Bystander calls cops on news crew and their 'suspicious white truck'

Seriously.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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Reporter Homa Bash and her cameraman were reporting in Plano, Texas, near school on Wednesday afternoon when someone phoned the police. Bash tweeted about the incident, stating that the cops were called because a "hispanic-looking woman & black man with a suspicious white truck & camera" were near a school.

Seriously.

The tweet has since racked up more than 31,000 retweets at the time of writing.


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Other people and even reporters weighed in, stating that they had shared similar experiences.

Bash noted that she is Indian, not Hispanic.

Bash also thanked the Plano Police Department for their handling of the matter.

Unfortunately, her live shoot had another major issue. Bash accidentally stood on an anthill while reporting. Ouch.

Mashable has reached out to Bash for additional information and comments.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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