(April 2005) Bum wrap School mistakes huge burrito for weapon, goes into lockdown

MSNBC/Associated Press ^ | April 29, 2005 | Associated Press

[bigdcaldavis]

Bum wrap

School mistakes huge burrito for weapon, goes into lockdown

Updated: 7:43 p.m. ET April 29, 2005

CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.

The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapeños and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.

"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.

State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.

[bigdcaldavis]

I guess eventually when schools go "vegetarian-only", schools will go into lockdown if the drug-sniffing dogs smell any meat on campus.

[goldstategop]

Next they'll lock down a school and sheepishly discover the cause of the lockdown was... a killer chihuahua!

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )

[Lurker]

I've had more than one giant burrito which should have been classified as a weapon.

L

[toddlintown]

I knew the story sounded familiar...and then I looked at the date.

Bored today or just stuck in the past?

[Kimmers]

Here I thought it was the after effects of someone eating a giant burrito.....due to a harmful odor

[Ludicrous]

Burritooo...
/Drooling Homer

[Darkwolf377]

Was this giant burrito, like, WALKING or something? THAT would be a good reason to call in the troops...

[dalereed]

And people wonder why they graduate kids from high school that are dumber than a box of rocks.

[mplsconservative]

Bored today or just stuck in the past?

I thought I'd logged on to the Twilight Zone.

[operation clinton cleanup]

The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.

Don't middle school kids have more important things to learn than commercial advertising?

[Balding_Eagle]

At least the authorities did the right thing this time.

Had anyone eaten that monster...........................

[elkfersupper]

Already posted, but good nonetheless.

Burrito Leads To School Lockdown, Armed Officers On Roof Tops

[bmwcyle]

Is that a burrito in your pocket?

[gaijin]

wrapped inside tin foil !!!!!!

[sjm_888]

thinking Spinal Tap...

[gaijin]

[gaijin]

[elkfersupper]

[CFC__VRWC]

Was this giant burrito, like, WALKING or something? THAT would be a good reason to call in the troops...

I've known a few burritos that have come running out the back door.

[gaijin]