Lunatic in mail truck

[rkmsuf]

Hostage situation in Miami with a guy in a mail truck:

http://www.nbc6.net/news/1948646/detail.html

[Craptacular]

I know SkyDog wanted that package quickly, but this is ridiculous! ;)

[rkmsuf]

the gunman was heard to say

"I always wanted to be an angry postal worker and this is my big chance."

[MylesKnight]

I could've swore I saw O.J. and A.C. inside that mail truck.

http://images.ibsys.com/2003/0131/1949031.jpg http://images.ibsys.com/2003/0131/1948984_200X150.jpg

[rkmsuf]

"You know my name dammit!"

That SNL was one of the funnier ones when Tim Meadows is Al on the stand in the blue sweatsuit.

[rkmsuf]

dola update, they are still at a standoff but have more info:

Mail Truck Hijacking Leads To Hostage Standoff
Shots Allegedly Fired At Police
NBC 6 News Team

POSTED: 11:35 a.m. EST January 31, 2003
UPDATED: 2:22 p.m. EST January 31, 2003

NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS: Police in Fort Myers are reportedly looking for a man who allegedly shot his wife at a Citgo gas station there. A "Be On The Lookout" (BOLO) alert was issued for the man who shot his estranged wife in the head and then drove south on Alligator Alley, eventually abandoning his car near the Miami area. Police have not confirmed that the man in the Fort Myers incident and the man involved in the North Miami-Dade County hijacking are the same person. The couple involved in the Fort Myers shooting have two young children.

[ctmason]

Originally posted by rkmsuf
"You know my name dammit!"

That SNL was one of the funnier ones when Tim Meadows is Al on the stand in the blue sweatsuit.

"You know what the law says...dammit!"

Mr. Cowlings is reminding us that we know what the law says...dammit.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally posted by Craptacular
I know SkyDog wanted that package quickly, but this is ridiculous! ;) LOL Crapt....that brought a laugh into my otherwise pretty dreary day. (I mentioned in another thread...I'm running a 101-degree fever today)