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malaise

(269,157 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:11 PM Mar 2020

UPS worker who threatened mass shooting had 20,000 rounds of ammunition, small arsenal, say police

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ups-worker-threatened-mass-shooting-20000-rounds-ammunition/story?id=69353681
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Thomas Andrews, 32, of Sunnyvale, California

A California UPS worker who threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his employer’s premises had multiple tactical rifles and 20,000 rounds of ammunition at his home when it was raided by police.

Thomas Andrews, 32, of Sunnyvale, California, was reported to police on March 1 for sending threatening text messages to his employer, saying that he was planning a mass shooting at the UPS facility in the city, according to a statement from the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.

“He alluded to a mass shooting in his text messages,” Sunnyvale police Capt. Dan Pistor told the Associated Press. “I definitely think we avoided a tragedy.”

Officers began searching for Andrews that day, who they had discovered was the registered owner of four handguns and a rifle. Shortly after 11 p.m. that evening, officers spotted Andrews driving and attempted to pull him over, but he fled, leading officers into a pursuit on Highway 101.

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UPS worker who threatened mass shooting had 20,000 rounds of ammunition, small arsenal, say police (Original Post) malaise Mar 2020 OP

That's the San Francisco Bay Area lunatica Mar 2020 #1

Just said he was worker. Scruffy1 Mar 2020 #6

yikes hlthe2b Mar 2020 #2

If honking horns set off people malaise Mar 2020 #3

Yeah... I lived/worked in the Middle East for a while. I remember somewhat fondly... hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4

I shouldn't do this but... genxlib Mar 2020 #5

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

1. That's the San Francisco Bay Area

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:26 PM

Mar 2020

I wonder what his usual route was. I know that when I worked in UC Berkeley we had delivery people who were dedicated only to the university. It has over 100 research departments and science labs aside from all the academic departments. Delivery people would make more than one trip to deliver packages and mail. And there were also quite a few delivery people for the campus and for the LBL labs.

Scruffy1

(3,256 posts)

6. Just said he was worker.

Reply to lunatica (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:52 PM

Mar 2020

Drivers are only part of their workforce.

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

2. yikes

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:27 PM

Mar 2020

Must... remember... not... to... piss... off... strangers...

Honestly, every time I start to honk my horn at someone while driving, I think about this.

malaise

(269,157 posts)

3. If honking horns set off people

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:30 PM

Mar 2020

no one would be alive in Jamaica.
We define a split second in Jamaica as the time it takes someone to honk if you don't move when the light turns green. And some of these morons blow their horn if you stop on an orange or red light.

hlthe2b

(102,343 posts)

4. Yeah... I lived/worked in the Middle East for a while. I remember somewhat fondly...

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:31 PM

Mar 2020

the constant "white" noise

genxlib

(5,530 posts)

5. I shouldn't do this but...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2020, 06:39 PM

Mar 2020

We are even privatizing "going postal"

Motive and means and two out of the three components of a crime. He had the means in abundance.

I hope it is enough to put this guy away for a long time.

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