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Awfavre
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:36 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There appears to be a special Coast Guard security zone set up in front of the Renaissance Center. It has been there for a couple days now. There are temporary yellow buoys set up, & the armed CG Zodiac boats have been patrolling the area. Any touring vessels such as the Diamond Jack boats & the Ovation that have gone by have been “escorted” by the Zodiac boats until they leave the area. I was told “someone bigger than the President” is coming to town. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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Detroitduo
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:40 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That could be just about anyone with a warm body and a pulse... oh, wait, you said "bigger", not "smarter". My bad.
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Detroitstar
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:41 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I dont know if this is related, but on Tuesday there were divers down checking the seawall and a couple of police boats on the water as well, right in front of the Ren Cen.
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Detroitplanner
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:47 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maybe the Hoedown is bigger than the president?
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Viziondetroit
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:13 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I see coast guard flying around as well from my office.

Maybe it's another Hoffa lead :-D lol
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Detroitstar
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:14 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

lol Vizion. My dad has been convinced for years that he's in the foundation of the Ren Cen.
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Southwestmap
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There's a convention of Judges in the Hotel. Unsure if they are Federal Judges or what. FBI is guarding, too.
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Viziondetroit
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:17 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Detroitstar,

My dad told me the same thing when I was a lil younger that he thinks he is in the foundation... who knows, lol. Man that would get messy if they decided to dig lol
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Southwestmap
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Its the 6th Circuit Court.
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Awfavre
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:22 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, Southwestmap. That explains it!
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Viziondetroit
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:26 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Doesn't seem worthy of coast guard patrol etc..

I can see a few cops or something, but I not the CG and FBI etc...
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Dmb
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 12:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Kwame probably just wanted to go to Zoup in the basement of the ren cen for lunch today. You can never be too careful when it comes to hizzoner.
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93typhoon
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Kinda weird - back during the election the CG boats were not overtly armed during Kerry and Bush visits, but they did escort small boats away from the ren cen.
During the all star game and the Superboal the CG boats were armed with m-60s.
The CG chopper goes by the ren cen a couple times a day every day.
I saw potential FBI/SS agents last week, armed, dark suits, little communication things in their ears wandering the inside of the ren cen.
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Susanarosa
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 1:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


quote:

I saw potential FBI/SS agents last week, armed, dark suits, little communication things in their ears wandering the inside of the ren cen.




That was only Bobby Ferguson.
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Southwestmap
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Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 2:50 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I imagine that Federal judges are sometimes assassination targets in the US just as they are in Iraq. perhaps the FBI has a tip.
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Smogboy
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Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 1:55 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I know some people are bothered by the presence of armed boats and security like this but it really doesn't rattle me that much. I was just in NYC recently and saw officers armed to the teeth near the subway entrances/ exit and rather than being scared, it kind of offered me a slight sense of protection.

As it is, I think our waterways probably need a wee bit more of a presence to deter any would be dopes intent on causing trouble.
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Eastside
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Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 2:47 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They were practicing response to a dirty bomb attack.
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Pkatmsu
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Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 9:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Actually I heard that the security zone was due to a port security conference this week with all the heads of the Detroit Port Authority as well as top people of the USCG all in town this week.
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Bagman
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Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 9:38 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I was on the Ovation for their 1 year Anniversary Party Wed nite. I was the invited guest of a woman who's uncle happens to be a Federal Judge here in Detroit. We were told that the boat had not planed for the Judges Convention and was not allowed to leave the dock for the one hour tour that was part of the evening, and actually besides the free food the only reason I was going. The boat had to be escorted by the USCG and I was told they had placed censors in the water out in front of the Ren Cen.
On our way out we happened to run into the Uncle as he was leaving, he thought it was funny that they had all the security. He did say that 2 of the Supremes were there.
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Islandman
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Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I rode my bike through there yesterday and there were about 15 federal boys in olive drab (with matching satchels) by the water conferring. I could not tell what agency they were with.

They had a serious look about them and really cool sunglasses. That is all.
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Lowell
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Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006 - 12:35 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"Bigger than the President."

Shh... the Pope is arriving by submarine.

You heard it here first.
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Busterwmu
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Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 2:32 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

We would have to get security permission for loading and unloading at our Hart Plaza dock everytime we needed yo be up that way from Monday-Thuraday (I work for Diamond Jacks). Even if we were going upbound toward Belle Isle, we'd have to do an immediate turn around at the Hart Plaza dock, then go downbound out of the security perimeter and then down the middle of the river till we were up around the area of Tri-Centennial. Those Zodiacs look funny with mounted guys on the fore and aft decks. It was not a problem for us to go around their zone.

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