Police stand-off lasts 7 hours in Washington State
 

Well I had some fun today! Had a police stand-off at my apartment complex!! wee!!

It all started at around 11am. A man I had never met...a nutball...who lived at the building behind me kicked his medical people (he'd had a stroke last year) out of his apartment. Well they noticed what seemed to be the makings of a pipe bomb so they called the cops.

The ATF, Bomb Squad, and Homeland Security were all there. At around 2pm they cut off the power to the buildings. I had some fun watching the whole thing from my neighbor's place above me. We had a bit of a block party watching the cops try to catch this guy for hours. There were news copters and vans all over the place!

There were 3 instances where they could have jumped the guy. 3 times he went out of his apartment (one time to get a cell phone to talk to the negotiators...but they shot at him with rubber bullets). They even got this robot that looked like Short Circuit and gave him the cell phone that way. :roll:

After they caught the guy and hauled him away in an ambulance they took out the pipe bombs (there was a big one and a small one) and set em up to detonate. I wanted to watch em explode but wasn't allowed to. They told us to evacuate the building...15 min later we heard a loud boom and they told us we could return.

Well a bunch of us went to the scene of the crime and we got to talk to the ATF guys and watched em clean up the scene. I even got to pet the bomb sniffing dog! The pipe bombs had shrapnel in em. So this guy really wanted to hurt someone. oi :ohwell:

So if any of ya turn on the news...just take a listen in to the goings on of good ole Lakewood, Washington. U just might see where I live! :o

I'll post the pictures we took as soon as they're developed!

:o Wow, Raph's Girl! You've had quite a day! Glad to know you weren't hurt during all of that.

Is anyone else seeing the irony that Raph's Girl is a part of the news she is reporting? :lol:

Still, I'm glad you and everyone in your apartment is okay. I would hate to imagine what would have happened if he managed to set off those things undetected... *shudders*

Well hey... a good reporter must get into the story...so it really helps when said story is right next door! :lol:

I should try and collect all the news footage that involves me. Last time I was on the news was 7 years ago at the first Ratapalooza (major big domestic rat show here) in Seattle. I stood right next to a woman that FOX News interviewed.

And OMG...this article i found on the incident is SOOO false it's funny.

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stori....40eb2c49.html

Particularly this part:
That's a load of bull! They didn't even try to take him into custody! He walked out of his apartment 3 times! One time he walked out to the middle of the parking lot, showed up his hands that he wasn't armed, talked to them for like 5 min, and then walked back into his apartment! Seriously! They could have caught the guy right there! They could have tackled him or sent the dog on him at least! :roll:

Glad you weren't hurt or anything. Heh must of been interesting to watch though. Not that you guys would of had much else to do without power. :embarass: