Big Green Bus

I got an email from Cynthia Gregory, who some of you know as half of Savage Eye Productions and the Angel who built the set for Sweetie Tanya.
It was about an event that happened in the Twin Cities. The low-down is that the "Permibus," a large green bus that tours the country making demonstrations about solar panels, composting, and hydroponic farming was pulled over by no fewer than NINE police cars. No reason was given for pulling them over and taking their vehicle (which is also their home) away from them other than "routine traffic stop" and "we need to see if this is vehicle is being used for commercial purposes".

Here's a short article by the Twin Cities Daily Planet. This is a much longer article from Twin Cities Indymedia, which is what Cynthia forwarded me in the first place.

Now call me crazy, but my understanding was that you couldn't pull over a bus and impound it for "potential later search and seizure" without a search warrant. The family was left with all their animals on the side of the road while the cops left with their vehicle and home. No arrests, and no explanations, just nine cars full of cops and vague responses.

I honestly don't know what to make of this, but it seems like something that can't be allowed to slip under the radar, so I'm posting about it. I'd post the police's side of the story, but so far they authorities haven't made a statement.