The standoff follows a “wild” freeway chase, which was apparently unconnected to the fact that this guys is wanted “as part of a federal inquiry into threats against the White House”, which doesn’t sound like the kind of thing you want to be wanted for—hence, probably, the chase.
Anyway: the bomb squad’s Johnny 5 lookalike has been conscripted to try to “coax the suspect out of the vehicle,” possibly bringing him a mobile phone and giving the police clues as to who might be in the car with him. This is pretty surreal, but I’d imagine this kind of thing—the use of robots in law enforcement, not dudes who don’t like Barack Obama getting into protracted car chases—will be a common sight before too long. Good luck, fellas! (and you too, robocop!) [KTLA]
matt
August 14, 2009 at 10:49 AM
“Hello, welcome to the LAPD negotiation hotline. Please note that this call may be monitored for training purposes. … Hi! my name is Amy, I’m just going to get a bit of information from you before we transfer you to an operator. Please enter the number of unspent rounds in your possession, followed by the hash key. Thanks. from the information you have given me, I have classified your situation as: “desperate”. To surrender, please press 1. to talk to a negotiator, or for any other queries, please stay on the line, an operator will be with you shortly.”
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