SWAT standoff in Fort Collins (in progress as-of 12/7 12:37pm)

[RblDiver]

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news...mart/76926656/

Woman with a felony warrant on stolen property valued at more than $2000 is apparently holding a gun to her head in the Fort Collins Kmart parking lot. Police have the area closed off. Still unclear to me how the whole thing got started; the earliest thing the article has is that the cops tried to stop her prior to the Kmart lot, and she crashed into one, or something. All very confused.

[Irving]

So far I'm not sympathetic.

[Great-Kazoo]

Though it was some hipster outraged over his hair stylist out of their favorite hair gel .

Like Donkey pegs, Zero fucks given.

I can hear the swat comm's bacn n forth. SO we try talking her down, or collect overtime for her offing herself. You stupid bitch it's $2K's worth of goods. Go ahead and splatter your remaining brain matter over that interior. OR.... come out and we all go home Well we go home, you go to county.

[Irving]

If someone wants to threaten to off herself over a felony, SWAT certainly shouldn't take any risks to save her. Notify the family that she holds all the cards and all further actions are up to her. Call her bluff and move on to something more important.

Thus ends my fantasy arm-chair quarterbacking of a situation with which I'm not familiar from the perspective of a profession which I've got zero experience. Just in case anyone wants to call me out on it...I know.

[hurley842002]

Thus ends my fantasy arm-chair quarterbacking of a situation with which I'm not familiar from the perspective of a profession which I've got zero experience. Just in case anyone wants to call me out on it...I know.

Good thing you added a disclaimer, I'm sure there is an LEO SME around here somewhere that would have set you straight....


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[KevDen2005]

If someone wants to threaten to off herself over a felony, SWAT certainly shouldn't take any risks to save her. Notify the family that she holds all the cards and all further actions are up to her. Call her bluff and move on to something more important.

Thus ends my fantasy arm-chair quarterbacking of a situation with which I'm not familiar from the perspective of a profession which I've got zero experience. Just in case anyone wants to call me out on it...I know.

Then the family sues for not helping her deranged state of mind.

A similar standoff happened in Arvada many years ago and apparently when guy with gun to his head threatened to shoot himself one of the officers did call his bluff and said to just do it. The gentleman then took the advice and guidance from the officer and killed himself. The city paid out I believe but not exactly sure.

[Gcompact30]

She shouldn't have been stealing shit, not sorry for her at all at the moment. All she has to do right now is to make a decision....I hope the Officers are safe and protect themselves.

[Doc45]

All done, put gas into her car, she gave up. Has additional warrants for parole violation and assault. Going to the hospital first before the slam.

[Ah Pook]

Woman with a felony warrant on stolen property valued at more than $2000 is apparently holding a gun to her head in the Fort Collins Kmart parking lot.

Poor gun. What did it ever do to her?

[brutal]

Poor gun. What did it ever do to her?

I know right? They best keep an eye on that gun in case mental is contagious and it goes off and kills something.