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Oscarmonster13

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Mon Jan 6, 2014, 09:36 PM Jan 2014

So...the cops are after someone on my street... [View all]

Had three sheriffs there this afternoon, banging on the door as I was leaving to pick up my daughter. Decided it would be best to stay away for a while so we went to the store and bopped around. Got home to see a sheriff parked out on the main drag watching my street...

At about 4:30, up rolls four sheriff vehicles, blocking off my driveway, the one across the street, one blocking the way from the house to the meadow and another in front of the suspect's house... two are wearing vests and one had a fucking RIFLE...

I sent my kids to the back of the house to avoid gunfire, as they continue to bang on the door and eventually bust it down. (I am watching from the kitchen, listening thru the window and hiding behind the cupboards.)
No gunfire, but they were in the house for a good 30 mins, taking pics...two more officers rolled up, one plainclothes sheriff with a vest on, and a city cop... then they put the door back together and left.

I walked out and asked if they needed anything, they said to call them when he got home. I actually think the guy just rolled up...just called 911...shit....we'll see if anything happens...

it's a weird world. I thought the guy was just a stupid stoner/skater...can't be dealing, there's never any people at the house wonder what they are after him for?

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I wouldn't have called them. Th1onein Jan 2014 #1
For pot, probably not Warpy Jan 2014 #2
can't be a grow, unless he's got good air filters Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #5
Ew. He's an asshole. Call. Warpy Jan 2014 #6
poor dog. hope the cops dont shoot the dog Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #16
usually I am wary of cops... Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #3
Well, I live in Texas. ALL cops here are macho asses. Th1onein Jan 2014 #7
Yeah, they're macho asses until you need them. catbyte Jan 2014 #9
Cops should NEVER abuse their power..... Logical Jan 2014 #12
I give as good as I get. Th1onein Jan 2014 #13
That's interesting because every time I've needed them, they were useless and still assholes Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #20
Don't pull that crap with me. Let's just disband all police forces & take the law into catbyte Jan 2014 #22
Uh yeah, right. never an answer. Tell you what, I know the criminals in my neighborhood and Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #24
I have two brothers who are cops. Jenoch Jan 2014 #26
The problem is, though, that there are plenty of bad cops. Th1onein Jan 2014 #44
And they're macho asses when you need them, too. Iggo Jan 2014 #34
The ones you know may in fact be. The ones I know are not.. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #42
You have no idea why this guy was wanted by law enforcement. Jenoch Jan 2014 #21
My coworker got busted for Marijuana. minivan2 Jan 2014 #29
That happened right in front of my house once after a shooting a block away. LumosMaxima Jan 2014 #4
just called dispatch again Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #8
Good luck, Oscarmonster13! Hope it's over soon. n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #10
soundslike they had a warrant to search... if he was charles manson they'd be dionysus Jan 2014 #15
ya, but with vests and rifles and the whole shebang? Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #17
What else is there for a SWAT team to do? NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #25
I would not assume the reason for which the cops were after the guy on your street. Jenoch Jan 2014 #28
The cops like to play with their toys. Mariana Jan 2014 #36
Not to be a grammar cop, but Calvary might not Jenoch Jan 2014 #27
This happened in my neighborhood about 10 years ago... for weed. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #11
Had a whole swarm of cops descend on my neighborhood with guns to arrest my neighbor's teen boy. Vattel Jan 2014 #14
It's fun to raid houses and neighborhoods Mariana Jan 2014 #37
Had a swat team in my neighborhood last year Liberty Belle Jan 2014 #18
welp, i guess the saga continues... Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #19
That's probably because he knew someone busted his door down firsttimer Jan 2014 #23
it must have just been the mechanism or somehting... Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #33
Or checking to see what got stolen. Mariana Jan 2014 #38
I find it interesting, if you don't mind the observation. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #30
maybe because I beleive they are the 'good guys' to some extent Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #35
"they put the door back together and left" JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2014 #31
i guess they had just busted the strikeplate/doorknob? Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #32
When all you have is a screwdriver, everything looks like a repair job.c LanternWaste Jan 2014 #43
"one had a fucking RIFLE!" snooper2 Jan 2014 #39
"I walked out and asked if they needed anything" ecstatic Jan 2014 #40
well duh! Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #45
This happened in my neighborhood once rusty fender Jan 2014 #41
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