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LONGVIEW, Wash. -- A woman said an incident that caused police officers to surround her and draw their guns Friday was a misunderstanding.
Lauren Smith said she was holding an empty shotgun on a Hudson Street sidewalk after her car broke down. She and her 5-year-old daughter were taking the shotgun to a pawnshop.
While they waited, Smith stood in front of a bank, which led to a prompt police response.
"The next thing we know there was cops telling me to get on the ground with M-16s pointed at us," Smith said.
Smith said she slowly put down the shotgun while her 5-year-old daughter was hysterical. She said she tried to explain the situation to Longview police.
"I was doing what my husband asked me to do, which was take our shotgun down so that our phone didn't get shut off," Smith said.
Police eventually stood down. They told Smith she can't carry a shotgun around two banks and the police department. Officers, who said there have been a number of armed robberies in the area, wrote her a ticket for disorderly conduct.
"It's not a crime to walk down the street to go to the pawn shop," said husband Robert Smith. "Unfortunately, the police have to do their job, and you know, I think they did what they were supposed to."
Smith could be fined $250. She'll have a court appearance next week.
Smith and her husband said they learned their lesson, but they wish the officers would have been more sensitive to their daughter.
"I know they're good guys, they just scared me a little bit," said 5-year-old Kaydence Smith.
http://www.kptv.com/news/16394182/detail.html
LONGVIEW, Wash. -- A woman said an incident that caused police officers to surround her and draw their guns Friday was a misunderstanding.
Lauren Smith said she was holding an empty shotgun on a Hudson Street sidewalk after her car broke down. She and her 5-year-old daughter were taking the shotgun to a pawnshop.
While they waited, Smith stood in front of a bank, which led to a prompt police response.
"The next thing we know there was cops telling me to get on the ground with M-16s pointed at us," Smith said.
Smith said she slowly put down the shotgun while her 5-year-old daughter was hysterical. She said she tried to explain the situation to Longview police.
"I was doing what my husband asked me to do, which was take our shotgun down so that our phone didn't get shut off," Smith said.
Police eventually stood down. They told Smith she can't carry a shotgun around two banks and the police department. Officers, who said there have been a number of armed robberies in the area, wrote her a ticket for disorderly conduct.
"It's not a crime to walk down the street to go to the pawn shop," said husband Robert Smith. "Unfortunately, the police have to do their job, and you know, I think they did what they were supposed to."
Smith could be fined $250. She'll have a court appearance next week.
Smith and her husband said they learned their lesson, but they wish the officers would have been more sensitive to their daughter.
"I know they're good guys, they just scared me a little bit," said 5-year-old Kaydence Smith.