Rick
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 |  Subject: LSPD Release #3 - Hostage kidnapping takes place in restaurant  Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:00 pm | |
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Hostage kidnapping takes place in restaurant
The four perpetrators arrested, hostage freed aliveThe LSPD had to face a heated situation today, as four heavily armed criminals took an Italian man hostage in a Verona Beach restaurant. The person who's life was at stake was later identified as Salvatore Leone. Other than that, the building was empty and no other civilians were endangered. SWAT then arrived on scene, led by Commander Joseph Malone, taking control of the situation. The street, area and building were all sealed off tightly, making sure no getaway points were available. The on-scene negotiator got into contact with the offenders, who were represented by Tarnell "Keelo" Williams, the well-known notorious leader of the Seville Boulevard Families gang. Demands were made, as the police proceeded to work on various tactics to provide the rescue of the hostage with nothing other than a positive outcome. Time passed, until both sides agreed that an officer was to be send in the building unarmed. The risky gamble provided to be successful as the police gathered more information and were fully aware of the condition of the hostage. Forced by time and the conditions at hand, the police had to provide a helicopter on the roof of the building, along with a classified amount of money in a briefcase. The four suspects then released the hostage into the hands of the negotiator and took off with it, hoping to escape from the situation. Unfortunately for them, the air vehicle provided was purposely low on fuel. Followed on take off, units both on air and land were after the helicopter. Because of the low fuel, the criminal group was forced to perform an emergency landing on the outskirts of the city, as measured and planned by the police. The landing happened just north of the East Beach freeway. The units then moved and performed the arrests, as the criminals couldn't respond back. Three were arrested and one died in the process of getting away. The hostage was taken into a hospital and his condition was stable, having an injury on the hand area. The money in the briefcase were also recovered and returned to the police resources vault. The main perpetrator of the situation, Tarnell "Keelo" Williams faced a speed-trial in the main city courts. After the testimonies and evidence were delivered, Judge Martin Kikiwi ruled Williams to be guilty and sent into a mental institution center. The decision was based off the fact that Williams has a mental condition for which he takes medication. The other two accomplices were faced in court also and received smaller penalties for their involvement, being transferred to jail after.
October 10, 1993
Los Santos Police Department
Chief of Police Joseph R. Malone
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