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HPD: Man jammed police radios with racism, profanity

07:13 AM CST on Tuesday, February 13, 2007

From 11 News staff reports

Houston police arrested a man who they said has jammed their radios with racist remarks and profanity.

Michael McCollum was arrested after a year-long investigation.

Police said he repeatedly used a ham radio to interrupt police transmissions. The FCC tracked the signal and helped find him.

Police also arrested Larry Lewis, who they said was connected to the illegal broadcasts. He was found in a stolen car.

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