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, FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) t . Lingo Reveals Probe Under. Way State Troopers are investiga ing in i t i ‘ O ae OY Mee "Home Here~ f Wiretapped . ing a case of Birmingham, according to Pub-| lic Safety Director Albert ‘J. Colonel Lingo said yesterday a’ wiretapping device has | found attached to the telephone lines at a home in Birmingham. He declined to say exactly where for fear of hindering a| Pending investigation and to! Spare the wiretape victims the| Possibility of receiving crank Phone calls. It was the third wiretapping case uncovered in| bama in two months, accord-, ing to Lingo. He said “bugging”; devices have been found at an-: other house in Birmingham and in a state office building in Montgomery. “i Don’t Have Privacy “It looks like people don’t have any privacy any more,” said the State Troopers head. He declined to reveal who was “bugged” in the other two cases. He identified the subjects whose telephone was tapped in the new| case simply as “private citizens of Birmingham.” Lingo declined to say whether there is any connection suspect- ed between any of the three cases. He said he has a lead in the| new wiretapping case and said State Troopers are near seizing) a suspect, .. ~~ - Had Transmitter He said the device involved in the latest wiretapping in-| stance is a self-containg! trans- mitter about two and ‘one-half inches long and about one inch wide. a - He said the unit,-found con- } Nected to telephone lines behind] | a wall, was capable of sending a | signal to a receiver in a nearby ‘car or house which could “pick up everything that is said on’ that telephone.” Lingo pointed out that state law provides a penalty of $500 and six months in jail for a , Bervortound. gull Wire tapping. (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) PAGE ONE BIRMINGHAM POST- HERALD Date: 8/15/64 Edition: FINAL Author: Editor: Title: "HOME HERE WIRETAP! Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Birminghan Being Investigated PE satel ASF fB WS] » ENCLOSURE te