Archive for the 'Hamsexy Followup' Category

28
Jun

Whacker nerds get investigated by the police

It turns out we weren’t the only ones surprised and disgusted by the actions of the three emergency response nerds in Colorado. It got the attention of local news media, and Colorado police.

http://www.wgal.com/news/13585777/detail.html

View the video for the full report of the investigation.

This story was broken on eLightbars, and gained worldwide attention after it was re-posted on sites like this one.

May this serve as a warning to all those who think it’s okay to impersonate police or other emergency personell – even with the best intentions.

04
May

Whacker shoots at cops

paul.jpgThis is HAMSEXY BREAKING NEWS!

 As posted by Steve KC5SAS on the Hamsexy Forums, famous REACT whacker and past feature on this site Col. Paul Broussard is in a little bit of trouble, accused of firing upon police officers outside of his house. This is BREAKING NEWS, and we will try to update this story as more details are made available. Previously, the good Colonel has graced these pages in reference to the uber-whackeristic REACT team he founded, to the embarassment of local Hams and REACTors in Louisiana. According to our information, he has a history of casual impersonation while carrying weapons.

We also present…

His Yahoo Profile
His Website

Anyhow, here’s what KC5SAS posted on the forums:

Almost most everyone here is familiar with South Louisiana’s major nutjob, Colonel Paul Broussard. He is famous here for having chartered a REACT Team and having some of the most Whackertific vehicles ever presented on the pages of Hamsexy.

Now he’s in jail after surrendering this evening following a shootout and stand off with police. At http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=6472531 you can find a video of the report showing the Colonel being arrested and a reporter discussing how well known the Colonel is to local cops because of his political views and driving vehicles with police lights and equiptment on them. From the news site:

Standoff in Scott Ends After Suspect Turns Self In
May 4, 2007 06:06 PM CDT

Shootout Ends in ScottA standoff in Scott ended just before 6:00pm Friday after a man accused of shooting a Scott Police Officer turned himself in.In an exclusive phone call with TV 10 Col. Paul Broussard says he fired at the law enforcement officers outside his home.It happened at the Landall Estates between Abassador Caffery and Mills St. on Willow. Police are still on the scene of the standoff in Scott right now.Stay tuned to TV 10 for more information on this developing story.This guy was a major embarassement to a group of hams who tried to form a legit Radio club through REACT. There were complaints to the REACT Board requesting that his charter be pulled but he was allowed to continue to Whack under the REACT title. Today’s news has already been passed on to the lawyers for REACT International. I’m sure they will not be happy to watch the video at that link.   

 

Stay tuned for more details.      

08
Jan

A letter from the Spires camp

We got a letter today regarding Wayne Spires and his sojourn up the ham tower:

Hi Bryan, this is Wayne’s son-in-law. Wayne wanted me to thank you for your support. While this isn’t currently about ham radio, it could be one day. With one man in total control of the homeowner’s association, he could decide that one day he doesn’t want Wayne to have his ham tower. He could then charge him whatever fees he wanted to if Wayne doesn’t remove it.

Thanks guys!

And if you want to see a really funny thread, check out the thread on QRZ about this. The thread wasn’t 10 messages long before some OF ham tries to pick a pointless fight …. and some guy named ke7gal calls the Masons a “white supremacist cult” (owing to the square and compass I proudly use as my avatar on QRZ).

Keep supporting Wayne!!

31
Dec

A followup to the “Fake Cop” Story…?

The following was posted to the comment section of this story we published earlier this month: http://www.hamsexy.com/cms/?p=624 – regarding the man Michael McKean (not David St. Hubbins) who was arrested for impersonation and drug possession:

Firt of all McKean was a Police Officer certified at the Connecticut State Police Academy through the years of April 1986 through 1992. He also served as a military Police Officer from 1982-1988 (1982-85 active 85-88 reserve). The Connecticut State Police badge in his possession was presented to him through legal means and was on his person as a momento not for any illegal activities (It was a bad decision but the sudden loss of his chosenn career has stuck with him). He has decided from this point forward is a new life and time to let go of the past…so this was a good eye opener. The Blue Light was leftover from his days as a police officer and a volunteer firefighter. It was not installed nor displayed. McKean provived valid prescription proof for medications at his initial hearing and the charges should be dropped as per FL Statutes 499.03 and 893.13 (which states that if the person in question has a legal prescription for the controlled substances and they are obtained through a legal physician these statutes DO NOT APPLY.) The problem was he was carrying these medications in one of those pill cases available at any pharmacy…so beware you MUST carry all prescriptions in their orginal bottles. The scanner in the car was legally installed in accordance with FCC and State Statute 843.65 which allows such equipment to be installed in a vehicle as long as the owner has a valid ham operators license. McKean also serves as a volunteer for disaster assistance so monitioring on time data is pertenant.The radar unit had been installed two days before this incident and was there because McKean was attempting to gather data for a petetion for speed bumps to be installed on his roadway due numerous speeders in a zone where there are several BUS stops and a city park. McKean does regret his actions on the date in question he was trying to obtain the linse plate number of a car traveling at 63 MPH in a 45 zone approaching a school cross walk so he could notify the appropriate authorities. Mckean only “overtook” the vehicle in question when traffic caused the Detectives car to slow down. Mckean pulled into left hand lane legally and did state “could you slow down”. Bad decision on his part and he takes full responsibility for his errors and extends his apologies to those who may have been affected by this incident. The truth will come out and let us not forget the same liberties provided to us to operate as ham radio operators also provides us with the rights of being innocent until proven guilty. Additionally what the press has released is not the whole truth. Please to those out there do not carry your medications outside of their bottles because the bail is hirer for that then dealing drugs. 73’s Michael

The message, aside from the spelling mistakes, is a little hard to follow. The message seems to be written in 3rd person until the end, where he signs it “Michael”. I don’t know what to make of it – but I thought it deserved to me mentioned somewhere else than in the bowels of a long-forgotten message.




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