Police in Florida are trying to solve a mystery surrounding a man arrested with a enormous stash of fake military, law enforcement and medical paraphernalia including federal badges, police radios and even a full NASA flight suit and helmet.
In all, Roy Antigua had about 200 suspicious items when he was arrested earlier this month, said James Steffens, chief of the New Port Richey Police Department.
The cache found in Antigua's two homes and Cadillac Escalade included diplomatic license plates, dozens of fake identification cards from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Defense, CIA and NASA. The suspect also had access badges to hospitals around Florida, doctor and nurse scrubs, a respiratory technician badge, police blue lights and access stickers to Coast Guard bases around Florida, Steffens said.
Authorities are wondering if Antigua, 52, was a frequent guest at costume parties or if he was hatching something sinister.
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Let me introduce myself: My name is Bond, James Bond!
Exactly!
Can I post the word "fetish" on this board?
Perhaps these items merely represent a victimless deviation.
Why do the police consider this man a suspect of anything? And just how do they know he collects these oddities in the first place? It's creepy to think that just anyone can be scrutinized like this without real cause.
@ M:
"Police in Florida" heard somebody say that where there's smoke, there's fire.
Authorities are wondering if he was a frequent guest at costume parties? Seriously? They have that many costume parties that he would need A huge stash of fake IDs?
Like, if your mom caught you with a fake ID when you were in HS she would think victimless deviation or that she was over-scrutinizing you....or that you were going to a costume party.
@ Philip, 9:04:
My Mom caught me with worse.
Smirk...
He's a spy.
Going to a costume party as a diplomatic license plate?
Novel costume.
He was OBVIOUSLY up to something, and by the looks of it, something not so good. Just how bad his intentions are remain to be seen. (and all of our moms caught us doing worse, @Joey. Some moms laughed, others took disciplinary action)
I vote sinister.
Surplus?
I just tried to post something about the A team (George Peppard as Hannibal Smith) but it didn't post. I don't feel mike micro analyzing every word. But it was pretty darn clever.
I wish we could have been recievers of that clever remark.lol Moderation h3ll is h3ll.
"The suspect also had access badges to hospitals around Florida"
Maybe "Desmondo" was just trying to find the one-armed man who killed his wife.
Just when I finally decide to become a crook someone else ups the ante. Go figure right?
seem like my rants always get deleted...lol
Lmao @ Rascal, not always! 😉 just often enough to keep you humble lol.