Too much excitement...

As I was driving home this afternoon, I got a call from my contractor, who's also a good friend, I was on a call when his call came in (built in Bluetooth is the best thing ever invented) and I missed his call. I was hoping he was in my driveway ready to install my dishwasher. I called him back, straight to voicemail....

So I called Bitty, who was home, and asked if Dan was there. Nope. Then I heard from Dan's wife, she let me know Dan had just driven by my road and seen a ton of cop cars, were we ok? I told her I'd just talked to Bitty and he knew nothing. I was almost home by then....

At the road before mine I see a SWAT vehicle and an officer in a bullet proof vest getting back in his car...

We live on a private drive with only a half dozen houses on it. When I pulled into the private drive I found two cop cars parked across it... I signaled that I needed in, one moved aside. The other officer waved and got out.

He said "I have your kids in my car"

"why are my kids in your car!!"

Heart stopping...

He said there was a situation, but the suspect was in custody....

The boys scurried into my car. Whew.

Apparently there was a manhunt in our neighborhood, including a run through our back yard by the suspect...

The officer told me my dogs didn't freak out until he (the officer) knocked on the front door to make sure our doors were locked. (Bitty was home and did not hear anything). 
 
The officer blocking the private drive said it had come across the radio that they had the suspect at gunpoint just as the little ones got off the bus ... So the officer just put the boys in his car. To keep them safe. Thank goodness. 

We pulled in the drive and went home.

We watched them walk the guy to the cop car while we walked into the house. I asked the officer who stopped by the house immediately afterwards, to make sure we were ok what the story was. He mumbled something about the guy living a block over. I'll have to check the paper to see if there's any additional info.

We peeked out the windows and saw police from 3 or 4 different agencies.

The next door neighbor was on the main road, trying to turn in when I pulled up and they didn't let her down the drive for 20 minutes? I think they let us in cause I told them Bitty was home alone.

The boys don't seem too freaked out and will have a great story to tell. Everyone is fine. Although Birdy tried to tell me he thought it was a kidnapping plot... Lol Ptah assured me the whole thing was cool. That boy.   :)

Exciting huh? Thinking to turn the alarm system back on.... and take the local cops cookies.