That is freaky.

Now, anyone who's seen Spinal Tap knows that weird things happen to wireless equipment in and around USAF bases. There's mention of McChord AFB in the article, and there is (or was) a Special Tactics Squadron there (think commandos who can also direct traffic in and out of O'Hare. Or Saddam International.) So, they'd have some nice radio toys, I bet.

And the other interesting bit is about keeping the kids (including a teenaged daughter) out of school. So, here's my notion (provided it isn't a hoax perpetrated by the families themselves:) some alienated (but aren't they all) teen-aged kid, probably a guy, probably bright, has gotten his hands on some of Mom or Dad's work toys, and is having a grand old time of it, raising Merry Hell and fucking with people he knows and very much dislikes.

Either that, or Kevin Mitnick is bored again.

CONFIDENTIAL TO 'RESTRICTED' IN WA: Knock it off before the FCC shows up.

People have known how to exploit phones like that for at least six or seven years, and when you consider bluetooth security flaws, MMS vulnerabilities, and Firmware-Over-The-Air update capability in phones, it's easy to imagine how a kid could do this without having access to Mom or Dad's work toys.

"RESTRICTED" in WA is really going to regret this stupid shit when he gets caught, I think.

cmonkey makes an excellent, much more plausible conjecture, but fails to mention Spinal Tap.

Life is a mixed bag, I guess.