False tip leads 11 bondsmen to surround home of Phoenix police chief

[zwiebel]

Acting on an unconfirmed tip through social media, two teams of armed bondsmen seeking an Oklahoma fugitive descended upon a home near Happy Valley Road in Phoenix around 10pm Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Police Department were surprised to receive a call from the home of their chief, Joseph Yahner, saying two teams of armed men had surrounded his home and wouldn't leave.

Amazingly, any shootings were avoided during the misunderstanding but Brent Farley of NorthStar Recovery was arrested for disorderly conduct and trespass. Police are now investigating the original source of the tip.

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-ph...homa-fugitive-at-home-of-phoenix-police-chief

 

[LadyL]

haha that's ironic :notgood:

I wonder if the fugitive submitted that tip

Acting on an unconfirmed tip through social media, two teams of armed bondsmen seeking an Oklahoma fugitive descended upon a home near Happy Valley Road in Phoenix around 10pm Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Phoenix Police Department were surprised to receive a call from the home of their chief, Joseph Yahner, saying two teams of armed men had surrounded his home and wouldn't leave.

Amazingly, any shootings were avoided during the misunderstanding but Brent Farley of NorthStar Recovery was arrested for disorderly conduct and trespass. Police are now investigating the original source of the tip.

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-ph...homa-fugitive-at-home-of-phoenix-police-chief

 

[zwiebel]

They took an 11-year-old girl along for the ride!

Also, Brent Farley doesn't appear to have registered as a bondsman in Arizona as required and..

Farley pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a case of theft and in a case of sexual conduct with a minor in the 1990s, Maricopa County court records indicated. Police, however, said they were not yet aware of anything precluding Farley from owning a firearm.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bbfe...olice-not-saying-if-raid-chiefs-home-was-hoax