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bill, booby trap, domestic terrorism, law, News, north carolina, sabotage, Spike, spike strip, spikes, sylva, terrorism, trail sabotage - April 29, 2017

Domestic Terrorism Bill Introduced in North Carolina Due to Spikes Planted in Trail

Back in February, a trail runner was impaled by a deliberately-planted spike at Pinnacle Park in Sylva, North Carolina. Now, local lawmakers have introduced a domestic terrorism bill that would qualify spiking a trail as an act of terrorism, according to a report on WLOS.com. Many folks thought I was being facetious when I asked, “Are Trail …

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Punji Stake Trap Discovered in the UK

Update: Twelve50 has just released an update: The stakes are there from when the forest was planted and weren’t manufactured with the sole intention of being taken to the hill to inflict harm. The offending posts have now been removed. They were originally taken from a jump which is now unsafe. This jump will be …

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Update: Suspect Located in Trail Vandalism Case in Eagle

According to VailDaily.com, law enforcement officials have identified a suspect in the recent instance of trail vandalism in Eagle. However, the suspect’s name has not been released. According to the same article, the nail board was actually found on an unofficial user-created trail that isn’t an official part of the Eagle trail system. According to …

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Advocacy, booby trap, terrorism, video - August 23, 2016

Update: According to BLM, Wire Across Trail in Fruita Not a Booby Trap

According to the Bureau of Land Management, the wire found strung across a trail in Fruita, CO was not a booby trap. Rather, according to a Facebook post distributed by mountain bike advocacy groups in the area, “it was an old electric fence that took the rider down, not a malicious booby trap. Fences and remains …

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Trail Terrorism on 2 Colorado Trails this Week: 18 Road, Fruita and Hartman Rocks, Gunnison

Unfortunately, we have two acts of trail terrorism to report this week, to remind our readers to stay safe and alert while out there on the trail. Both of them come from my home state of Colorado. Wire at 18 Road, Fruita Update: August 22, 2016 at 1:56pm MDT According to the Bureau of Land Management, the wire …

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