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Aptos Bank Robbery Suspects Captured [they were using banned Assault Rifles]
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| December 2, 2003
Posted on 12/04/2003 11:03:25 AM PST by yonif
APTOS, Calif. -- A trio of men armed with high-powered assault rifles help up a Wells Fargo Bank in Aptos Monday.
Police said the men -- carrying AR-15 assault rifles -- entered the bank on Soquel Drive before noon. They hit a woman and terrified other bank customers before making off with backpacks full of cash. No shots were fired.
"These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said.
As a silent alarm at the bank was alerting authorities to the robbery, police were responding to bomb threats at Soquel High School, Aptos High School and Cabrillo College.
Police said those threats were a distraction set by the robbers.
Officers at Cabrillo College spotted the getaway vehicle and chased it down a dead-end street at New Brighton Beach, where the alleged robbers fled on foot as officers closed in. The men ditched their weapons and were arrested.
"All of us at the scene know what that means in regards to an armed confrontation, and fortunately that didn't happen ... because it would have been one heck of a firefight," Allyn said.
The weapons and backpacks of money were recovered at the scene.
Police have not released the names of the suspects, but said they are not from the Santa Cruz area.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: assaultrifles; ban; banglist; gunrights
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:03:26 AM PST
by
yonif
To: yonif
This robbery was so poorly executed that it is the joke of the county. To the LE officers, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. They had the bumbling fools within an hour or so. LOL!
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:10:42 AM PST
by
EggsAckley
(..................."Dean's got Tom McClintock Eyes".........................)
To: yonif
These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds Yep. 223 rounds in a 30 round clip. Kind of like how this article is ten pounds of s*** in a five pound bag.
Okay, so it's just a dropped period. Still...
"... and they travel forever"
Wow. That's a long time. Where can I get me one of them "forever" guns?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:11:16 AM PST
by
general_re
(Knife goes in, guts come out! That's what Osaka Food Concern is all about!)
To: yonif
...and they travel forever... These little puppies have laser booster stages that allow them to leave the solar system. < / sarcasm>
Give me a break!
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:12:20 AM PST
by
GingisK
To: general_re
...which can penetrate care doors... "Care" doors? Does this joint have an editor or what?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:13:17 AM PST
by
general_re
(Knife goes in, guts come out! That's what Osaka Food Concern is all about!)
To: general_re
LOL! The Santa Cruz Senile has the worst editing I've ever seen.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:14:06 AM PST
by
EggsAckley
(..................."Dean's got Tom McClintock Eyes".........................)
To: yonif; *bang_list
"These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said. It is so refreshing to get a description of firearms and ammunition that is accurate and free from emotion - NOT! What a moron - like these special "assault bullets" from an "illegal" "assault rifle" can somehow violate the laws of physics. Idiot - no wonder the public is misinformed.
As a silent alarm at the bank was alerting authorities to the robbery, police were responding to bomb threats at Soquel High School, Aptos High School and Cabrillo College.
Police said those threats were a distraction set by the robbers.
Well, these guys were not entirely stupid. Dishonest, yes, but not stupid.
To: yonif
""These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said. "
At first I thought this was a parody,but sadly it's real. "Care" doors? Almost any round can penetrate a car door, window or bullet - hell, even a bb can do most of that. And traveling forever- maybe in space, miss-spokes-person, but not here on earth.
To: general_re
Wow. That's a long time. Where can I get me one of them "forever" guns?They carry them in the same stores that sell the completely plastic guns that can't be detected; right next to the "cop-killer" bullets.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:16:19 AM PST
by
DrNo
To: yonif
"These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said. I take it this guy's a physics guru?
To: DrNo; general_re
"Who knows how many deaths could have occurred if these rifles had made it to the streets." -Bill Lockyer
Well here's a perfect news byte for you to distort and use to terrify people, Mr Lockyer. Just remember it was high powered assault rifles that robbed the bank and fled, not criminals who weren't lucky in life's lottery.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:21:29 AM PST
by
Sender
To: yonif
"Police have not released the names of the suspects"
However the AR-15s, being well known felons in their own right, were not extended this courtesy. Neither were the Banana Clips members of the famous clip gang.
Am I the only one who finds this a little strange?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:24:12 AM PST
by
SWO
To: Sender
"Who knows how many deaths could have occurred if these rifles had made it to the streets." -Bill LockyerIn this case, zero.
To: yonif
"These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said.I didn't think that the eludium core bullets were on the market yet.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:27:34 AM PST
by
niteowl77
(If you haven't prayed for our troops, please start; if you stopped, then do some catching up.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
It would have been much more sporting had the robbers used .308 bolt action rifles instead.
To: DrNo
Ah. Will an NRA card get me in, or do I have to know the secret knock too? ;)
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:33:42 AM PST
by
general_re
(Knife goes in, guts come out! That's what Osaka Food Concern is all about!)
To: yonif
"These ARs also had 30-round banana clips in them with 223 rounds, which can penetrate care doors, bodies, windows ... and they travel forever," Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokesman Kim Allyn said. Bullets can break glass?? That one's new to me.
Forever is a looooooooooong time.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:36:22 AM PST
by
OXENinFLA
(Islam is like a new Communist infestation akin to what McCarthy exposed.)
To: yonif
Ah yes, the much-anticipated spate of "assault rifle" incidents leading up the the sunset of the 1994 "Assault Rifle" ban.
Somewhat misleading is the "223 rounds." Gives the impression that it was carrying that many bullets. In fact, they are referring to the .223 caliber of each round.
'Banana Clip'. This never fails to amuse me. Conjures up images of Miami Vice.
Buckle up fellas, it's time to frighten Mr. and Mrs. America again into thinking this happens every day. We'll see plenty more of these stories right up to the Sunset.
Sheesh.
To: yonif
Hey! I used to live there. Aptos High School Class of '80. A bedroom community of rich liberals, environmentalists, and recalcitrant hippies located just south of Santa Cruz halfway from there to Monterey.
Most of these folks think a bannana clip is something to hang fruit with--or smoke it if so inclined... I'm suprised these guys had to use assault rifles. They probably could have done it with harsh language.
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posted on
12/04/2003 12:34:18 PM PST
by
PsyOp
( Citizenship ought to be reserved for those who carry arms. - Aristotle.)
To: PsyOp
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posted on
12/04/2003 12:37:21 PM PST
by
PsyOp
( Citizenship ought to be reserved for those who carry arms. - Aristotle.)
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