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		fy20 on Aug 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Police find electronic signal-jamming device insid... In this case the device was operating for months (blocking emergency frequencies?!?!) before they bothered to look for the source. Something on a timer would be much harder to discover due to the intermittent nature.

Crosseye_Jack on Aug 29, 2021 | [–]

> In the last week, it had gotten worse with residents reporting disruptions to Wi-Fi, satellite and cell phone service.

I read that to be “They only started looking for it once it started pissing people off”.

theshrike79 on Aug 29, 2021 | [–]

Trip a bunch of these in a city during Superbowl. Whoo boy.

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