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Rutland Herald. This happened today at 1:14 PM
Police arrest man who claimed to have bomb
A man who claimed to have a bomb in a West Street pharmacy in Rutland was brought down and arrested by city police who said they used Tasers to apprehend him.
The Rite-Aid pharmacy was evacuated and the top of West Street was closed to traffic at noon Tuesday when a man claiming to have a bomb jumped over the pharmacy counter, police at the scene said.
The man's name and the reason for his threat wasn't released immediately by police at the scene who said more information would be available in the afternoon. Police also couldn't confirm whether the device the man brought to the store was a bomb.
Police could be seen entering the pharmacy with guns drawn soon after the store was evacuated. But a Rutland police sergeant in charge of the scene said police were able to subdue the man using Tasers which deliver an electric jolt that temporarily paralyzes their target.
The suspect, wearing shorts and a button-down shirt, was in handcuffs as city officers escorted him from the store to a nearby police cruiser. As he walked to the car, the man shouted toward a small crowd of onlookers and Rite-Aid employees who watched from the edge of Main Street Park on the other side of West Street.
What the man was shouting was unclear, although several of his words were obscenities.
There were no reported injuries in the incident.
Okay as many of you know I have a very detailed explosives background. I can not believe the LEO used taser's. Had it been a real "device" they could have detonated it upon firing the taser or even the police radio signal RF could have done it. :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
I am glad they got the idiot in custody however, I doubt they realize the jeopardy they were in. It's time to conduct an IED class with all the officer's.
This incident happened two blocks from my office.
Police arrest man who claimed to have bomb
A man who claimed to have a bomb in a West Street pharmacy in Rutland was brought down and arrested by city police who said they used Tasers to apprehend him.
The Rite-Aid pharmacy was evacuated and the top of West Street was closed to traffic at noon Tuesday when a man claiming to have a bomb jumped over the pharmacy counter, police at the scene said.
The man's name and the reason for his threat wasn't released immediately by police at the scene who said more information would be available in the afternoon. Police also couldn't confirm whether the device the man brought to the store was a bomb.
Police could be seen entering the pharmacy with guns drawn soon after the store was evacuated. But a Rutland police sergeant in charge of the scene said police were able to subdue the man using Tasers which deliver an electric jolt that temporarily paralyzes their target.
The suspect, wearing shorts and a button-down shirt, was in handcuffs as city officers escorted him from the store to a nearby police cruiser. As he walked to the car, the man shouted toward a small crowd of onlookers and Rite-Aid employees who watched from the edge of Main Street Park on the other side of West Street.
What the man was shouting was unclear, although several of his words were obscenities.
There were no reported injuries in the incident.
Okay as many of you know I have a very detailed explosives background. I can not believe the LEO used taser's. Had it been a real "device" they could have detonated it upon firing the taser or even the police radio signal RF could have done it. :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
I am glad they got the idiot in custody however, I doubt they realize the jeopardy they were in. It's time to conduct an IED class with all the officer's.
This incident happened two blocks from my office.
