Chief Moose Asks Sniper to Call Them Back - Beltway Sniper left a note at Restaurant last night!

FOX News Channel | October 20, 2002 | FOX News Channel

[MeekOneGOP]

Chief Moose Asks Sniper to Call Them Back
Beltway Sniper attempted contact last night !

Very short press conference where he simply states that the Beltway Sniper attempted contact and Chief Moose requested that he call them back.

[berkeleybeej]

Easy... He related some type of investigative information that only the police would have...

That would mean the sniper is a cop.

Or the number that was left could be some cop's phone, i.e. Moose's.

[TomGuy]

[beep] This is your neighborhood terrorist. We are sorry, but we are not home to take your call. We should return from scouting shortly. Your call is very important to us. At the tone, please leave a message. Thank you.......[beep]

[Ole Okie]

Moose hung up thinking they got the wrong number?

Naw, it was a collect call and the chief wouldn't accept the charges.

[palmer]

Maybe a tipster who saw an ME in a van and doesn't want to end up in jail.

[Peach]

Just got in - might have already been posted - but why doesn't Moose call the number that was left? Is there a reason why HE doesn't call the number that was left? Scratching head in disbelief.

[dennisw]

ALLOOOOO!

Theeese is Habib the sniper I need to talk to Moose.

[DKNY]

I turned on the TV and thought I caught the last few minutes of the press conference... Moose has such a way with words!!!

[Joe Hadenuf]

Moose needs to make sure he uses the cone of silence when the call comes through....

[marajade]

I think he mixed up his message... Most police agencies have telephone number information that identifies at what address a phone number is...

[Texaggie79]

FNC is. They came up with an odd scenario that perhaps the guy left a number, the police called, he didn't answer, the police took control of that line, and now they want HIM to call them.

I'm thinking that this is some plan by the sniper to contact the police without being traced, but I doubt he gave them his number. like I said before, maybe a payphone, perhaps a random number.

[dhfnc]

Scratching head in disbelief.

Same here! This is really strange!

[undergroundwarrior]

Moose is a happy - go - lucky guy. Time will tell whether he is a genius or just another babbling, in over his head bureaucrat????

[rs79bm]

Simple, the number is to a pay phone. The police can trace the number back. When he calls, the police will be waiting for the call. Why else would Chief Moose say that?

[Mr. Bungle]

The number the person left is probably a pay phone, the location of which was included on the message. Moose can't release the location of that phone booth; the media would swarm all over it.

Just a guess.

[berkeleybeej]

Chief Moose is a little high strung

Maybe the shooter has focused on Moose as his contact and demanded Moose be in charge of communication. That would be very unnerving - esp. if the number was Moose's home phone.

[Joe Hadenuf]

The call will probably come through on Moose's shoe phone.

[RippleFire]

Chief Moose Alert!

[Rome2000]

Now lookee here Moose de number is 867-5309, Ask for Mohammed.

[Peach]

Well, this is like bizaroo world.