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    Briefcases cause scare at Boehner's Ohio office

    WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — Police are seeking information about three briefcases with attached handwritten signs that were left outside an Ohio office of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's (BAY'-nur). The briefcases were demolished by a bomb squad as a precaution.

    West Chester Township police say the cases found Sunday morning appeared to have been meant as a political statement. Each had a single handwritten sign. One read "Jobs," the second "Oil" and the third "Gas." There was nothing dangerous inside them.

    Police say they don't have any suspects and are working with Boehner's office.

    The district office has been the site of several protests about various issues in recent weeks.

    Boehner spokeswoman Brittany Bramell says that investigators' "vigilance and efforts" are appreciated, but she declined Monday to discuss details of the incident and investigation.

     

    225 comments

    • Jasper  •  9 mths ago
      "Suspects"??? Sounds like a clear political statement, nothing more. The police and FBI and other federal agencies are turning us into a police state.
      • thomas 9 mths ago
        because these guys like boehner know that America is waking up to their treasonist actd
    • Flash Bazbo  •  9 mths ago
      I bet there was work in that briefcase. I'm sure that thought of doing work scared the hell out of Boehner. He's not called the laziest man in Washington for nothing.
    • cowboys!  •  9 mths ago
      Better go ahead and spend an obscene amount of money finding the person who left these... obviously there's nothing better to do with money now days!
      • Insertnamehere 9 mths ago
        I guess they could use it to buy and expensive ass bus and take a three state tour.
      • cowboys! 9 mths ago
        lol, I think they're already doing that. Obviously we have no need to spend money on anything worth while anymore. Just keep passing it around between super rich folks.
    • Jeffrey  •  9 mths ago
      You've got to be kidding me!!! That was your work order!!!!
    • Sarah Peggy hill palin  •  9 mths ago
      I guess John already picked up the briefcase that read "skin bronzer & fake tan cream"
    • S  •  9 mths ago
      Whats the crime here? Littering?
    • Do Something Right  •  9 mths ago
      It really read, NEED COLD BEER
      • cicero 9 mths ago
        For Boehner's sake it should have said, need MORE cold beer! I think he has been drunk since he's been the speaker. Maybe before!
    • sean  •  9 mths ago
      the briefcases will be handy for lugging around all the lobbyist bribes
      • DM 9 mths ago
        Sean, look at Democrat Patty Murray out of WA state, her whole staff are former lobbyists
      • CERR 9 mths ago
        John Kyl was and will be again after retirement.
    • KT  •  9 mths ago
      He probably didn't recognize a brief case since that usually contains work. He's really only familiar with golf bags.
    • West County  •  9 mths ago
      Suspects? For what crime? Leaving a briefcase. Wow, not another serial briefcase putter downer. The cases should have been donated to a Lawyer Homeless Shelter.
    • B  •  9 mths ago
      I am sure 1 was payment from lobbyists, 1 was tanning oil, and 1 was his anal lube.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  9 mths ago
      I guess the people are really sick of Boner and his den of theives!
    • Ccapncrunch  •  9 mths ago
      It was all the money from lobbyist.
    • whocares  •  9 mths ago
      Heck-- just his tanning tables that he packed and took home with him for the break.
    • Michael DiZazzo  •  9 mths ago
      That's because nobody in John Boehner's office had ever seen a briefcase before. They get their bribes in paper lunch bags.
    • GP  •  9 mths ago
      Suspects? Why, nothing illegal was done!
    • fiddlefire  •  9 mths ago
      Geezus....a briefcase usually signifies that someone is going to transport information somewhere to do some work. I can really see where the word "work" would scare the crap out of congressmen!
    • DAD  •  9 mths ago
      Boner already took the money out of them just set them in the hall to be refilled .
    • HBC13  •  9 mths ago
      So Boner is a little paranoid! I sure hope he's paying for the police to blow up that stuff, I dont think it was in the budget deal! Small government means you should pay for this kind of stuff out of your own pocket and not have some over paid government worker with a great pension do it for you.
    • Bb  •  9 mths ago
      What idiot needed two separate briefcases for gas and oil?
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