Re: Strange arrest in Vienna on Thursday evening

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From: Ken M.
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 05:31

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"Keith F. Lynch" wrote:
> 
> I was in downtown Vienna (Virginia) yesterday evening, around 7:30 pm,
> when I saw about a dozen policemen in the Safeway parking lot.  They
> seemed to have someone handcuffed.
> 
> Not unusual?  Well, yes, except that the policemen were all dressed in
> black (with "POLICE" in white letters on their back), and about half
> of them were wearing ski masks.  And I doubt they were wearing them to
> keep warm, as it was about 100 degrees out, and sunny.
> 
> Also, there were no police cars around.
> 
> A couple blocks down Maple Avenue, there was another bunch of them,
> dressed the same, with someone else under arrest.  Nothing that looked
> like a police car there, either.
> 
> Any idea what was going on?
> 
> Despite the weather, chills ran down my back at the sight.

Masks? Maybe they were robbing the poor guy!

(ken)

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