Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:55 PM

BREAKING: The stand off in Alabama is now over

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Developing

FBI is briefing Richardson, special Agent in Charge

The PIO just said five minutes.

Confirmed, Ethan is alive and Dykes is dead.

15:12 FBI safely recovered the child. Over the last 24 hours Dykes was observed holding a firearm.

The child is at the hospital physically unharmed, the subject (Dykes) is deceased.

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BREAKING: The stand off in Alabama is now over (Original post)	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	OP
You're a reporter, we need more data than that..	snooper2	Feb 2013	#1
!!!!	zappaman	Feb 2013	#3
My beat is way to the west of Alabama	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#4
What - you want her to just make shit up to satisfy you??	kestrel91316	Feb 2013	#39
LOL, it was in jest almost real-time	snooper2	Feb 2013	#54
CNN: The little boy is safe....the kidnapper is dead	PennsylvaniaMatt	Feb 2013	#2
Oh good	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#5
Wait. Yesterday you told us it is going to take a while...	SidDithers	Feb 2013	#6
It did take a while, IMO. Too long for the boy, but what a nightmare. Still it's good news.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#31
Reporter explaining why you did not have live coverage	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#7
Kidnapper is dead, the boy is ok...reported by Pete Williams	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#8
The kidnapper dead, little boy is okay.	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#9
msnbc ...no confirmation yet.	spanone	Feb 2013	#10
Yup. Press conference any minute now.	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#12
Kid is alive; kidnapper is dead	meow2u3	Feb 2013	#11
We will know at the presser	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#13
I'm watching right now	meow2u3	Feb 2013	#14
Too, true	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#15
Saw something about a concussion grenade (?) on another thread.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#29
Flash bangs are standard in dynamic entries	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#32
Nerves of steel whoever got that hatch open and did this...	freshwest	Feb 2013	#33
Yup...they also had a SWAT medic go in, most likely.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#35
Good grief, what a job to have to train for. But it worked this time.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#48
what is a flash bang?	sad-cafe	Feb 2013	#62
what is a flash bang?	rdharma	Feb 2013	#63
I wonder if via sniper?	obamanut2012	Feb 2013	#18
Doubt it.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#22
Farcenter posted this	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#43
Yes, they train. Most of us don't want to think about this, but it's necessary.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#47
Tonight they are all on cloud nine.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#52
cops killed him per MSNBC	Go Vols	Feb 2013	#24
I just heard on MSNBC	meow2u3	Feb 2013	#16
Prepper, end of days...	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#17
They said that he felt alienated from society.	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#19
They can take themselves out of society, but leave innocent people alone nt	meow2u3	Feb 2013	#21
I'm sure some of them do.	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#23
Well, there's one fewer today.	kestrel91316	Feb 2013	#42
That's good.	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#50
K & R !!!	WillyT	Feb 2013	#20
MSNBC reports that there was "growing concern" about the kidnapper's mental state... nt	Buns_of_Fire	Feb 2013	#25
Yup, listening.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#27
The people that had been	HappyMe	Feb 2013	#26
Too sad all around	malaise	Feb 2013	#28
Glad the child is safe and no one else but the criminal hurt or killed.	TeamPooka	Feb 2013	#30
Thank God!	ananda	Feb 2013	#34
I would thank the FBI hostage rescue team.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#36
Sure.	ananda	Feb 2013	#40
Me, too. They get bad press, but this is part of their world and explains their mindset.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#51
"breaching the cavern"?	FarCenter	Feb 2013	#37
Translation, they opened the bunker	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#38
They used a stun or flash grenade.	ananda	Feb 2013	#41
Breaching and dynamic entries are the last choice	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#44
Is this the procedure when you did it?	zappaman	Feb 2013	#45
Life does not proceed at TV show pace. Things take more than an hour or two.	kestrel91316	Feb 2013	#46
My apologies	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#49
I was responding to ananda. "Why didn't they do this sooner??" is	kestrel91316	Feb 2013	#55
I know, I realized this.	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#56
The boy was in arm's reach of Sykes - it was tricky, no doubt.	freshwest	Feb 2013	#53
This guy was a Bagger ...	SummerSnow	Feb 2013	#57
sweet jesus, that's good news!	farminator3000	Feb 2013	#58
Thank goodness!!!	ljm2002	Feb 2013	#59
At almost six he should be ok	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#60
One down.......many more to go	rdharma	Feb 2013	#61
Local nooz reports the FBI team used a mock bunker	nadinbrzezinski	Feb 2013	#64

Response to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:56 PM

snooper2 (16,868 posts)

1. You're a reporter, we need more data than that..

NOW!

BREAKING: The stand off in Alabama is now over

1. You're a reporter, we need more data than that..

3. !!!!

4. My beat is way to the west of Alabama

39. What - you want her to just make shit up to satisfy you??

54. LOL, it was in jest almost real-time

2. CNN: The little boy is safe....the kidnapper is dead

5. Oh good

6. Wait. Yesterday you told us it is going to take a while...

31. It did take a while, IMO. Too long for the boy, but what a nightmare. Still it's good news.

7. Reporter explaining why you did not have live coverage

8. Kidnapper is dead, the boy is ok...reported by Pete Williams

9. The kidnapper dead, little boy is okay.

10. msnbc ...no confirmation yet.

12. Yup. Press conference any minute now.

11. Kid is alive; kidnapper is dead

13. We will know at the presser

14. I'm watching right now

15. Too, true

29. Saw something about a concussion grenade (?) on another thread.

32. Flash bangs are standard in dynamic entries

33. Nerves of steel whoever got that hatch open and did this...

35. Yup...they also had a SWAT medic go in, most likely.

48. Good grief, what a job to have to train for. But it worked this time.

62. what is a flash bang?

63. what is a flash bang?

18. I wonder if via sniper?

22. Doubt it.

43. Farcenter posted this

47. Yes, they train. Most of us don't want to think about this, but it's necessary.

52. Tonight they are all on cloud nine.

24. cops killed him per MSNBC

16. I just heard on MSNBC

17. Prepper, end of days...

19. They said that he felt alienated from society.

21. They can take themselves out of society, but leave innocent people alone nt

23. I'm sure some of them do.

42. Well, there's one fewer today.

50. That's good.

20. K & R !!!

25. MSNBC reports that there was "growing concern" about the kidnapper's mental state... nt

27. Yup, listening.

26. The people that had been

28. Too sad all around

30. Glad the child is safe and no one else but the criminal hurt or killed.

34. Thank God!

36. I would thank the FBI hostage rescue team.

40. Sure.

51. Me, too. They get bad press, but this is part of their world and explains their mindset.

37. "breaching the cavern"?

38. Translation, they opened the bunker

41. They used a stun or flash grenade.

44. Breaching and dynamic entries are the last choice

45. Is this the procedure when you did it?

46. Life does not proceed at TV show pace. Things take more than an hour or two.

49. My apologies

55. I was responding to ananda. "Why didn't they do this sooner??" is

56. I know, I realized this.

53. The boy was in arm's reach of Sykes - it was tricky, no doubt.

57. This guy was a Bagger ...

58. sweet jesus, that's good news!

59. Thank goodness!!!

60. At almost six he should be ok

61. One down.......many more to go

64. Local nooz reports the FBI team used a mock bunker