Posted on 08/09/2006 5:00:14 PM PDT by JennysCool
ALBUQUERQUE -- Right in the middle of today’s deadly carjacker pursuit, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department arrested two members of Albuquerque’s famous Unser racing family. Both Al Unser Sr. and Bobby Unser Sr. were booked into the Metro Detention Center this afternoon charged with failure to obey a police officer and resisting arrest.
Both walked out of the jail about 3:30 p.m.
The brothers, who have a combined seven checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500 and are huge names in the racing world, apparently thought their celebrity status meant they were above the law.
The police pursuit of a stolen car, complete with reported shotgun fire aimed at pursuing officers, ended about 11 a.m. when the suspect crashed into another car and then accidentally or deliberately shot himself to death with the sawed-off shotgun. That dramatic conclusion happened at an intersection close to some Unser family property.
While the incident was still unfolding, Bernalillo County sheriff's investigators allege Al Unser started going through a roadblock in an attempt to get to his property. Despite six or seven warnings to leave the area, he still refused to leave, saying it was his property--he owned it.
When the deputy told him he would be arrested, Unser allegedly said, “You can't take me to jail,” and began cussing at the officer.
Officers report he then jerked away and said, “Don't you know who I am? I'm Al Unser.”
A short time after he was arrested, Bobby Unser showed up. Deputies said he, too, refused to leave and resisted arrest.
Both were transported to holding cells at the Valley substation before being taken to jail.
“They simply told them numerous times to leave the area, and they simply refused to do so,” Erin Kinnard of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department said. “Were not talking about a situation where we're trying to catch a shoplifter.
“This was a serious and dangerous situation.”
KRQE News 13 was told Al Unser threatened the arresting officer, telling him he would get back at him some day.
People on the scene also said the deputies didn’t recognize Al Unser and didn’t care who he was, they just wanted the men to leave since shots were being fired in the area.
Contacted later, Al Unser Jr. declined a request for an interview. KRQE News 13 was unable to reach Bobby Unser.
I think I might have used a hand chisel one time when we left the Sawzall back at the shop.
But don't quote me on that...
Nice hijack! ;-)
I was going to say capitalist baby-killer but that is from the Kerry-Kennedy wing of my side of the aisle...
Well, it seems to me that the setup of stopblocks and even the need for a pilot hole would make router plunge-cuts not worth the effort. But I'm only working in pine, so maybe the chisel work wouldn't be too bad.
I'm not very impressed with those joints made with coping bits for routers...on a cabinet or a heavy wood door it seems like a recipe for early failure, unless there's some wildly-amazing glue I could use. Any experience with polyurethane glues?
You mean, DOWN there in Wisconsin. I'm on the south shore of Gitchigumee - the fishing is great here, too. You north, south or central?
I was going to say running yellow-dog capitalist lackey...
...but only because yellow is the official color of DeWalt power tools.
Given that all we have to go by here is words, what else would you have me use to judge people's posts? Can people not be taken at their word on this forum?
It's not like it's the ONLY time he made those sentiments known.
I almost visited the north shore one time, up by Whitefish Bay, but I didn't make it.
I couldn't put fifteen more miles behind me....
I'm not going to parse it. We'll just have to let his words stand. I will, anyway.
One easy way to remember: the hand chisel probably didn't have a power cord or battery pack.
No, us old farts still sniff the real stuff.
Don't talk to me about DeWalt - I'm still picking wood chunks out of my eyes from my boss's power saw - even though I was was wearing safety glasses. Didn't their engineers ever get down over a cut when they were testing?
Dang! The guard was throwing the chunks straight up into my face. I was disappointed.
I was hoping never to see one of my childhood idols go to the "do you know who I am" card, but it finally happened. Sad day.
That's it!
Well, I have gear from Craftsman and Skil right now. Oh, and a dandy biscuit joiner from O'Malley.
We're on Madeline Island just for a visit with the better half's family...no tools, just fishing rods.
Hmmm. Who are the Unsers, anyway?
Sweet! I'm going to bag it, and dream of excellent tools.
Have a good night, you ol' hijacker, you.
I predict +500 posts. :-)
We just love Irish Bread.
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