http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/15566757.htm Associated Press Sep. 20, 2006 TAMPA, Fla. - The military was reviewing security procedures Wednesday after two teens managed to drive a stolen car through a security checkpoint and onto MacDill Air Force Base, which houses key command centers in the U.S. war on terrorism. Air Force spokesman Lt. Larry van der Oord declined to say how the teens managed to get through the base's security checkpoint, which is manned by armed guards. "There will be an investigation and they will look at everything," van der Oord said. Tampa police first tried to stop the white Chrysler before dawn on Wednesday but did not pursue it, instead notifying other officers to watch for it. Officers reported the car moving at high speed across town until it ran through one of the gates at MacDill. Military police allowed Tampa officers onto the base to pursue the car, and the base's own security forces were also alerted. The pursuit ended when the teens, driving with their lights off on the base's main road, slammed into a Tampa police cruiser. MacDill houses both the U.S. Central Command, which oversees forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and U.S. Special Operations Command, the coordination center for elite military units such as the Green Berets and Navy SEALs. Police arrested Davaraye Mungin, 16, of Tampa, and Damia Bowie, 16, on a host of felony charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer and grand theft auto. Police said federal charges also were possible. The teens suffered minor injuries in the crash. It was not immediately known if they had attorneys. _________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News store! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org
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