Now that was an exciting night!
So we were having the BBQ and watching one of the most intense and well fought super bowl games I've witnessed in a long time, when things got a little exciting right here in my own hood.
The duplex to the direct right of me, the one where the drug dealer just recently moved out of, has new tenants.
They have been in there for about 2, maybe 3 weeks now.
Anyway, we're all cheering, screaming at the tv, eating ribs, wings, pasta salad, deviled eggs, beverages of all kinds, and then we hear screaming of a different kind.
The woman in the duplex, was screaming in pain, the man, be he her boyfriend or spouse, is unknown to any of us, is yelling and screaming back.
Things are being thrown and smashed, dogs are barking, and someone dialed 9-1-1.
At first, just one cruiser showed up with an ambulance for possible injuries in a domestic dispute.
Then another cruiser, and another, and another.
We were all told to get in our houses, so the teens and I came back in ours, Dave went back in his with the rest of his guests.
Within just 7 minutes, there were 9 cruisers and 2 swat vehicles, and the ambulance, and a K-9 unit. They were lined up in front of my plex and that plex, and 3 cruisers were in my driveway.
All the officers were in tactical positions, guns drawn, and aimed at the front door and windows of that duplex.
The man was now holding the woman hostage with some kind of weapon.
It took from the end of the 1st quarter of the game, until the beginning of the last quarter of the game, to get the situation under control.
An officer finally had gotten in the back door of the plex, and got up behind the man, tackled him and disabled the weapon.
The woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital, and the man was cuffed and dragged out by 5 officers.
I was able to watch the entire thing go down from my driveway, no photos, I did try, and got yelled at to turn the camera off and get in a safe position behind a vehicle.
When it was all over, an officer came and apologized for disturbing our super bowl party, but they had to take tactical positions around the property, and that required no citizens to be in the back yards or peering out windows.
I was only allowed to stay in my own driveway because 2 officers and their vehicles were in it, and I stayed behind them.
Between this all, I kept going in and out and checking on the game, the teens did watch it for me and kept me posted through the screen door.
I got to see the awesome last quarter, and am so freaking impressed with how well both teams fought their asses off.
I couldn't believe how it ended, but wow, a damn exciting game.
17-14, un-fucking-real.
Congratulations to the Giants, and well played to the Patriots.
They fought like hell, they should be proud of their season, and how hard they played tonight.
How was your night and super bowl party?
Comments
Wow! So much excitement for you tonight! I hope that woman gets away from that wacko man. Yay for the Giants!
Posted by: Karen | February 3, 2008 11:24 PM
That situation, unfortunately, sounds all too familiar. I've seen some drug busts and such myself when I lived with my druggie daddy.
Anyways, WOOOHOOO GIANTS!! The Manning boys are fixin' to get even MORE sponsorship!
Posted by: Lori | February 4, 2008 12:41 AM
Dads two favorite teams playing against each other and yeah for the Giants!!!! Dad has watched the giants for many years and also the Pats. WHAT A GAME!!!!
I am so sorry that you and the boys had to witness such a scene as the one next door all too familiar wherever you live and very sad.
Posted by: Mom | February 4, 2008 7:58 AM
As my husband said to me after the game: "Lots of women in New England are going to get beaten up tonight...."
Apparently there are always more domestic incidents around football game time when tensions are high.
Posted by: Chris (Singer) | February 4, 2008 8:23 AM
wow, Kat, I just posted on my blog about how Superbowl Sunday and the days to follow are the busiest days for child protective services, due to domestic abuse, then I went over to your site and read this post. Seeeee?!!!
Posted by: Jo | February 4, 2008 10:33 AM
So true about domestic violence and the Super Bowl. Emotions run high, people drink too much, and stuff like this happens.
Surprisingly enough, it was pretty quiet around here. There was some sort of altercation outside of the Skeevy Corner Bar, but it seemed more like a bunch of drunk guys getting into it. But they moved on, nobody needed to call the cops.
Mike and I had a nice peaceful evening, we watched the game, had the chili I made, drank a few beers. Very low-key around here.
Too bad the Pats lost, but it was a great game!
Posted by: Christine | February 4, 2008 12:15 PM
You certainly seem to live in an "interesting' neighborhood. Kinda makes me thankful to be living in a rural area. It ain't perfect but it beats the city.
At least you got to see the last quarter. The whole game was intense, but the last was the most with some impressive catches and near misses. I especially like the one where the guy caught the ball and only managed to keep it by holding it against his helmet.
Posted by: Selif | February 4, 2008 10:04 PM
I'm glad to say that my Sunday was no where near as exciting as yours.
Posted by: Lisa | February 5, 2008 1:00 PM