When I arrived at the mall last night (Friday) to get Santa I was met with a literal wall of police.
In addition to the expected 'Friday before Christmas' chaos in the parking lot the boys in blue had locked down the Macy's at one end of the mall causing major gridlock.
We didn't really find out what happened until we watched the 11:00 news. Three armed guys held up someone in the parking lot and when confronted fled into the Macy's store. One sawed-off shotgun was left behind but assumedly there were other weapons still on them....lovely!
Lets see, you have two potentially armed crooks in a crowded department store being pursued by dozens of cops armed to the teeth...not a great scenario!!
In spite of the crowds we got in and out without incident and according to my neighbor who listens to everything on his police scanner...the miscreants were literally 'treed' about two blocks away when they were spotted hiding in a tree by a helicopter using infra-red cameras.
Apparently the 'copter could see them but the cops on the ground under the tree could not!!
I can hardly wait to see what Saturday night brings!!
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