tampering

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Despite identifying himself as a fellow officer, he said the gang cops who responded to the scene still treated him like he was a suspect and accused him of tampering with evidence, which he denied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Temperature readings at a Paris airport earned a mystery trader $21,000—and sparked a probe into alleged tampering with a weather station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The French meteorology agency has filed a police complaint over suspected tampering with its data-processing system after a Polymarket bettor won big on an unusual temperature reading.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It claimed the MSC Francesca was linked to Israel and accused both of “jeopardizing maritime security by operating without necessary permits and tampering with navigation systems.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Do you think she knows we did a little tampering with it?”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool