Lawful Aim
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It appears to be a case of false reporting but is an indicator of what to expect if one doesn't utilize a holster. Could someone be trying to stir the pot on AB144?
Woman makes up story about armed man at Mountain View Sears
By Jesse Dungan
Daily News Staff Writer
Posted: 05/23/2011 08:48:03 PM PDT
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:48:05 PM PDT
Police are searching for a woman who made up a story about a man with a handgun at the Mountain View Sears on Monday.
A dozen officers, some of them armed with semi-automatic rifles, descended on the San Antonio Shopping Center at about 2 p.m. after the woman told police over the phone she had seen a man in his 30s walking through the store with a pistol tucked into his waistband.
"They were very detailed in the call about what the person looked like and where they were inside Sears," said Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie.
The woman, however, suddenly hung up and did not pick up the phone when police called her back, Wylie said.
"Pretty early on we started to become suspicious it was a prank call," Wylie said.
Because police were suspicious of the call and the woman said the man appeared to be leaving the store, officers didn't evacuate customers and employees, according to Wylie. Police reviewed surveillance footage to confirm the report was bogus, she said.
Authorities are working to identify the caller, who could face a charge of making a false report of an emergency.
The police response involved 10 officers from Mountain View and two from Palo Alto, according to Wylie.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18125071
Woman makes up story about armed man at Mountain View Sears
By Jesse Dungan
Daily News Staff Writer
Posted: 05/23/2011 08:48:03 PM PDT
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:48:05 PM PDT
Police are searching for a woman who made up a story about a man with a handgun at the Mountain View Sears on Monday.
A dozen officers, some of them armed with semi-automatic rifles, descended on the San Antonio Shopping Center at about 2 p.m. after the woman told police over the phone she had seen a man in his 30s walking through the store with a pistol tucked into his waistband.
"They were very detailed in the call about what the person looked like and where they were inside Sears," said Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie.
The woman, however, suddenly hung up and did not pick up the phone when police called her back, Wylie said.
"Pretty early on we started to become suspicious it was a prank call," Wylie said.
Because police were suspicious of the call and the woman said the man appeared to be leaving the store, officers didn't evacuate customers and employees, according to Wylie. Police reviewed surveillance footage to confirm the report was bogus, she said.
Authorities are working to identify the caller, who could face a charge of making a false report of an emergency.
The police response involved 10 officers from Mountain View and two from Palo Alto, according to Wylie.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18125071
