curiouser and curiouser

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

Anyone know what is up with the low-flying helicopters going over Somerville? I've been hearing them for about 20 minutes and a friend in Inman has spoken of such for longer.

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[samus-aran.livejournal.com]

Search warrant execution turned into a HazMat situation. I'm guessing something like "meth lab" but don't quote me on that.

[samus-aran.livejournal.com]

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12005838212284/search-warrant-turns-to-hazmat-situation-in-somerville/ Story here.

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12005838212284/search-warrant-turns-into-hazmat-situation-in-somerville/

"Police and fire crews were on the scene of a hazardous materials situation in Somerville on Monday.
Police said they were executing a drug-related search warrant on Oxford Street.
Officials haven’t said why the situation became a hazardous materials issue."

[ron_newman]

OK but I don't see why the police would need helicopters to execute this warrant (or associated arrests).

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

I assume they were news helicopters, no?

[ron_newman]

you're not going to see much from above -- the reporter should be on the ground interviewing neighbors

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

the video at the link appears to have helicopter-angle footage.

[misterthorn.livejournal.com]

the street is blocked off.

[svilletheatre.livejournal.com]

yeah but if something blows up, it's a heck of a TV shot!

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

But that takes work and isn't cool.

[ron_newman]

A lot less work than flying a helicopter!

[rosiewoodboat.livejournal.com]

Ron knows. He is a veteran of the TV news business!

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

Take your snotty remarks to davis-snark, they don't belong here.

[rosiewoodboat.livejournal.com]

Is Ron not a veteran of the TV news business? How else could he give the "you're not going to see much from above" and make programmatic changes to the handling of the story so confidently if not?

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, that was very much milquetoast snark. Nothing to get snippy about.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

More information here: http://www.thesomervillenews.com/archives/20402

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

I live on Oxford, and the cop I asked when I came home said they busted a meth lab.

So...hooray that they busted the meth lab on my street! And omfg, there was a meth lab on my street.

[ron_newman]

Did you ever meet the people who lived in that house? What was your impression of them?

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

Nope, never. I live on pretty much the other end of the street. I've walked past the place many times (I've lived where I am for three years) but I had no idea anything was going on there.

[litia2005.livejournal.com]

Probably, they looked like Walter White :)

[ron_newman]

who is that?

[aynatt.livejournal.com]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/

[squirrelitude]

"There were certain chemical compounds that we weren’t sure of what they were,"

I.e., baking soda or something harmless, but they were already on edge.