Boston Bombing Suspects - MIT Shooting - Manhunt

[dcr]

Besides, come on.........dont these police officers have GPS transmiters/recievers to pinpoint their locations and cruisers? Compltely waste of time.

[jerzdawg]

im just shocked this kid was able to put such a distance between him and the cops after the initial shootout

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

im just shocked this kid was able to put such a distance between him and the cops after the initial shootout

Same here. I really only thought that type of scenario existed in the movies. Apparently it can also happen in real life.

[dcr]

Roll call = no leads, we have lost the guy

:(

[xendrome]

Besides, come on.........dont these police officers have GPS transmiters/recievers to pinpoint their locations and cruisers? Compltely waste of time.

On their cars likely yes, but they may not be near their cars.

Plus whoever is receiving their report for scheduling purposes may not be at central dispatch and may not have access to the AVL system.

You guys nit-pick stuff way to much.

[dcr]

Its obvious they had a plan. Its been 10 plus hours and still no solid lead on his whereabouts.

Except the controlled demo, we/they have nothing (AFAWK)

[-T- Member]

They seemed to spend a long time watching some houses, when they couldn't even confirm that anyone had sighted him going into one of them. There's a good chance he's been using that time to build some distance and is far far away now

[xendrome]

Its obvious they had a plan. Its been 10 plus hours and still no solid lead on his whereabouts.

Except the controlled demo, we/they have nothing (AFAWK)

It takes time to clear what appears to be a 50-100 houses in the area they are checking out. If they believe he was in that area and didn't see him leave, they have the responsibility to make sure those houses are clear and the residents safe. They can't just leave

[PGHammer]

It's a very small area of Mass. So I think that would be overkill.

Radio systems have many channels, central dispatch channels, TAC channels, etc. Everyone in a department doesn't operate all on the same channel.

Very small but very BRAINY (and also very liberal) area of Massachusetts.

Cambridge/Watertown is THE *old college* town of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Cambridge is home to Harvard , while Watertown is home to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT. Between the two schools and business with connections to the two schools (which are a lot of businesses, old and new) you have a lot of brain in a very compact area. Both colleges also have campus police forces (the dead police officer was MIT Campus Police), and both Cambridge and Watertown have city police forces. However, their chiefs of police are no fools; they both asked for - and got - help from the State Police back when this was merely an armed robbery that went south. Marathon Bombing? Add in the FBI and DHS, along with the Massachusetts National Guard. (As to why the National Guard, the answer is simple; air - as in HELICOPTER - support, in addition to what the police departments have; you can never have too much air support in a terrorist manhunt.)

Things are getting seriously hairy in Watertown.

[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

I realized the reason they did not issue any warnings on 9/11 much like happening currently, is because there is enough news coverage already warning the public. I failed to realize that! :huh: But then again I am just relating the public awareness of this situation to 2001, not relating the two events!

[ruhgster]

I love all the armchair police work going on here, there is probably a ton of stuff we are not being told that the authorities know. But I guess reading reports on the internet gives you more knowledge than training, closer knowledge of the situation being shielded from the media, etc.

[dcr]

On their cars likely yes, but they may not be near their cars.

Plus whoever is receiving their report for scheduling purposes may not be at central dispatch and may not have access to the AVL system.

You guys nit-pick stuff way to much.

The only reasion they are scheduling is like I said; they currently have nothing. They went crazy over the daughter/mother sms thing....

Also another thing: They are opening streets up back again. Why? Its obvious they suspect he isnt even near if so

[xendrome]

I love all the armchair police work going on here, there is probably a ton of stuff we are not being told that the authorities know. But I guess reading reports on the internet gives you more knowledge than training, closer knowledge of the situation being shielded from the media, etc.

Exactly, there is SO much stuff going on right now, it's easy to sit there and say "do this" or "do that" or examine something they have no idea the details of.

[dcr]

I love all the armchair police work going on here, there is probably a ton of stuff we are not being told that the authorities know. But I guess reading reports on the internet gives you more knowledge than training, closer knowledge of the situation being shielded from the media, etc.

we are stating our opinion and mirroring anything said on scanners to keep the thread updated. we are not policemen nor do most of us want to.

dont take it so personal :)

[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

we are stating our opinion and mirroring anything said on scanners to keep the thread updated. we are not policemen nor do most of us want to.

dont take it so personal :)

Everyone here probably knows no more than what is being told on the news, unless you work for the FBI or something! :shifty:

[GarakObama]

Follow this on Reddit and you'll see a bunch of arm chair journalists too. They are calling each other Pulitzer worthy because they are listening to police radios and frantically posting anything and everything.

[xendrome]

The only reasion they are scheduling is like I said; they currently have nothing.

Actually your wrong, they have to cover their shifts. The people they were polling have to be back to work at midnight tonight, so they have to relieve them so they can go home and get some food and sleep. That's how things work,

[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

I really hope the authorities and the FBI get this suspect soon, hopefully alive! This kid clearly had training if the authorities are having dificulty catching him! I have never seen anything like this in my life! :crazy:

[dcr]

Actually your wrong, they have to cover their shifts. The people they were polling have to be back to work at midnight tonight, so they have to re-leave them so they can go home and get some food and sleep. That's how things work,

I dont think as a police officer you CAN have shifts; Take this for instance, a lot were probably on vacation today and they have had to come in.

I do agree that some should rest and the command post but no shifts; its part of the job :)

Opinion, NOT fact.

[xendrome]

I reall hope the authorities and the FBI get this suspect soon, hopefully alive!v :crazy:

Honestly it's better for everyone if he takes his own life. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve a fair-trial. But it becomes an expensive burden on the state/government to provide housing, medical, court defence, etc. for the rest of his life.

I dont think as a police officer you CAN have shifts; Take this for instance, a lot were probably on vacation today and they have had to come in.

I do agree that some should rest and the command post but no shifts; its part of the job :)

Opinion, NOT fact.

Well then your really really mislead. All police departments work on shifts, some have 3x8 hour shifts, some have 3x10 hour shifts (overlapping) and others do 2x12 hour shifts. Just because this is going on doesn't mean the regular patrol officers don't have to cover the rest of their districts/areas. Crime and accidents don't stop because of something like this.

You are subject to be called in at any time for an incident like this, but this is rare. And they have to let the people have time off and rest, it's covered in federal labor laws.

[Atomic Wanderer Chicken]

Honestly it's better for everyone if he takes his own life. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve a fair-trial. But it becomes an expensive burden on the state/government to provide housing, medical, court defence, etc. for the rest of his life.

I respect your opinion, but I would like the FBI to get him alive, so they can interrogate him and find out why he did all of this and then sentence him to life! Someone being sentenced in life in prison is better then letting them just die and not suffer at all!

[dcr]

Honestly it's better for everyone if he takes his own life..

Thats something even worst: He already has and cops are chasing a ghost (besides our possible bomb threats)

[Tom]

[xendrome]

I respect your opinion, but I would like the FBI to get him alive, so they can interrogate him and find out why he did all of this and then sentence him to life! Someone being sentenced in life in prison is better then letting them just die and not suffer at all!

He doesn't have to say anything, he'll just ask for a lawyer and that's the end of that.

MORE information will come out of the evidence from his apartment/car and bomb scene, as well as his brothers places, then they will probably get out of his mouth.

[presence06]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/

must be his mom aunt with reports. Requesting "evidence" of their son.