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     Essthreetee |
Did you hear about the attempted bank robbery and hostage situation in Exeter? Well that is the town that I work in...Most excitement that town has seen in...well...probably just about ever. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
(CBS) EXETER, Calif. The final hostage in the Exeter bank standoff has been released. Tulare County Sheriff's Lieutenant Keith Douglas said that she was freed around 3:15 a.m., and the authorities are grateful the situation ended without injury. Police say the woman was finally released when hostage-taker suspect Jess Martinez asked for a pack of cigarettes to be left at the door for him. When he let the woman fetch the pack, a sheriff's SWAT team moved in and hurried her to safety. Then a second SWAT detail took Martinez into custody. The 47-year-old Visalia-area resident allegedly entered the bank as it was closing last night and demanded money. He freed five of the eight people he had been holding in the bank voluntarily. Two more escaped earlier this morning. The final hostage was freed at about a quarter after three. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Denise's brother-in-law Gordon has been a vice-president for Bank of America in these parts for many, many years. these days he rotates between their local area branches, but fortunately was in Bakersfield yesterday afternoon when all this went down. he spent the night on-scene in Exeter, and is on his way back home as i type this to get a shower and then go back to work. we're sure glad he's okay, and ecstatic that all of the hostages are unharmed. this is way too close to home. Ferris | ||
| Skyguy |
Shoot the hostage takers. No joke just shoot them. | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
Let the former hostages shoot the hostage takers. No joke just shoot them. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
By the sound of it, the hostage taker has so little brain you'd have to do some pretty accurate shooting.  | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
agreed.  |
