A little too much excitement

[sid]

Not long before sunrise I heard the dog next door barking, which is extremely rare. Then I heard raised voices. I peeked out the front door, thinking my annoying neighbors to the south who like to scream at each other out in the street were at it again, although I was surprised they'd be at it that early/late. Instead, I saw a police vehicle parked in front of the house next door to the north. There's a parking lot to their north, and I was kind of assuming something was going on in the parking lot.

I went to poke an ear out my back door to see if I could hear anything more.

There were four or five policemen in my yard. And more in the neighbor's yard. An officer came up onto the porch when he saw me at the door, and told me in a nice, soothing voice, "Just somebody we were looking for. WE FOUND HIM ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PORCH. We'll be out here a while." As two officers searched my tool shed...

I heard an officer in the yard next door saying to the suspect, "Are you trying to tell me this isn't you?"

Yesterday surveillance camera footage was released of the suspect in two restaurant burglaries that happened last week. I'm betting the officer was showing the suspect that photograph.

So, apparently the suspect was identified to the police, tracked down, and pursued. He and a companion (that was still ON THE LOOSE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD) ditched their car in the alley RIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE and fled on foot. The companion was clearly more successful at this. o_O

The police left some men behind to "make sure no one comes south down this block", and the search moved away. An hour later there were still police vehicles in front and officers on foot in the alley.

The next time I looked they, and the abandoned vehicle OF CRIME were gone. I don't know if they ever found the other man.

I hope they looked underneath my front porch before they left. *flails*

Comments

[ivorygates]

Wow.

Too much excitement indeed.

[sid]

All while I'm sitting on the couch watching The Next Food Network Star. *shakes head* Well, I'm just glad it's been chilly enough that my doors were closed and locked instead of on the screendoor!

[ivorygates]

Life in a small quiet town?

[untonuggan]

Glad you are safe!

[sid]

It's smaller than it used to be, but I don't think it was ever quiet. Wikipedia tells me it's the fifth-largest city in the state. It used to be #2! It was bigger than the state capital!

Lots of closed factories...

[sid]

A little worked up, but perfectly safe. :-)

[ivorygates]

Ouch.

[jdjunkie]

Yikes, baby!

*sends soothing hugs*

[sid]

Thank you, baby! Just what I needed. :-)

[heather_mist]

O.O indeed!

Glad you are safe.

I supppose that wasn't really the moment to point out to the police that technically they needed a search warrant to look in your shed - or had you given your permission?!

[princessofgeeks]

ACK

[skieswideopen]

Wow...that's an exciting morning. Here's hoping the rest of your day is a little less exciting!

[annejack]

oh myyyy! I'm glad you're safe; that nothing happened to you. I wonder if the police is allowed to poke around your backyard/shed etc without your permission though? But still - good they found at least one of the guys and good they didn't insist on searching your house too!

That's clearly excitment one doesn't need, huh?

[maab_connor]

that is not the kind of excitement you want.

[magickmoons]

Well, that's just... eep.

[discodiva76]

Ooooer Missus!....*wibbles*


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[gategremlyn]

Yikes! Glad to hear you're safe. Keep those doors locked.

[esteven]

You are safe and well?
*will continue to worry from now on*
Your neighbourhood sounds uncomfortable.

*hugs, snugs and cuddles*

[archersangel]

that kind of excitement you don't need.
the little village down the hill is, how can i put this?, a den of iniquity. so seeing state police cars driving around isn't much of surprise.

[sid]

No, they didn't ask, but of course if there were a man hiding inside, I would want him OUT, so more power to them!

If they'd found my stash of cocaine it would have been inadmissable in court. :-P

[sid]

LAH-DI-DAH! O_O

[sid]

No excitement, thank goodness! I have spent the day in my nightgown, just so I can duck underneath the covers at a moment's notice!

[sid]

All they had to do with the tiny plastic shed was open the door, and when they saw it wasn't padlocked it was a natural move. No poking around was necessary. But I'm sure there are extenuating circumstances involved during a manhunt, anyway. Imagine, the guy could have been on MY back porch. Or, more likely, under it! Come on in, officers! PLZ!

Way too much excitement for me. *nods*

[sid]

So very true. So VERY true!

[sid]

ALL the eep! I may have eeped at the officer who spoke to me. LOL

[sid]

*clings*

[sid]

Oh, even when I'm on the screen doors, they're locked. It's automatic. Friends come over and I accidentally lock them in, lol.

[sid]

It's not exactly the neighborhood I grew up in anymore, but then nothing is the same after so many years (as you can attest. *g*)

*cuddles you snugly*

[sid]

I'm half a block from a highway that runs through the city, so I guess any police pursuit could take a quick detour past my house!

[lunachickk.livejournal.com]

OMG! Do I need to lend you my Dumpling? He's very scary.

Please don't let any strangers in!

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

Time to get a taser. They work on Norse Gods too. Glad you are okay. Sometimes, living in cities is scary.

[sid]

Dumpling would have been a great comfort! Maybe I just need a "beware of dog" sign...

[sid]

This is the second manhunt in my backyard! Hopefully it's the last.

[lunachickk.livejournal.com]

I hear those are cheaper... and less drooly. ;)

[wraith816.livejournal.com]

Eeek! Glad you're okay, that's scary as hell!

[sid]

It was really startling, too! I was up and watching TV the whole time, having no idea anything was going on until the dog's barking finally registered with me.

[tigerlilly2063.livejournal.com]

OMG! I never would've gone back to sleep.
Hope everything's calmed down by now. Stay safe!

[sid]

I actually hadn't been to sleep yet, due to an attack of insomnia! So when I finally did go to bed I'd been up for about 22 hours. *blink, blink* Hopefully I will sleep REALLY WELL tonight. *g*

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

Oh wow!! Holy guacamole, that's scary!!

[sid]

Nawwww. Gunshots would've been scary. This was...okay, it was pretty scary. *meeps*

[archersangel (from livejournal.com)]

i hear that helps some. as well as having a large dog food bowl on the porch with the name "killer" on it.

[sid]

LOL!