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Prosthetic leg prompts lockdown
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[May 25, 2007]
BELLINGHAM, Washington (AP) -- The woman
suspected foul play was afoot. She was half right. Police barricaded
streets near a branch of St. Joseph Hospital Thursday after a woman
called to report a man with an assault rifle walking into a medical
office building.
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The man was actually carrying a prosthetic leg, Bellingham Police
Deputy Chief David Doll said. The building was locked down as
police conducted a floor-by-floor search. When no suspect was found,
police evacuated the building and the woman who reported the
incident spotted the office worker who had been carrying the
prosthetic leg, The Bellingham Herald newspaper reported.
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 "Everyone did everything right," Doll said. "Like we hoped, it
turned out to be a good situation."
During the lockdown, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection
helicopter patrolled the area to check the building's rooftop.
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