[BC] Cell Tech, killed by police at tower site

[Chuck Lakaytis]

I work in some pretty snotty places where the meth heads have become a
problem.  And there is the transmitter site where the nutcase always shows
up to badger me about all the things that have gone wrong in his life
because of "lectricity" in his brain.  "Chuck, I know everything 'bout
lectricity". 

And yes I travel quite heavily armed: Nighthawk custom .45 and Remington 870
shotgun, the former for people, the later for bears and moose.

I have decided that any remote work I do is going to be prefaced by a call
to the Alaska State Trooper local post or the local police informing them of
my presence.

 

Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
907 277 6300
907 301 4339 (cell)


-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Alan Alsobrook
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:17 PM
To: Broadcast mailing list
Subject: [BC] Cell Tech, killed by police at tower site

CELL SITE WORKER SHOT AT NIGHT BY POLICE DIES ON THE JOB

A respected family man working after midnight at a cellular tower site 
in a "rough" part of Charlotte, North Carolina was shot and killed after 
police responded to a suspicious person call. Telecommunications site 
technician Anthony Wayne Furr reportedly pointed a handgun and advanced 
toward a police officer, and in response the officer opened fire.

Engineers who work late at night at communications sites may wish to 
study this case carefully. Could equipment or air conditioning noise 
have masked the commands from police? Read more at the URL below, or 
google "Wayne Furr" for more links yet. A tragic case in any event.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/15088061.htm

-- 
Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
aalso at Bellsouth.net


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