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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:40 am
by lady cop
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 †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.
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:43 am
by nvalleyvee
If he jumps he'll save the taxpayers a lot of money. If he doesn't jump, he'll plead insanity at trial.
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:58 am
by BTS
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...........
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:02 am
by lady cop
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!
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 2:32 pm
by john8pies
Bring back capital punishment or at least let life imprisonment mean life!
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 8:46 am
by lady cop
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.
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 2:12 pm
by nvalleyvee
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.

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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 3:24 pm
by lady cop
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.
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 9:24 pm
by mominiowa
Is he down yet?????????
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 10:29 pm
by turbonium
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...

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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 1:41 am
by lady cop
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
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 2:03 am
by turbonium
They did well to get him with nobody hurt or killed, but yikes, the cops shouldn't risk their own lives for that guy!
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 2:17 am
by lady cop
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.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 2:19 am
by turbonium
You coppers never get the praise you deserve!!

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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 2:20 am
by lady cop
turbonium wrote: You coppers never get the praise you deserve!!

:-4 ...
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 6:24 pm
by Peg
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
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 9:01 pm
by turbonium
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: