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Helmeted Driver Causes Scarsdale Scare

May 11, 2005 3:59 pm US/Eastern

(1010 WINS) (SCARSDALE, N.Y.) A 43-year-old man wearing a bulletproof helmet and vest and carrying suspicious equipment in his SUV was taken into police custody Wednesday after he was pulled over and restrained with a stun gun, a police official said.

However, no immediate danger was found and the man was not arrested, said White Plains police Commissioner Frank Straub. He was taken to police headquarters for questioning and was to be taken later Wednesday to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, said Inspector Daniel Jackson.

"We have an individual who is acting in a very unusual behavior," Straub said. "It's still an open investigation. We need to do some more work to determine exactly what his intent was."

Straub said a member of an FBI task force spotted the man driving near the Kensico Reservoir in north White Plains while wearing a Kevlar helmet and a "tactical vest."

As the man drove south on Route 22, White Plains police were called and asked to stop him. He was pulled over just beyond the Scarsdale border and had to be restrained with the help of the stun gun, Straub said.

In the car, police found wires, batteries, a circuit board, a camera mounted on the dashboard and several canisters, one of which contained an unidentified liquid, the commissioner said.

Several houses in the area were evacuated and the Westchester County bomb squad was called in, he said. A bomb-sniffing dog found no explosives and the vehicle was later taken away by police as residents returned to their homes.

http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_131142818.html

2,335 posted on 05/11/2005 6:17:17 PM PDT by freeperfromnj
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To: freeperfromnj

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2,337 posted on 05/11/2005 6:24:11 PM PDT by Cindy
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"A 43-year-old man wearing a bulletproof helmet and vest "

These reporters are either just STUPID or don't know how to write.

2,338 posted on 05/11/2005 6:25:30 PM PDT by cibco (Xin Loi... Saddam)
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Well that's an interesting one you posted. Thanks ffnj.


2,342 posted on 05/11/2005 6:55:57 PM PDT by Oorang ( The original point and click interface was a Smith and Wesson)
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To: freeperfromnj

Hmmmmmmm. No description or name of this man?


2,378 posted on 05/12/2005 5:25:53 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: freeperfromnj; Velveeta

Good catch on this, really suspicious!!

Ping me if you find anything else.


2,404 posted on 05/12/2005 10:52:27 AM PDT by WestCoastGal
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