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Post by beaglemom on Jun 18, 2019 14:23:43 GMT
One of my lovely children gave me germs and I'm feeling pretty crummy. Didn't have a great night sleep. But was finally passed out.
And then the doorbell rings at 5:35am.
Dh checks his phone (we have a nest doorbell) and sees that there is a police officer at the door and tells him via the phone that we will be right down. I stumble down to open the door and through the window on my way down see multiple officers with guns drawn in different places on our driveway. I open the door with my hands visible to find 3 officers right in the alcove at our front door.
They let us know that there was an incident on the main road about a mile from us and the police dogs led them to the property and they wanted to look around. We had to get our 4 kids (8, 6, 3, 1) out of bed and were corralled to the other side of the driveway and watched over by an officer with a semiautomatic weapon.
They searched the house (and left dirt all over my carpets) and under the house and all over our 5 acres. Then let us go back inside.
We had left our phones inside so I checked mine when I got in and saw that at 3:30 I had gotten a text alert from the county that there was a crime scene on the main road above us and that the road was closed from our road going north.
Googled and apparently a body was found at 11pm last night a mile or so from us and they are treating it as a homicide.
The 3, 6, 8 year olds went back to sleep, the 1 year old not so much. So we are up and I can't wait till nap time, I will be enjoying a nap along with the two littles today (the older ones will be at camp)!
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 18, 2019 14:25:44 GMT
Yikes! How scary! I hope they found who they were looking for!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 18, 2019 14:39:05 GMT
That's not fun!! Hope you are all safe........
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Post by baslp on Jun 18, 2019 15:34:33 GMT
That was quite a wake up. Did they ever catch the suspect?
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Post by psiluvu on Jun 18, 2019 15:39:27 GMT
YIKES!! that is a heart stopping way to wake up. Hope they caught the suspect. Hope you get a great nap in today!
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Post by peabrain on Jun 18, 2019 15:44:36 GMT
Oh, I would have been all over that! I watch too much crime tv!
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Post by mom on Jun 18, 2019 15:52:11 GMT
Oh wow! Thats crazy! I hope they catch the guy! (and nuts that he/she was so close to your house!)
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Post by tentoes on Jun 18, 2019 16:08:22 GMT
That would be enough to wake ya up. I hope they found who they were looking for.
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 18, 2019 16:11:22 GMT
Holy moly that's scary!! I hope you're having a wonderful nap! Let us know if/when you learn more? I don't believe I'd go outside at all today.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jun 18, 2019 16:12:48 GMT
Well damn! I wonder what led the dogs to your property.
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Post by johnnysmom on Jun 18, 2019 16:14:04 GMT
OMG, thats crazy. I assume they were looking for a person vs. weapons or something so hopefully they didn't tear the place up too bad (hard to hide a person inside a drawer or under the couch). Gotta say, I'm impressed your kids were able to go back to sleep; I'm not sure I'd have been able to to.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 18, 2019 16:18:06 GMT
Glad you all are safe and that nothing happened to you or your family. How scary!
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 18, 2019 16:34:02 GMT
They are still searching. There are multiple sheriff's vehicles at the top of our driveway (I can see them from the house). We have been in communication with our neighbors, one said that they are stationed right at our driveway with weapons visible and they checked her car when she drove by. I'm here with 3 of the kids till 3 or so (unless they tell us to leave!).
Thankfully one of our favorite neighbors is a retired Army Ranger and is hanging out at home today to make sure everything is okay. I have him on speed dial and we are all sharing info as we get it over text.
I'm hoping that they find whoever soon, dh and I are supposed to get to go out on a date night tonight. But I'm not sure I feel comfortable with a babysitter here if they haven't found the person.
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Post by jenr on Jun 18, 2019 16:36:08 GMT
OMG! How scary! I'm glad you are OK!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2019 16:40:43 GMT
How scary! I couldn't have gone back to sleep! Why did they have the guns drawn on you and while corralling you??
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Post by christine58 on Jun 18, 2019 16:50:49 GMT
posed to get to go out on a date night tonight. But I'm not sure I feel comfortable with a babysitter here if they haven't found the person. I would not unless they find whoever did this...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2019 16:53:51 GMT
How scary glad you are okay!
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 18, 2019 16:54:16 GMT
I saw that on the news! So they have their guns drawn and they think someone is still hiding near your house? I think I’d be heading up to Tahoe today lol
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Post by Judy26 on Jun 18, 2019 16:59:35 GMT
OMG! I would have had to change my depends! And I agree about not leaving the kids with a sitter. That scenario has all of the makings of a bad horror movie.
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 18, 2019 17:03:47 GMT
How scary! I couldn't have gone back to sleep! Why did they have the guns drawn on you and while corralling you?? I didn't get back to sleep, thankfully the 3, 6, and 8 year olds did. I think the guns were a precaution? Our Suburban was unlocked and next to the wall of our driveway (large retaining wall on the hillside) so we loaded the kids in there to hang out. We had one officer stay with us while the rest were searching. The kids were all a little uneasy this morning when we got them back up and asked a lot of questions, that we answered the best we could. The text alerts that keep coming through from the county say that they are investigating and that the road will remain closed indefinitely while they do their crime scene investigation. Craziness!
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Post by christine58 on Jun 19, 2019 11:31:09 GMT
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 19, 2019 11:36:59 GMT
Holy smokes! That would have scared me too. I would totally change the plans for tonight. I'm sure your kids were a little shook up. Let us know how it goes.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 19, 2019 11:44:47 GMT
Oh my word!!
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Post by momto4kiddos on Jun 19, 2019 11:51:01 GMT
How completely unnerving! I probably wouldn't have slept again for days after that! How they have someone in custody and life has resumed to normal at your house.
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Post by iluvpink on Jun 19, 2019 11:51:41 GMT
Holy crap, that would scare the bejeezus out of a person to wake up to that! I hope they find the suspect soon and you can get back to normal life!
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Post by LisaDV on Jun 19, 2019 11:52:44 GMT
That's scary! I hope they find the person. I hope you can get some rest and get over your cold quickly.
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 20, 2019 16:24:36 GMT
There was a second victim the night of the 18th. They believe they have the suspect in custody now. The road is back open. It looks/sounds like it was individuals from 30+ minutes away - so no local people involved. All very crazy!! Now dh promised he will no longer give me a hard time for making sure everything is locked up!
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Post by beaglemom on Jun 20, 2019 16:26:56 GMT
I should add that I went to the doctor yesterday and was diagnosed with pink eye in both eyes and strep. So I wasn't just being a wuss about feeling crummy!
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Post by flute4peace on Jun 21, 2019 19:01:35 GMT
I should add that I went to the doctor yesterday and was diagnosed with pink eye in both eyes and strep. So I wasn't just being a wuss about feeling crummy! Oh man, this sounds just miserable. I hope you'll be able to get some time to just sleep and recover!!
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Post by 2marbles on Jun 21, 2019 19:27:25 GMT
Ack...well,I'm so glad they got the suspect....scary way to wake up for sure!
Feel better....I'd just want to nap!
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