# What's the Dope on Ali Stevenson

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-ali-stevenson/657594 "2013-05-06T02:19:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-ali-stevenson/657594/1 "2013-05-06T02:19:08Z")

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[http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx](http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx)

In this Local TV news segment Ali Stevenson who regularly runs marathons describes unusual police presence and public announcement about police exercise just prior to Boston marathon start.

I tried to find more about this guy but all “leads” lead to non-mainstream media.

Can Dope set me straight?

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-ali-stevenson/657594/2 "2013-05-06T03:12:43Z")

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> [@newcomer](#):
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> [Mobile News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News](http://www.local15tv.com/mostpopular/story/UM-Coach-Bomb-Sniffing-Dogs-Spotters-on-Roofs/BrirjAzFPUKKN8z6eSDJEA.cspx)
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> In this Local TV news segment Ali Stevenson who regularly runs marathons describes unusual police presence and public announcement about police exercise just prior to Boston marathon start.
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> I tried to find more about this guy but all “leads” lead to non-mainstream media.
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> Can Dope set me straight?

I think this guy was discussed in another thread. Consensus was he was an idiot.

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dope-on-ali-stevenson/657594/3 "2013-05-06T20:02:15Z")

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> I stumbled across this interview from a local TV station in Mobile, AL in which a college cross country coach who was in Boston with his wife for the race, talks about the experience. ...