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Elderly man pushes suspect off roof, ends police standoff [SF]
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| Updated 1:02 pm, Thursday, September 14, 2017
| Staff
Posted on 09/14/2017 2:01:41 PM PDT by Red Badger
LA PUENTE, Calif. (AP) — An 83-year-old man ended a police standoff that lasted for hours when he pushed a suspected burglar off his roof in La Puente.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials say the male suspect was jumping from rooftop to rooftop on Tuesday, prompting crisis negotiators to respond. The suspect refused to come down after negotiators and deputies issued commands.
Sgt. Joseph Morales tells the Los Angeles Times that the elderly resident became tired of the situation that lasted about five hours. The man climbed onto the roof and pushed the suspect off.
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To: Chickensoup
I expected a higher drop as well.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:49:10 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(Republicans are a Democrat party front group.)
To: Red Badger
I realize that, just putting it out there. Great post, I love the story!
To: Red Badger
All I can say is, I hope the Good Lord keeps me fit enough to climb on a roof at 83 and toss off a young’un. theoretically of course.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:50:47 PM PDT
by
blueplum
( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: Red Badger
You don’t need to. One is pretty much just like the next. All asphalt, gas stations and fast food.
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:52:20 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/14/2017 2:55:38 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: Red Badger
LOL
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:00:34 PM PDT
by
MrBambaLaMamba
(Why is it no one ever discusses the rabid Amerophobia which infects Islam and its adherents?)
To: Red Badger
Inspector Harry Callahan would be about that age by now ...
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:02:40 PM PDT
by
x
To: Red Badger
Sounds like homeowner is a retired Marine.
Anyone know?
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posted on
09/14/2017 3:48:09 PM PDT
by
lightman
(ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
To: Red Badger
Kudos to the homeowner. This old man probably saved the city many manhours of public money and calling in crisis negatiators and other such sillyness.
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posted on
09/14/2017 4:15:01 PM PDT
by
LeoTDB69
To: Red Badger
You want him off the roof, I got him off the roof.
Now let me go back to sleep.
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posted on
09/14/2017 4:49:09 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Cicero
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posted on
09/14/2017 5:01:57 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/14/2017 5:06:17 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: Red Badger
LaPuente is in the Los Angeles Basin
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posted on
09/14/2017 6:22:02 PM PDT
by
vette6387
( I)
To: Red Badger
"Anybody else want to negotiate?"
To: Red Badger
Yep - age and treachery will beat youth and exuberance...
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posted on
09/15/2017 2:25:10 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: vette6387
I didn’t know Los Angeles had a Basin!.....................
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posted on
09/15/2017 6:16:54 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Celtic Conservative
To: Red Badger
It is a basin, but it’s been turned into a toilet bowl.
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posted on
09/15/2017 8:04:07 AM PDT
by
vette6387
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