I thought I was hearing things as I walked past the truck parked outside the 7-Eleven.
"Cops'll be here soon."
I stepped inside the 7-Eleven, made my way to the coffee counter, and as I helped myself to a cup of java I looked out the window. The two guys were still sitting in their truck and it didn't look like they were in a hurry to go anywhere.
Two guys mentioning that the cops would be here soon were either cops themselves on a Stake Out, and what better place to Stake Out than a 7-Eleven, or they were the bad guys, tipped off that the cops were fast approaching.
But if they were the bad guys, why would they just be sitting in their truck, waiting for the cops?
If they were cops themselves, wouldn't they have said "Back-up will be here soon"?
As I walked over to the counter and took my place in line I noticed the clerk kept looking out the window...at the truck...which was still there.
It was still there when I paid for my cup of coffee.
It was still there when I got my change, which was when three cop cars pulled into the parking lot and fenced the truck in.
As El Monte's Finest emerged from their vehicles, guns drawn, the passenger who'd told the driver that the "Cops'll be here soon" wound his window up.
That just gave the cop who approached the truck something to tap the barrel of his gun against, which he did, and the two guys decided to get out and have a peaceful chat with the nice policemen. Guns really are an excellent negotiation tool, especially when you have one and the other guy doesn't. You also have to be willing to use the gun, and the other guy has to know that, or at least think you'll use it, for it to be really effective.
As I left the store the two guys were being handcuffed and the initial interrogation had begun. "How much money did you get? And don't lie to me or you're going to jail," said one of the cops to Mr. "Cops'll be here soon".
Aah, the fun & excitement of El Monte :)
"Cops'll be here soon."
I stepped inside the 7-Eleven, made my way to the coffee counter, and as I helped myself to a cup of java I looked out the window. The two guys were still sitting in their truck and it didn't look like they were in a hurry to go anywhere.
Two guys mentioning that the cops would be here soon were either cops themselves on a Stake Out, and what better place to Stake Out than a 7-Eleven, or they were the bad guys, tipped off that the cops were fast approaching.
But if they were the bad guys, why would they just be sitting in their truck, waiting for the cops?
If they were cops themselves, wouldn't they have said "Back-up will be here soon"?
As I walked over to the counter and took my place in line I noticed the clerk kept looking out the window...at the truck...which was still there.
It was still there when I paid for my cup of coffee.
It was still there when I got my change, which was when three cop cars pulled into the parking lot and fenced the truck in.
As El Monte's Finest emerged from their vehicles, guns drawn, the passenger who'd told the driver that the "Cops'll be here soon" wound his window up.
That just gave the cop who approached the truck something to tap the barrel of his gun against, which he did, and the two guys decided to get out and have a peaceful chat with the nice policemen. Guns really are an excellent negotiation tool, especially when you have one and the other guy doesn't. You also have to be willing to use the gun, and the other guy has to know that, or at least think you'll use it, for it to be really effective.
As I left the store the two guys were being handcuffed and the initial interrogation had begun. "How much money did you get? And don't lie to me or you're going to jail," said one of the cops to Mr. "Cops'll be here soon".
Aah, the fun & excitement of El Monte :)
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4 comments:
Unbelivable!
Amazing, it defies belief!
Just how could it happen?
WTF is going on. You were buying a coffee at 7-11???
:-)
talking about the world's dumbest criminals
maybe they wanted the free food and medical care the rest of their lives?
Why were they still sitting in their truck if they knew the cops were coming?
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