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Pro-Occupy Doctor Arrested With ‘Large Amounts’ of Bomb-Making Materials

Nov. 18, 2012 5:38pm Erica Ritz

Occupy Wall Street Doctor Roberto Rivera Arrested With Bomb Making Chemicals

Occupy Wall Street protestors march towards Times Square the day after they successfully resisted a potential eviction from their camp in Zuccotti Park, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in New York. (AP File Photo)

Over the weekend the Associated Press reported that large amounts of bomb-making materials were found in the home of unemployed New Jersey doctor Roberto Rivera.

Little was known about the man initially, but multiple sources are now saying he was prominently affiliated with the controversial Occupy Wall Street movement.

ABC News writes that the 60-year-old doctor’s home was searched Friday after police received a tip that he was in possession of hazardous and explosive materials, and though they didn’t get into specifics, police said they found a large amount of a chemical typically used in the creation of bombs.

Not only that, but they also found “several other precursor chemicals commonly used in the making of explosive devices,” according to a press release from Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. Rivera was also in possession of a number of assault rifles, other firearms and a stun gun, the release adds.

Occupy Wall Street sympathizers protest (subject not pictured). (AP File Photo)

Rivera even appeared in a Bloomberg News slideshow for Occupy Wall Street, holding a sign that reads “+ Washington Square Park, Too!!!”

The New York Post has more, adding that Rivera has a second home in Yonkers:

“I’m glad that at last the youth of America is able to stand on two feet and take a position that millions of people around the world have taken that they will not be intimidated by the capitalist free-market paradigm and they will fight against gross inequality in distribution of income and assets,” Rivera told Bloomberg News in October 2011.

Rivera also told the Tribeca Trib that he was a volunteer medic who walked around Zuccotti providing medical aid to those in need.

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Neighbors in Ridgewood said Rivera, who lives there with his girlfriend, had a combative personality and would cut people off while riding his bike around town.

“He just sneered at me,” said Elizabeth Western.

“He’s just one of those guys who just goes against everything.” [Emphasis added]

Rivera faces six charges according to ABC, including possession of a destructive device and recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury or damage. His bail has been set at $1 million.

Occupy Wall Street representative Bill Dobbs, meanwhile, denied any knowledge of Rivera to ABC, and insisted the movement is committed to non-violence.

WeaselZippers sarcastically concluded: “If this guy was a Tea Partier this would be front-page news.”

(H/T: Gateway Pundit)

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Comments (42)

betterpart
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 3:54am
Likely one of those meth-saturated ‘street doctors’. Real typical.

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- Wolf
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 8:32am
  So just what ‘crime’ is this man guilty of?
  
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- Balpit
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 4:59pm
  “Rivera faces six charges according to ABC, including possession of a destructive device and recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury or damage.”
  
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pwatkins
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:24am
An Obamacare doctor I’m sure. Get ready grandmas bc if the death panel fails due to being exposed these docs will just blow your azz outta bed and make you become taxpayers to spread your wealth to the chosen.

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blackyb
Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:02am
Is it me or do those protesters look a bit “off?” Look at their faces, something is just not normal.

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judyaz
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 11:07pm
Remember your Hippocratic oath, doctor!

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- blackyb
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 12:01am
  He thought it was the Hypocrit(ic) oath. Somone needs to cue him in.
  
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txn4justice
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 9:23pm
The notion that he sneered at folks……. Is really scary………..Like Snidely Whiplash (Snidely K. ‘Whip’ Whiplash — is the arch-villain opposing Dudley Do-Right in the tongue-in-cheek Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties. A TV- Saturday Morning Cartoon)

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JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 8:27pm
Every aspect of this OWS is connected to violence of one form or another. I recall Nancy Pelosi and others in Government backing this dark movement.

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longknifed
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 7:27pm
OWS is just a controlled opposition made to illegitimize grassroots movements…it worked. Standing in front of skyscrapers screaming about capitalism? Why not corporatism?

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repairsea
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 7:16pm
Now don’t jump to conclusions. This is a peaceful, loving occupier. One of George Soro’s people.

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- longknifed
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 7:28pm
  I think that Asian guy was in Harold and Kumar
  
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barber2
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:54pm
Any surprise ? Bill Ayers, our 60s bomb -making, anti-American terrorist, fully supports the anti-capitalist Occupy Movement ! Isn’t that just special ? Maybe old Billy is giving them lessons . Those Chicago boys are quite the little group of anti-capitalist trouble-makers . Billy is such an interesting one because his daddy was one of those nasty ” rich ” people. Maybe Billy didn’t like his daddy which turned him into the anti-capitalist , bomb-making terrorist he became. So many angry people out there today. So much hate.

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- mikem1969
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 7:09pm
  No surprise here, terrorists and violence 90% of the time come from the left. Little hitler, piglousy, scary reid and pretty much the all of the lefty morons in congress stood behind these morons and are once again associated with terrorists. Impeach them all NOW.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 9:54pm
  MIKE: Agree. The American Left “organizes ” mobs of their Peanut Gallery Parrot Heads ; their international Lefty friends like to stir up the Black Block / anarchist ( hate all authority whether it be liberal or conservative ) crowd which is very destructive. Obama is difficult : he has unleashed a bunch of divisive ” anti-rich/ anti-conservative , old white guy ” rhetoric AT THE SAME TIME he has incensed many others with his abrupt ” change ” of traditional American practices like voter ID, citizenship tests, closed borders , and marriage between heterosexuals. Obama has not only lit a match , but thrown some incendiary material on to the fire. Bad combination.
  
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- Wolf
  Posted on November 19, 2012 at 8:36am
  What specific ‘crime’ is this man guilty of?
  I’m willing to bet I can walk into anyone’s house and find ‘bomb making supplies’, so that makes everyone a terrorist with intent.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:38pm
Geraldo has a brother?

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- Zipit
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:43pm
  Yeah Monk, and his name is Bill Kristol!
  
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tifosa
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:36pm
Gee, no mention of Occupy Sandy. Mysterious…

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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:34pm
The mad Dr. is a POS anarchist you know Barrys type of individual,the useful kind of idiot who’s usefulness when used up is disposed of.

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- DEFCON4
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:51pm
  @Slayer, Agreed, used-up with a million dollar bail, “bye-bye lard as$”…..
  
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Individualism
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:28pm
maybe it was a plot by the fbi like the muslim who was given stuff to blow up the federal reserve by the fbi than fbi stopped him.

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charles116
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:27pm
Rather a silly. meaningless connection.

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- barber2
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 7:04pm
  The photo of Zimmerman is offensive. That was Obama’s First Trial by Media. Then there was the phony video Trial By Media ( that one blew up big time ) and now we have the Left’s Anti-American military Trial By Media as they target their old hated man, General ” Be-tray-us.” Nothing like a bunch of Chicago politicians to ” change” America – for the worse.
  
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- charles116
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 10:46pm
  The evidence is in.
  ZImmy has abandoned ‘stand you ground’ defense.
  Do you do any reading?
  
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BlackCrow
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:21pm
Let the cities burn. They come out into the country we’ll take care of them.

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Metallicat
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:16pm
any relation of Geraldo?

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- Justthefactsmam
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:27pm
  It’s amazing that any attributites that people try to apply to the TEA party, usually always points back to the party making the accusations…
  
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kickagrandma
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:09pm
“Doctor” is a misnomer for this ah! he demeans the title. Perhaps it is not an M.D. but a phd, which would explain it.

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Vespucciland
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:03pm
Maybe he was just getting ready for an “Occupy Israel”, pro-palestinian, anti-capitalist, terrorist rally in New York sometime soon?

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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:02pm
4 more years of democrat misery.

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Mil Mom
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:57pm
Makes you wonder if he was there when bill ayers et al addressed the movement this summer or fall, (I’m not sure which it was.)

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Tri-ox
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:55pm
Just another obama operative, following orders.

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jungle J
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:55pm
We are surrounded by these types…don’t kid yourself…stay sane if you are.

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jakartaman
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:53pm
This is very hard to believe –
A doctor who is suppose to save lives and in a movement that wants to put humaity above profits.
Then of course he is just a wack job hater like most of the Occupier rabble – who are part of the taking class.

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- tj1961
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:07pm
  Che Guevara was a doctor!
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 9:42pm
  TJ: So was the infamous Nazi SS guy, Dr. Josef Mengele. The one who “experimented” on people. Arrogant atheists , like Mengele, have no moral problems with experimenting on their “inferiors” if it will benefit their agenda. Hope the young review this dude and the totalitarian, atheistic Nazis. If they think that ” Bible clingers ” are bad….wait until they see what the Bible haters are capable of doing !
  
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Elena2010
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:52pm
Ship his butt to Castro and see how he likes marxism then!

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spfoam1
Posted on November 18, 2012 at 5:46pm
How many times has this guy been to the white house lately? Sounds like Barry’s type, committed to non-violence, making those peace bombs.

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- CatB
  Posted on November 18, 2012 at 6:20pm
  Yes .. someone needs to check those records . .does sound like an Obama “brother”.
  
  Remember BENGHAZI!
  
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