Reports of mass cell phone buys grows in Missouri

[VMI77]

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/number-of ... 8_36900370

WATCH: Number of reports of mass cell phone buys grows in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -

The FBI is aware of reports of men visiting Walmart stores in several cities in Missouri and purchasing or trying to purchase large quantities of cellular telephones. An FBI spokeswoman won't say exactly how much its agents are delving into the purchases. Some of the cities where the purchases and attempted purchases are reported by police and media are Macon, Columbia, Jefferson City, Lebanon, Ava, Jackson and Cape Girardeau.
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Ava police say a man of Middle Eastern background bought a large number of cellular telephones at the Walmart store in Ava about 6:15 a.m. last Saturday. Police questioned the man, who was from Michigan, and he told them that he is a businessman. Police found no reason to detain him.

That purchase was about three hours after two men bought 60 cell phones at the Walmart store in Lebanon. Officers there questioned the men, at least one of whom said he is from Michigan, according to Ava police. Laclede County Sheriff Wayne Merritt said officers also found no reason to detain the cell phone buyers in Lebanon.

Also reports out there of large quantities of propane tanks being purchased and stolen.

[mojo84]

The end of the story indicated a lot of people buy them in quantity and resell them online.

[VMI77]

The end of the story indicated a lot of people buy them in quantity and resell them online.

Yes, could be nothing but paranoia....or....

[Pariah3j]

Tis the season for weird mass buys for Christmas... Saw this often working at Worst Buy - most of the time it was harmless, occasionally it was stolen identity/credit card type situations. Never thought about it being terrorism related.

[SewTexas]

The end of the story indicated a lot of people buy them in quantity and resell them online.

I've been seeing this for about 3 days now. the person who saw the first report started doing research says there are now over 5 Walmarts involved and over a thousand cell phones, the "customers" are hitting the stores in the middle of the night so the employees are tired and not paying attention and they don't follow policy of 3 at a time.

[Bitter Clinger]

Has been going on since 2006!:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-owning-1 ... terrorism/

[The Annoyed Man]

Has been going on since 2006!:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-owning-1 ... terrorism/

I remember that story.

[rbwhatever1]

"No Phone List" coming soon....