Today started as any other day but got very interesting in the afternoon. At some point I started hearing helicopters overhead. Even though I live by a very small, municipal airport I rarely hear helicopters. I immediately checked the local news websites to find out if there was a good reason for the aircraft to be hovering over my house.
It turns out the police thought they had a murder suspect on the loose in our small town. They didn't, but the guy they were chasing ended up having warrants for his arrest anyway - guess that's why he was running.
We have an amazingly small amount of crime. We normally don't even have to worry about locking our doors. The guy they thought they had was from Durham. Although Durham is not far, historical socio-economic patterns have made it rather crime-ridden... at least in parts. Perhaps if more crime "spills" over more will be done to help Durham? Who knows.
Posted by dmason at June 10, 2004 09:45 PM