Logistics

Notice: April 18, 2013, 2:45 p.m. EDT
Media Advisory: Press Briefing

Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office Richard DesLauriers, United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz, and FBI JTTF law enforcement partners will hold a press briefing today, April 18, regarding the Boston Marathon investigation, at 5:00 p.m. at The Sheraton Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Third Floor, Commonwealth Ballroom, Boston. Valid media credentials are required for admittance. Press release

Whether you're planning a large or small event, or moving equipment, or coordinating research or product development, or investigating a crime, it's all a matter of logistics. With regard to the Boston Marathon bombing, authorities need to coordinate their investigation among a wide variety of organizations, people, places and services. It's not an easy job. And while there's been progress, you can still help. Any and all of you.

If you have visual images, video, and/or details regarding the explosions along the Boston Marathon route and elsewhere, e-mail them to boston@ic.fbi.gov. No piece of information or detail is too small.

You can also call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, with information.

Here are some general thoughts:

• If you were there, or if you were walking through the area where the attacks occurred - even if it was an hour or three before the explosion - you could be helpful. Even if you were there for hours, and during, the incident and took pictures along with all your friends, don't hold back submitting any for analysis. Criminal investigators often take pictures of the same scene from multiple angles because differences in light, shadows, perspective and even reflections change as the angle changes, sometimes revealing information or evidence that was overlooked before._[more]
• If you weren't "there" but heard or saw anything that made you go "hmmmm" with regard to the marathon prior to the incident - particularly if whatever you heard or saw came immediately to mind once the incident occurred - then you can help.
• Above all, please be sure that you source anything you hear about the investigation or findings very carefully - "loose lips sinks ships" was a phrase from WWII, but it applies here. Inaccurate reports and misinformation can have serious unintended consequences.

  Two days after the outrage, an element of confusion entered the hunt for the perpetrator of one of the worst attacks on American soil, at least in public. The day was characterised by swirling media speculation, first of a positive identification of a suspect, then of an imminent arrest, and finally of an actual arrest, which was swiftly proven to be wrong.

  Denying there had been an arrest, the FBI released a statement warning the media against the "unintended consequences" of inaccurate reporting.

  Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick cautioned against expecting an early conclusion to the investigation. "They are making progress, but it's going to take time," he said. "It's going to be slow; it's going to be methodical."

  Hop over the orange pastry for some more.