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nadinbrzezinski

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3. Usually means they have no info on it

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:58 AM

Feb 2016

or don't know a thing, to me.

I found that lack of confirmation interesting.

There are two possibilities, These reports are being written from scanner traffic... and somebody messed up and this is a drill. We have had those... and if you come into the scanner traffic in the middle, they are realistic as hell.

Or the cops (I fear this is the case) are too busy chasing shadows right now.

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BREAKING US police hunt for suspect in Michigan town of Kalamazoo after multiple deaths in shootings [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 OP

Ok here is reuters nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #1

What does "butkus" have to do with it. brush Feb 2016 #2

Usually means they have no info on it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #3

That would be bupkis n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #4

Ok, now we have some confirmation nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #5

That's what I thought you meant but thanks for taking that out. brush Feb 2016 #7

Here: valerief Feb 2016 #8

Urban Dictionary uses a spelling that is 'alternate' 'bupkis' is a Yiddish word meaning nothing Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #12

Ah, good point. I was probably thinking of the Yiddish word when I read butkus. valerief Feb 2016 #14

Live local news blogslut Feb 2016 #6

And they might have a suspect according to twitter nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #9

Suspect in custody, white male in 50s wheniwasincongress Feb 2016 #10

Who'da thunk it? nt raccoon Feb 2016 #11

This is like the movie/TV Show "Fargo" n/t Yavin4 Feb 2016 #13

more info from a Detroit News cast etherealtruth Feb 2016 #15