The Clarion-Ledger – by Therese Apel
A Jackson County woman caught allegedly burglarizing cars in the parking lot of her children’s school who then told police that she was actually hunting terrorists has been given a $5,000 bond.
Lisa Carol Roche, 41, of Hurley, told police she was “looking for ISIS terrorists” when she was found allegedly taking sunglasses and other items out of cars at East Central High School late last week, said Jackson County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Curtis Speirs.
He said authorities became aware that something was wrong on Thursday when a school resource officer was notified that students were missing personal items from their vehicles, such as high dollar sunglasses.
Speirs said authorities checked out security tapes and saw Roche dropping her children off at school, “then she’d cruise the parking lot, checking vehicles and popping door handles to see if they were open.”
On Friday, police were there when she started her canvas of the parking lot.
“Then we followed her and stopped her. She drove into Alabama before she was stopped,” Speirs said. “She had one pair of sunglasses a student had described down to a scuff on one of the lenses.”
When police asked her what she had been doing, she told them that she had seen media reports that ISIS was infiltrating the United States. She said she wanted to make sure none of them were hiding in cars in the school parking lot.
“We have no reports of terrorist threats through the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI or anything in Jackson County, but if you think there’s terrorist activity, please report it to your local law enforcement,” Speirs said. “Don’t try to become a one-woman war against terrorism waged in the parking lot of the local schools.”
Roche was charged with commercial burglary of an automobile.
Roche has no military or intelligence background, but she has been previously arrested for misdemeanor careless driving, felony embezzlement and felony burglary, according to Speirs.
“That’s her training,” he said. “That’s her expertise.”
Roche faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if she’s convicted of commercial burglary.
Last month, a story circulated the internet that there were four possible terrorists arrested for surveillance of area schools in Lamar County and Hattiesburg.
When asked about possible threats in Mississippi, however, FBI spokeswoman Deborah Madden sent a statement from FBI Headquarters that said, “The FBI is unaware of any specific, credible threats to Mississippi or anywhere in the U.S. at this time. The FBI works around the clock with our partners in the law enforcement community to share and assess information. As always, we encourage the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activities to your local police or the FBI.”
“The FBI is unaware of any specific, credible threats to Mississippi or anywhere in the U.S. at this time”. Wait a minute, didn’t the FBI just say that there is a high risk of a domestic attack? Left hand, meet right hand. Get yer shat together.