Yikes!
We’ve been hearing helicopters over our neighborhood for about an hour now. A little while ago I finally got to the computer and checked the news, and found the situation to be just about as scary as I imagined:
Search for armed Seattle bank robber
12:47 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
KING5.com Staff
[photo caption:] Police surround a U.S. Bank branch in north Seattle after it was robbed by an armed man on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
SEATTLE – Police have taken at least two people into custody during a house-to-house [search] after a man robbed a bank at gunpoint this morning.
Seattle police say the robbery happened just before 11 a.m. at a U.S. Bank branch in the 1000 block of NE 63rd Street.
The suspect is a described as a white man in his 20’s with a black hoodie and black pants.
At least one man and one woman have been detained during the search. A SWAT team is now searching through a home where at least one of them was found.
So, yeah. The first time I checked, they had not yet taken anyone into custody, and the police were described as entering houses with guns drawn. I was expecting to see shadowy figures in the yard at any moment. So very yikes. Hopefully it’s almost over.
UPDATE! The helicopters are gone I think. And the news is no longer reporting a manhunt in progress — now it’s being described in the past tense. And baby and I are safe and sound. Whew!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Goodness! Scary! Sorry I am days late to this but glad you are all well!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Yes, we were very relieved. Thank you. :o)
May 27th, 2008 at 10:54 am
HOLY FRIJOLE!!! Even without the police storming in, I have the feeling that you won’t forget this event anytime soon…I am soooo glad that they stayed outside and out of the yard and down the street and caught the bad guys OVER THERE. xox
May 27th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Me too!
I almost wish I hadn’t blogged about it — reading this entry again brings it all right back. v.v. scary. :/