...

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:05 PM

Apr 2017

he's probably not your typical auto burglar. Makes me wonder who or what he is connected to.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

10. Are these arrest records not of public record?

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:45 PM

Apr 2017

Why the cloak of secrecy, Cobb County?

Working out the cover-up?

madokie

(51,076 posts)

11. Lock this mo'fo up

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:50 PM

Apr 2017

and after a fair trial throw away the fucking key

Democracy depends on fair and honest elections

Crabby Appleton

(5,231 posts)

13. More info - suspect identified

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 11:08 PM

Apr 2017

Cobb makes arrest in stolen voting equipment — which is in a landfill

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“It was a random theft and the suspect had no idea what the equipment was,” said Sheri Kell, Cobb spokeswoman.

Fingerprints from the vehicle that was broken into matched 18-year-old Kareem Riley, who was arrested off Riverdale Road in College Park about 1 a.m. Wednesday.

The ExpressPoll unit stolen could not have been used to fraudulently vote, Cobb elections director Janine Eveler assured ahead of the election.

The equipment was used to check in voters at the polls and includes drivers’ license numbers, addresses and other data — not Social Security numbers.

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more: http://www.ajc.com/news/local/cobb-makes-arrest-stolen-voting-equipment-which-landfill/TL54L3L3yUm3evBAaCYohO/

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