standoff happening now.....

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:40 am

this guy is wanted here for murder, is sitting on a crane in Atlanta..........i am watching this on FOX waiting to see what he will do. they are on a 5 second delay in case he jumps.----------------

Man Climbs Crane to Escape Murder ChargesThursday, May 26,ATLANTA Ã¢â‚¬ A man wanted in Florida in the death of his girlfriend climbed an 18-story crane at a construction site and remained there Thursday morning as authorities tried to talk him down.

The man got onto the crane around 5 p.m. Wednesday and stayed there, indicating he was contemplating suicide, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. John Quigley said Thursday.

Florida officials identified the man as Carl Edward Roland, 41, who was wanted by the Pinellas County, Fla., sheriff's department in the slaying of his former girlfriend. The badly beaten body of Jennifer L. Gonzalez, 36, was found in a pond Tuesday.

The intersection where the construction site was located was closed, snarling traffic in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood. Police negotiators tried to talk to the man throughout the night.

Quigley wasn't sure how the man got onto the crane, saying it was possible the construction crew had left for the day.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:43 am

If he jumps he'll save the taxpayers a lot of money. If he doesn't jump, he'll plead insanity at trial.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:58 am

lady cop wrote: ..........i am watching this on FOX waiting to see what he will do. they are on a 5 second delay in case he jumps.----------------
UMMMMMMMMM LC.......................

I'm tellin david you are watching FOX News.........

SHAME SHAME...........

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu May 26, 2005 7:02 am

BTS wrote: UMMMMMMMMM LC.......................

I'm tellin david you are watching FOX News.........

SHAME SHAME...........ssshhhhh...they are the only agency following the missing kids in idaho case. don't tell on me!

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Thu May 26, 2005 2:32 pm

Bring back capital punishment or at least let life imprisonment mean life!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri May 27, 2005 8:46 am

well he's still up there and it's friday......the police are showing great skill and restraint in trying to talk him down rather than taking him down. i am very proud of them.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Fri May 27, 2005 2:12 pm

We had a bear up a tree here and they got one of those huge air pillows, put it under the tree, and then shot it with a tranquilizer dart. Just a suggestion.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:24 pm

day three...time to take him down. he's 350' up, 25 stories. causing a real scene now. it's being treated like a circus. the negotiator is doing a good job, but when he falls asleep they need to get him down.

mominiowa · Post by **mominiowa** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:24 pm

Is he down yet?????????

turbonium · Post by **turbonium** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:29 pm

Why don't they surround the crane with safety netting and/or air bags at ground level and shoot him with a knockout drug? Like they do with stray wild cats in trees...

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:41 am

it's over, he's in custody. i really think the police did a fine job .

Atlanta Standoff Ends

Fla. homicide suspect arrested when police scale 18-story crane; man had spent 56 hours on structure

turbonium · Post by **turbonium** » Sat May 28, 2005 2:03 am

They did well to get him with nobody hurt or killed, but yikes, the cops shouldn't risk their own lives for that guy!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat May 28, 2005 2:17 am

turbonium wrote: They did well to get him with nobody hurt or killed, but yikes, the cops shouldn't risk their own lives for that guy!that's what cops do....imagine the criticism if he had taken a header off that crane.

turbonium · Post by **turbonium** » Sat May 28, 2005 2:19 am

You coppers never get the praise you deserve!!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat May 28, 2005 2:20 am

turbonium wrote: You coppers never get the praise you deserve!!

:-4 ...

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:24 pm

JAB wrote: I still want to know how he went to the bathroom while he was up there...! :-3
I'm glad to know I am not the only one who wondered that. :wah: I figure some things are better left unknown. :-3

turbonium · Post by **turbonium** » Sun May 29, 2005 9:01 pm

JAB wrote: I still want to know how he went to the bathroom while he was up there...! :-3

Maybe he was scared s**tless!! :wah: