CLOVIS, N.M. Apr 29, 2005 — A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.
Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.
The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.
(Taken from ABC
Sometimes you just need to scratch your head and say “Huh?”
Comment by Carl Starrett — Sunday 1 May 2005 @ 4:58 pm
Unfortunately, these days it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Knowing murphy’s law, if they hadn’t checked or made a big deal, it would have ended up being some psycho student with a high powered rifle.
We live in a shitty world…
Comment by Deb — Wednesday 4 May 2005 @ 6:13 pm
This story, I love. The best part (and I didn’t follow the link so I don’t know if it’s mentioned in the ABC story) is the kid describing how he’s sitting there listening to all of the buzz and slowly realizing that they’re talking about his burrito.
Comment by Claude — Saturday 14 May 2005 @ 11:22 pm
Claude - yeah wouldn’t you just be sitting there shitting yourself when you realise it was you they saw. Funny later though!
Comment by Greg — Sunday 15 May 2005 @ 1:14 pm