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Hostage released, suspect still holed up in mail truck

Posted on 01/31/2003 9:11:33 AM PST by PhiKapMom

Fox and MSNBC reporting there is postal truck being driven by a woman postal employee that has been hijacked. People are actually approaching the truck as it slows down and one guy just threw his hands in the air as the postal truck drove off!

Carol City!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: goingpostal
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To: Lion's Cub
They are getting ready to make the bombs, apparently.

Sounds like the Pacific front's heating up a lot faster than anyone thought...

(Or is DPRK working with Saddam as well?)

281 posted on 01/31/2003 10:37:45 AM PST by mhking
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To: Catspaw
I wonder if they're going to make her do her route after the chase is over?

"Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night", nor armed wackos one supposes, "stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

282 posted on 01/31/2003 10:37:50 AM PST by El Gato
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To: mhking
Thanks for the pictures and the updates mhking. Maybe this idiot is drunk or high on something, and hope he starts fallen off to sleep during this standoff.
283 posted on 01/31/2003 10:37:53 AM PST by TexKat
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To: mhking
Got a condo reserved for spring break!!! Can't wait!
284 posted on 01/31/2003 10:37:54 AM PST by laker_dad
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To: Fred Mertz
If your occupation is Bank Robber or Burglar you certainly have the opportunity to cover more territory, increase your take, get more accomplished....in other words build up your cash while not being harassed by law enforcement. Probably complete a dozen jobs and be three states away before LE realizes they may have used too many resources on this one hijacker. Just another beautiful day in South Florida.
285 posted on 01/31/2003 10:38:35 AM PST by KnutCase
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To: KnutCase
Spoken like a true criminal;^)
286 posted on 01/31/2003 10:40:03 AM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: PhiKapMom
About the schools--they locked them down when the chase started. Said they didn't want any kids outside while the guy was driving around with a gun. They were also afraid he might take a kid for another hostage. Since he'd already fired once at them, they didn't want any kids in the crossfire, if it came to that.
287 posted on 01/31/2003 10:40:13 AM PST by Lion's Cub
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Dig that cool "Postal Pursuit" logo on the screen! I'm not sure if it's Fox News' work or the local station (WSVN).

288 posted on 01/31/2003 10:40:20 AM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: PhiKapMom
My daughter the postman just came by, and asked the temperature in Miami. She said that tin can truck would be heating up...getting very uncomfortable by now. She also asked how the guy got control of the truck, because all doors, by regulation, are supposed to be locked at all times. (We then agreed, a gun in your face might make you unlock a door pretty darn quick.)
289 posted on 01/31/2003 10:40:59 AM PST by YaYa123
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To: TexKat
Glad to help out with the pics - there's also live streams from the NBC, Fox & ABC stations:

WTVJ/NBC6 - http://www.wtvj.com/
WSVN - http://www.wsvn.com/
WPLG/ABC10 - http://www.click10.com/

290 posted on 01/31/2003 10:41:00 AM PST by mhking
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To: TexKat
Shooting at an address, hijacked this truck with the postal worker inside. Black male in his 30's.
291 posted on 01/31/2003 10:41:13 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: mhking
Wonder if Bill Richardson is coaxing them to distract from Iraq so the Democrats can win the election in 2004?
292 posted on 01/31/2003 10:41:35 AM PST by mabelkitty
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To: PhiKapMom
MSNBC is saying the guy is a black male about 40-45 years of age with short hair and wearing a black t-shirt

There was a shooting at another place/residence and then this guy commandeered the mail truck
293 posted on 01/31/2003 10:42:02 AM PST by Mo1 (I Hate The Party of Bill Clinton)
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To: KnutCase
Been playing a lot of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," have you?
294 posted on 01/31/2003 10:42:05 AM PST by mhking
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To: El Gato
"Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night", nor armed wackos one supposes, "stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

Lincoln-Ford-Mercury, Right?

295 posted on 01/31/2003 10:42:12 AM PST by CFW
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To: YaYa123
I wondered if the postal truck would be getting hot especially now that they are barricaded in the back.
296 posted on 01/31/2003 10:42:16 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: KnutCase
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Time to send half the guys away to do their regular jobs.

It looks like they called people who bought old cop cars at auction and asked to borrow 'em back. I've never seen so many in one place.



297 posted on 01/31/2003 10:42:40 AM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: mabelkitty
Wonder if Bill Richardson is coaxing them to distract from Iraq so the Democrats can win the election in 2004?

I wouldn't give Richardson that much credit (let alone the Dems).

298 posted on 01/31/2003 10:43:07 AM PST by mhking
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To: mhking
Or is DPRK working with Saddam as well?)

Actually, China's pulling both strings, I think. NK has sold a lot of stuff to Iraq, as well as the other muslim states.

299 posted on 01/31/2003 10:43:20 AM PST by Lion's Cub
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To: Mo1
Sounds like this postal truck was just driving by the scene and he used it as his get away vehicle. Wonder how they found him in this postal truck?
300 posted on 01/31/2003 10:43:38 AM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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