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Seattle Public Utilities Does Not Negotiate With Terrorists Extortionists
posted by on November 4 at 15:18 PM
An employee for a garbage company that contracts with Seattle Public Utilities says he’s being extorted after losing a set of master keys used to gain access to dumpsters across the city.
According to a police report filed on October 29th, the garbage company employee received a call from a man who told him he’d found the ring of keys said he’d return them if the city paid him $100.
“We don’t pay ransom,” says Seattle Public Utilities spokesman Andy Ryan. “He said ‘no money no keys’ and we turned it over to [SPD]. They’re not marked so there’s no way he can know what they go to.”
The police report says a detective was able to track the alleged extortionist’s cell phone, but police were unable to locate the man.
The garbage company is contacting building managers to let them know that the security of their trash may have been compromised.
"They’re not marked so there’s no way he can know what they go to.”
Oh - so thats what these keys are for. Thanks for the tip, guys!
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If "They’re not marked so there’s no way he can know what they go to,” then how did the guy know who to call to demand money?
So all SPD has to do is stake out the dumpsters around all the ritziest and most data-sensitive institutions in Seattle and watch for a guy trying 100 keys against the lock.
Or if they traced the cell phone, they should also have the guys name, address, and SSN; even prepays sometimes have that information.
screw data-sensitive information, i want the key to the crossroads tradin co dumpster. why'd they have to go and put a lock on that motherfucker?