Denver police survive tense hours-long standoff with 8" toy robot

[Subdivisions]

Denver police narrowly survived a tense hours-long standoff with a toy robot described as "troublesome" by the Denver Post.

A terrified Denver resident who spotted the robot making trouble on the base of a pillar supporting a footbridge near 20th and Wazee streets reported the terrifying toy to Denver police. Denver police, after determining that the toy robot looked really scary immediately began closing off streets for miles around. With the robot looking on, police began to encircle it at a distance with yellow police caution tape, presumably signalling to the robot not to move beyond the plastic barrier.

Denver resident Justin Kent, 26, apparently was not convinced of the danger causing him to have to take a detour. "Are you serious?" he asked, responding to an explanation by police who blocked him from proceeding down 20th Street. "I can't believe it. This is ridiculous," Kent said as he drove away. Meanwhile, traffic began piling up at the intesections of cordoned-off streets around the epicenter of toy robot terror.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16755220?source=rss

[somone]

1. Stranger than The Onion

[MilesColtrane]

14. With worse spelling.

"presense"?

[Subdivisions]

25. Thanks for making it a point to point out my spelling/typo errors. I've been

ill and taking medication and it was late and I was trying really, really hard not to make any mistakes.

I hope you feel better having found this error. Are there any other spelling or grammatical errors you'd like to bring to the public's attention?

[MilesColtrane]

28. Since I didn't click on the link,..

there was nothing to determine what was parenthetically inserted into the story by you in the original post.

So, as far as I knew, what you posted was someone else's work.

[iamtechus]

2. Just imagine what would happen if a real (peaceful) alien showed up. n/t

[kath]

3. Jeebus - this ISN'T the Onion?!?!!! OMFG.

The terrorists have won. In so many ways...

[Subdivisions]

4. Also, I took a little literary license...hehe. n/t

[pnorman]

9. "I took a little literary license..."

Like this? '"That's odd," the spokesman said. The spokesman didn't describe the actions of police as being odd."

It's been getting a little "heavy" here lately, with so many walking around with chips on their shoulders! THANKS, I NEEDED that!

[Subdivisions]

10. I agree. And you're welcome =) n/t

[Rex]

5. Err...we come in peace?

Shoot to kill!

[Lucian]

6. This isn't from The Onion?

Seriously?

[Subdivisions]

7. Nope. The Denver Police really did shit their pants over this little toy robot. LOL! n/t

[DearAbby]

8. Nanooooo Nanooooo

**** BLAMM! ****

Teeny bits of plastic shards rains down upon the brave men in blue.

[Norrin Radd]

11. Isn't this an episode of the Twilight Zone? eom

[MattSh]

12. Oh, oh. Mocking the police.

That will get you one quick trip to the TSA's Naughty, not Nice list!

:spank: :spank: :spank:

[SoCalDem]

13. They killed Grovelbot's nephew?

He just went there for the skiing & got lost :cry:

[hobbit709]

15. The Grovelbot family will seek revenge.

[The Straight Story]

16. Looks like it could be a 20 megaton bomb in disguise. Lazy cops should have evac'd the city

I hope if there is ever an 8" robot here in Columbus that the cops get us all out of the city.

[quinnox]

17. Now this is awesome n/t

[frylock]

18. never forget..

[Initech]

19. I have some friends that live in that area.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

20. second time this year!

The Boulder bomb squad blew up some poor kids Kermit the Frog left in a school parking lot earlier this year,

[donheld]

22. Well Kermit's a different Story

[frylock]

30. sons of bitches!

mmmmnn!

[donheld]

21. They don't call them Denver's finest for nothing.

[AmandaMae]

23. seriously? wow.

[BlueIris]

24. That is fucking priceless. nt

[KG]

26. 24/7 fear.

[Stevenmarc]

27. In related news, Cops tazer Raggedy Ann

[TheMightyFavog]

29. A TOY ROBOT (Sicentist 1 jumps thorugh plate glas window in fear)

Scientsit 2: A toy robot?

Toy Robot: Eat... Lead... Sucker!

Brrraaaaaaattttttttttttttttt!!!!!