There was one in the building that houses the lab where I did my graduate work a few years ago. There was some big international meeting of some sort going on in the next city over and a bunch of protesters showed up (naturally). Well, some came out to my university and had a big protest against genetically modified trees and the picked my building for their protest. A few of them came in the lobby and were shouting slogans. Another idiot put a U-lock (normally for bikes) around his neck and locked himself to the stairs while his buddy used climbing ropes to suspend himself in the middle of the stair well tied to a DNA sculpture that went from the bottom to the top floor. We had police with riot shields on all the floors keeping them out of the labs. It was rather amusing for those of us working there. The most unpleasant part was the smell--I don't think any of these protesters had showered in a long time.
How often do police standoffs happen at your job?
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I'm not really dangerous. Just misunderstood.
That happened a couple of times when I was at St. Margaret's. A nurse and an anesthesiologist (separate incidents).
This wasn't exactly a standoff, but one Saturday mid-morning I looked out my back window to see a cop standing in my backyard looking intently around. Then I saw more cops pass through with dogs. I went out and said "Hi" and asked him what was up. He brusquely explained that there had been an armed bank robbery down the street and the suspect was at large and that I should stay inside. So I did.
It was years after I graduated but there was a big police standoff at my old high school in April of 1999. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre
Some of you may have heard of it.
Some of you may have heard of it.
Years ago, when I worked at Hughes Aircraft, there was an incident on the ground level floor (I worked in the basement below that), but just after I left for the day. A "disgruntled aerospace employee" brought a gun in and shot either his boss or the secretary. Never did get the story. Seems there were a lot of people there, company security, local police, and "men in sunglasses." There were still drops of blood on the ground the next day.
There used to be armed guards at all entrances, but they were cut to save money. They put a few back after 9/11, I think; and a couple at the parking lot entrance.
There used to be armed guards at all entrances, but they were cut to save money. They put a few back after 9/11, I think; and a couple at the parking lot entrance.
there have been fights between customers a few times . . . it's walmart, big surprise
also, the cops have shown up for shoplifters (though our AP guys don't seem to catch very many)
and there was one time a customer's kid pulled the fire alarm and we had to evacuate the store . . . it was a very cold day
also, the cops have shown up for shoplifters (though our AP guys don't seem to catch very many)
and there was one time a customer's kid pulled the fire alarm and we had to evacuate the store . . . it was a very cold day
Junior year of high school, I was at an early breakfast with some other students it was Thespian "initiation day" which involved me getting woken up at 4 am and meeting up with the current Thespians and the incoming ones at a Perkins restaurant. Around the time we were all getting ready to leave we noticed some police activity in the neighboring Hardee's and before long a police presence formed in our restaurant and they asked that everyone move to the other end of the building.
Time passed, not much, maybe half-and-hour and I guess negotiations between the police and whatever was happening in the restaurant had progressed to the point where the attacker would allow us students to get to our cars and drive off, we were still escorted to our cars, one car group at a time, by armed and ready police officers. I believe at one point the police even brought in the battering-ram/tank/ATV truck.
Sort of exciting but also sort of boring and disappointing. In the Hardee's I guess the gunman was upset with his girlfriend/wife who was working there and was threatening to kill her and the customers in there if she didn't leave with him. No idea what ultimately happened there but I suspect he eventually gave up and allowed himself to be arrested the ATV going unused.
Time passed, not much, maybe half-and-hour and I guess negotiations between the police and whatever was happening in the restaurant had progressed to the point where the attacker would allow us students to get to our cars and drive off, we were still escorted to our cars, one car group at a time, by armed and ready police officers. I believe at one point the police even brought in the battering-ram/tank/ATV truck.
Sort of exciting but also sort of boring and disappointing. In the Hardee's I guess the gunman was upset with his girlfriend/wife who was working there and was threatening to kill her and the customers in there if she didn't leave with him. No idea what ultimately happened there but I suspect he eventually gave up and allowed himself to be arrested the ATV going unused.
Reminds me of a joke:
Neurotics build castles in the sky. Psychotics live in them. Psychiatrists collect the rent.
Just the one, that happened one year ago. Thankfully, it was my day off. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3895702...urts/t/police-kill-discovery-building-gunman/
Once I had an extended conversation with a security guard on how it was my responsibility to lock up the building because we were keeping it open late for students to do research and study. He wanted to shut it down at the same time he always did, but I had orders to keep it open two hours more.
That's about it, really.
That's about it, really.
In my 11 years as a letter carrier in West LA I had an armed robber hold up on my route in West LA and the LAPD closed down about 8 blocks for the K-9 units, he gave up but they kept one street closed for an additional hour to train the dog.
In South Central LA there were two homicides crime scenes, three shootings and four felony arrest raids in six years that I remember off of the top of my head. However LAPD would wait for me to get off of a street before they moved, I remember one day I was watching their helicopter orbit another area and I just knew they were watching me. However for three of those six years I was in the Sheriffs patrol area and the deputies are frankly crazy. It was just a matter of tactics LAPD would block off escape routes first while the first LASD Deputy on the scene would jump in racking his shotgun without waiting for backup. Followed by their Sergeant in a SUV and the rest of the platoon invading the street
Besides that, the station next to mine suffered an armed robbery so the Postal Police rolled out to add to security in the close another barn door after the horse got out move,
In South Central LA there were two homicides crime scenes, three shootings and four felony arrest raids in six years that I remember off of the top of my head. However LAPD would wait for me to get off of a street before they moved, I remember one day I was watching their helicopter orbit another area and I just knew they were watching me. However for three of those six years I was in the Sheriffs patrol area and the deputies are frankly crazy. It was just a matter of tactics LAPD would block off escape routes first while the first LASD Deputy on the scene would jump in racking his shotgun without waiting for backup. Followed by their Sergeant in a SUV and the rest of the platoon invading the street
Besides that, the station next to mine suffered an armed robbery so the Postal Police rolled out to add to security in the close another barn door after the horse got out move,
