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Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

US-192, the major drag from Melbourne, through St. Cloud and Kissimmee, and to Disney World, was closed yesterday right by where I live due to a carjacking/shooting:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/osceola/orl-bk-osceola010906,0,5187863.story?coll=orl-home-headlines&track=mostemailedlink

I was at that Bennigans last week, and at that Walmart the night before. We were told over the PA at work not to go to 192 if we went out for lunch, because it was closed down.
And then today, it's closed again due to a hostage standoff in a bank, again, not five minutes from here:

http://www.local6.com/news/5974917/detail.html

[Angst]

When did this become a high crime area?

[ January 10, 2006, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: Icarus ]

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Wow -- that is horrible - about the bank hostages! I really feel for those poor workers.

Bank robberies are fairly common, even here. But pretty rare that hostages start being involved.

FG

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

quote:
Bank robberies are fairly common

They are? Uh-- where do you live again? So I can avoid it, you know. . .

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

Hey, central Indiana has had a rash of bank robberies recently as well.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Farmgirl:
Wow -- that is horrible - about the bank hostages! I really feel for those poor workers.

Well, it sucks for the Bennagins employee who was shot too, neh?

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

sorry - Ick -- I hadn't even read the first link. I went to the bank story first.

I didn't mean to sound insensitive to the victim of the other story. I simply hadn't read it when I posted.

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Nah, that's what I figured. It's all cool. [Smile]

Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :

Are we sure Ic isn't really the one doing it, then complaining about crime to cover his tracks?

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

<_<

>_>

Watch it, bub.

Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :

It's not like I'm trying to extort money from you or something to keep quiet. Chill!

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Still closed, apparently. [Angst]