They Caught Their Man

Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber in blogging

I drove my husband to work very early this morning (4:30am) and on the way to the city, we saw several police cars parked on the side of the road. Policemen were walking around with flashlights and one had a German shepherd on a leash. Living near a city has its advantages, but this isn’t one of them — the police were obviously searching for a fugitive. It’s happened a little too often around here, lately.

Armed with the knowledge of a fugitive running around the area, driving into the city was kind of creepy. The streets were empty except for a few cars (crazy people who have to be at work so early in the morning!), and, believe it or not, quite a number of pedestrians on the sidewalks. After dropping my husband off at his workplace, I considered going back home through that same route. The curiosity was burning in me– what happened? Did the cops get their guy yet? What had he done? It was so tempting to go back there! But… I resisted. It would be dumb. And for all I knew, maybe the police would have the road blocked, and I’d wind up having to double-back and drive twice as far to get home again. So I went a different route. On the way, a police SUV passed me. We were the only two drivers on the road at that time. As he passed, the cop gave me a very close and uncomfortable inspection. Hey, officer, I didn’t do anything wrong!!! Why was he looking at me so funny?!

Later that morning when the news got rolling, I read that the police had locked down all the schools in the area and cancelled all activities, because they believed the fugitive was “armed and dangerous.” I just cannot imagine what it must be like to be a student in this day and age of lockdowns, shootings, and other terrors (not to mention the horror of living without universal health insurance! Oh the disgrace!). The cops even had police helicopters combing the area. Really, wow, those poor kids.

Well, I read in the news tonight that the cops (finally) got their guy this evening. It was a young man who had been wasting his life away at a bar last night, got into an argument, and stole a vehicle with an alleged shotgun in it. The jerk crashed the car on the road shortly before my husband and I passed by at 4:30am, and that’s where the police were looking. The guy was eventually discovered in another town, about 11 miles away.

Apparently, the guy has had some major problems with the law in the past: he and a gang beat up a woman earlier this year, and he was arrested for cocaine possession a few weeks ago. I am flabbergasted that he was walking free. Beat a woman and get off?? I hate to read about young people destroying their lives. :( Hopefully he will learn his lesson. I have a feeling he’s going to see some jail time with this.

On the news story online, the website allows for comments. Referring to the part where the cops were still searching and unable to find the fugitive, one guy commented, “they would have a better chance of capturing him if they let the hockey moms out after him.” ROFL! So I’m glad they caught him. And I’ve had enough excitement for the day!

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