IWA Sunday, April 1, 2007
Hey folks,
It’s Sunday, time for the IWA. Is there ANY doubt at all who the IWA is this week?
A television reporter who says she was doing an undercover investigation into security at hospital maternity wards was arrested after walking into a nursery with a large bag and asking questions about child abduction security.
The arrest came a few weeks after a baby was snatched from a Lubbock hospital by a woman in hospital scrubs who allegedly hid the newborn in her purse.
Cecelia Lynn Coy-Jones, 33, a reporter for NBC affiliate KCBD-TV in Lubbock, was dressed in a similar way and carrying a large red bag when she entered Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo on Tuesday evening.
OK stop. This right here is fine. This right here could even be considered a laudable attempt to protect the security and safety of our newborns. But that would be if she stopped here.
Her questions in the nursery area set off "alarm bells" with security personnel who confronted her, Amarillo police Sgt. Randy TenBrink said. Coy-Jones then identified herself and told security officers she was trying to see how long it would take for them "to respond to a suspicious person," he said.
It was not clear how long she was in Northwest hospital before she was noticed. Police were called, and Coy-Jones was ordered to leave.
So everything is OK. Right? She could have went back to the station and told them what happened. Write her report and then make a phone call. She could have let the authorities, that would be the Police who’s sole job is to respond to a call, know what was going on. The Hospitals are responsible for making the call. Then, if legit, they would be aware when the call came in.
But, what did she do?
About 20 minutes later, security personnel at nearby Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital notified an off-duty officer that a woman was asking "odd" questions about security as she stood near a large nursery window, TenBrink said.
The reporter again identified herself and was arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated kidnapping, TenBrink said.
Coy-Jones was arraigned on two charges of attempted aggravated kidnapping Wednesday and was released after posting a $10,000 bond. Each second-degree felony charge carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years and a fine up to $10,000.
"We didn't see the humor in this test," TenBrink said. "We don't know that's who she really is, the hospital staff doesn't know that's who she really is."
Dan Jackson, KCBD general manager, said the station was doing an undercover investigation to see what security measures hospitals and maternity wards were taking after "recent infant kidnappings in Lubbock by individuals posing as nurses."
Dan, again, you should have let the authorities know before hand. That would have been helpful, don’t ya think? But even if the Station "SAID" they were going to do it, if it were I Cecelia, you know, the one that stood the chance of getting arrested? I would have contacted the authorities myself.
Congratulations Ceclia, for not just following commonsense, and getting arrested for suspicion of attempted kidnaping, you ARE the Idiot of the Week. But think of it this way, you found out that security is working just fine.{Smile}
Peter
Hey folks,
It’s Sunday, time for the IWA. Is there ANY doubt at all who the IWA is this week?A television reporter who says she was doing an undercover investigation into security at hospital maternity wards was arrested after walking into a nursery with a large bag and asking questions about child abduction security.
The arrest came a few weeks after a baby was snatched from a Lubbock hospital by a woman in hospital scrubs who allegedly hid the newborn in her purse.Cecelia Lynn Coy-Jones, 33, a reporter for NBC affiliate KCBD-TV in Lubbock, was dressed in a similar way and carrying a large red bag when she entered Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo on Tuesday evening.
OK stop. This right here is fine. This right here could even be considered a laudable attempt to protect the security and safety of our newborns. But that would be if she stopped here.
Her questions in the nursery area set off "alarm bells" with security personnel who confronted her, Amarillo police Sgt. Randy TenBrink said. Coy-Jones then identified herself and told security officers she was trying to see how long it would take for them "to respond to a suspicious person," he said.
It was not clear how long she was in Northwest hospital before she was noticed. Police were called, and Coy-Jones was ordered to leave.
So everything is OK. Right? She could have went back to the station and told them what happened. Write her report and then make a phone call. She could have let the authorities, that would be the Police who’s sole job is to respond to a call, know what was going on. The Hospitals are responsible for making the call. Then, if legit, they would be aware when the call came in.
But, what did she do?
About 20 minutes later, security personnel at nearby Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital notified an off-duty officer that a woman was asking "odd" questions about security as she stood near a large nursery window, TenBrink said.
The reporter again identified herself and was arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated kidnapping, TenBrink said.
Coy-Jones was arraigned on two charges of attempted aggravated kidnapping Wednesday and was released after posting a $10,000 bond. Each second-degree felony charge carries a possible prison term of up to 20 years and a fine up to $10,000.
"We didn't see the humor in this test," TenBrink said. "We don't know that's who she really is, the hospital staff doesn't know that's who she really is."
Dan Jackson, KCBD general manager, said the station was doing an undercover investigation to see what security measures hospitals and maternity wards were taking after "recent infant kidnappings in Lubbock by individuals posing as nurses."
Dan, again, you should have let the authorities know before hand. That would have been helpful, don’t ya think? But even if the Station "SAID" they were going to do it, if it were I Cecelia, you know, the one that stood the chance of getting arrested? I would have contacted the authorities myself.
Congratulations Ceclia, for not just following commonsense, and getting arrested for suspicion of attempted kidnaping, you ARE the Idiot of the Week. But think of it this way, you found out that security is working just fine.{Smile}
Peter
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