Okay, this probably literally means nothing, but I wanted to pass something I saw today along to my favorite community and contribute any amount of hopium I can.
This happened in a suburb 45 minutes outside of Chicago. I work right next to our town's police station. Several of my co-workers and I noticed that there was a big military Humvee parked behind the police station today (we can see from our office windows above). There were a couple guys in military uniforms with big black rifles standing outside and talking.
Eventually they left, but then a couple Humvees came back later in the day. Troops got out of the military vehicles and they all got into several black SUV's (3 or 4) before all driving off together.
I seriously have no clue what this means or if there even is anything remotely interesting or out of the normal about this, but I've never seen it before and neither have my co-workers.
Also, our building's connection to the Comcast network went down for an hour and a half this afternoon. Let me tell you, my hopes were shooting up pretty high when this happened after seeing the military right outside lol
So, I just wanted to share this with you all! Take it for whatever it's worth to you!
Edit: One of the Humvees rolled through the parking lot while I was outside eating lunch. Terrible quality, I know, but take what you get lol
Many times when federal goes into a local jurisdiction to arrest someone they contact the local police. They do this for two reasons. 1. If someone calls and reports unusual or specious activity the don't have units rolling up on them 2. Local cops may have info on the person or vicinity ithat could save some lives if they are willing to work with them. Here's to hoping good things are happening.
Or it's a joint operation.
Thanks for sharing. But you didn't think to take pics or video?
Crappy Picture
Here is a crappy picture I took while I was in my car eating lunch of one of them rolling through the parking lot. I honestly just don't want to give away where I work for privacy reasons, which is why I didn't take better pictures while it was happening.
That's not a Hummvee. That's a SWAT Tactical Vehicle. So, I'd say y'all were watching a SWAT unit gear up to go raid some houses and serve some warrants on some dangerous individuals, but needed some secrecy, so instead of rolling in the tac vehicle, they rolled out in unmarked SUV's.
Do SWAT members usually wear outfits like this? [Uniform(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/ArmyacuOCP.jpg)
Because these are the uniforms the soldiers were wearing (or something very similar) who were standing outside and talking to each other with their black rifles.
Yes. Some wear black, some wear olive drab, and some wear woodland or desert camo, digital camo, etc. All depends on the police agency's preference and where they're operating.
I live in Ctrl Fl, and know SWAT guys/gals in multiple jurisdictions, people I served with in the Navy that went on to continue serving in a police agency, and they all have different tac hear and uni's.
Edit: when I was NAVY EOD, Awe wroked closely with the municipal and county police units in our area. I did some time stationed at MCAS Beaufort with a Marine EOD unit, and we soley did ALL the demo work for Beaufort City Police and Beaufort County Sheriff's. They didn't even have an EOD team.
And when I was stationed in San Diego, we trained different agencies with the knowledge we gained in Iraq and Afghanistan on the various IED's being used and the methods those terror orgs were using on us.
And each one seems to have their own preference of uniforms, even among members of the various units.
Thank you for the information! To back you up, one of my co-workers did just tell me a few minutes ago that he thinks there was some sort of SWAT meeting happening at the police station, so it sounds like you're right.
I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge!
Exactly, if you could see from a window you could have at least have recorded something.
I know, I know. I dropped the ball because I'm literally working and with my co-workers. I just didn't want to pull my phone out in front of all of them and record/take pictures. Plus, I was concerned about privacy and giving away the building I work at.
Sooooo, you get what you get! If anything happens again, though, I'll be more conscientious of trying to take a good picture or video.
Nah, I don't think you dropped the ball on anything. You did what you could among the company you had around you at the time.
Don't fault yourself for that.
It's easy for us to talk here online and anonymously, it's something totally different in today's work please environment when you have to put food on the table and keep a roof over your head and dot know if that company will fire you for a certain political pref or for being associated with Q.
And it's good you asked if you don't know the answer.
The only stupid question is the one not asked.
Hmmm....I find that very mysterious and interesting......I wish I could have been a fly on that wall.
Mysterious and interesting indeed. I'd assume any real need for military assistance would be deployed by the state troopers. Because I'm pretty sure when local PD needs help they call the sheriff or the stage troopers.
That is very "out of the normal." Hasn't been any news about military training ops in that area. Not that I've seen, anyways. Could've been NG units, or possibly some other 3 letter working to serve Federal warrants of some sort, I guess. But the 3 letter agency's tac units usually don't drive Humvees. Could be anyone's guess without more info.
I'll be keeping eyes on the police station every day from now on! If they come back and I'm able, I'll try to take a better picture/video.
Well it was a nice secret mil op we had going on there while it lasted, TheLighthouseBlues...
Yeah, it was, wasn't it... sighs dreamily
Is there a National Guard or Army Reserve Center close to your office? I hate to squelch your hope but it could have been a simple vehicle movement. Lots of reason that could have happened.
I don't know the answer to those questions, but honestly my hopes weren't up very high or anything. I don't expect this to be anything serious, I just wanted to share with you guys for fun given the circumstances we're living in lol
One of my co-workers said that he believes there was actually a SWAT meeting going on, but what I don't understand is why SWAT were wearing military uniforms? Strange, but that's all I'm going to think about it.
wow
Don't it was a Humvee, looks like one of the newer armoured vehicles they use. I'm getting old and can't keep up with all the new stuff. In my day it was jeeps, 1/4 ton trucks and half-tracks that we built models of. ????
Well I guess if the military is going to apprehend some one without alerting the public they will need to go inconspicuous. Not a military vehicle. I guess time will tell.
Crappy Picture
Here is a crappy picture I took while I was in my car eating lunch of one of them rolling through the parking lot. I honestly just don't want to give away where I work for privacy reasons, which is why I didn't take better pictures while it was happening.
It is what it is. We'll see but TY for posting. Any military action around the country is good news I believe.