We stopped for groceries after church, and as I'm unloading the car I hear one siren blast at the intersection up the stree abt 1/2 mile. Shortly thereafter, one county sheriff's dept car goes by, followed by 2 Ga State Patrol cars. Light's going, no siren, going abt 4o mph, definitely below the speed limit. I'm thinking, maybe they're leading a funeral for some politico, maybe a local officer was killed I hadn't heard abt .
Then seconds behind them, 2 dk blue pick-ups go by with the open beds full, and i mean full, of SWAT types in full load-out: camo, black tactical vests, some in helmets and most armed with ARs, both rifles and what looked liked M-4's. Prob 14-16 guys total, some standing and some seated. Then, another cty deputy and a coupla more State Patrol boys go by, followed by a Suburban (obligatory black tinted windows) and a coupla sedans, followed by 2 more deputies and some more State Patrol. Then a school bus from the local district, a "short bus". Then, another darkened SUV and more State Patrol. Then a Ga State Patrol helicopter goes overhead, low. Then a minute later 2 Ga Dept Nat Res LEO vehicles, followed by 3 Animal control trucks and then a small convoy of flat-bed tow trucks, lights flashing. So I've seen close to 20 marked LEO cars, a half-dozen SUVs and sedans, a bus, 2 trucks full of tactical-types and a whole caravan of other stuff.
Now, I live in a small rural county, and we have at most 5 deputies on patrol at any one time. There's no Ga State Patrol post w/in 30 miles. Local police and sheriff have a small tac team, but there's not this many deputies in the entire county and I'm outside the "city" anyway. And we definitely have no dark tinted Suburbans in the local inventory. I'm standing there with my wife, seriously confused and weirded out by the whole scene. The only analagous thing I've seen has been in DC when a foreign dignitary or fed politician is being transported somewhere thru town, and the convoy of Suburban's with MIB armed with all kinds of cool stuff can be seen thru the open windows on some of the SUV's.
I'm thinking perhaps a DEA or INS raid (lotsa migrants), but at 2 p.m.? I'm guessing Animal Control perhaps to corral dogs and the tow trucks to haul away impounded vehicles and the bus for illegals or BG's, but again, at 2 in the afternoon? And why the DNR? Maybe a drill of some type? But then why Animal Control? And why no fire/rescue if it's a drill? The local paper only comes out 2x a week, so it'll be Wed at least before I have a clue.
Then seconds behind them, 2 dk blue pick-ups go by with the open beds full, and i mean full, of SWAT types in full load-out: camo, black tactical vests, some in helmets and most armed with ARs, both rifles and what looked liked M-4's. Prob 14-16 guys total, some standing and some seated. Then, another cty deputy and a coupla more State Patrol boys go by, followed by a Suburban (obligatory black tinted windows) and a coupla sedans, followed by 2 more deputies and some more State Patrol. Then a school bus from the local district, a "short bus". Then, another darkened SUV and more State Patrol. Then a Ga State Patrol helicopter goes overhead, low. Then a minute later 2 Ga Dept Nat Res LEO vehicles, followed by 3 Animal control trucks and then a small convoy of flat-bed tow trucks, lights flashing. So I've seen close to 20 marked LEO cars, a half-dozen SUVs and sedans, a bus, 2 trucks full of tactical-types and a whole caravan of other stuff.
Now, I live in a small rural county, and we have at most 5 deputies on patrol at any one time. There's no Ga State Patrol post w/in 30 miles. Local police and sheriff have a small tac team, but there's not this many deputies in the entire county and I'm outside the "city" anyway. And we definitely have no dark tinted Suburbans in the local inventory. I'm standing there with my wife, seriously confused and weirded out by the whole scene. The only analagous thing I've seen has been in DC when a foreign dignitary or fed politician is being transported somewhere thru town, and the convoy of Suburban's with MIB armed with all kinds of cool stuff can be seen thru the open windows on some of the SUV's.
I'm thinking perhaps a DEA or INS raid (lotsa migrants), but at 2 p.m.? I'm guessing Animal Control perhaps to corral dogs and the tow trucks to haul away impounded vehicles and the bus for illegals or BG's, but again, at 2 in the afternoon? And why the DNR? Maybe a drill of some type? But then why Animal Control? And why no fire/rescue if it's a drill? The local paper only comes out 2x a week, so it'll be Wed at least before I have a clue.
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