Security Ninja, caught and arrested!!!

[orangeninja]

This story cracks me up.

Security guard carries Armageddon-ready arsenal Friday, April 14, 2006
By Rachelle Treiber
Staff writer
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An occasional security guard — clad in body armor, combat boots, fatigues and a badge — seemed a little too into his job for the comfort of Orland Park police.
When an officer first noticed Edwin W. Williams, 68, of Kankakee, he was sitting in a car that resembled a police squad, parked alone alongside a shopping plaza.

The officer drove up, and Williams got out of his car. In addition to the fatigues, a weapons belt and other regalia, the officer noticed Williams wore not one but two sets of body armor — one on top of the other, police said.

Williams also wore a hat with the word "security" on it. His badge indicated he was some type of lieutenant, according to police reports detailing the March 27 incident.

Attempts to reach Williams were unsuccessful.

Because the shopping plaza, at 151st Street and LaGrange Road, does not employ uniformed security guards, the officer knew Williams didn't work there.

Williams told police he worked security but could not provide names, telephone numbers or give any reason for why he was in the lot that day at 11 a.m.

The officer found several switchblades, handcuffs and a stun gun on Williams.

The fully charged stun gun got him arrested, police said.

Although he carried a valid firearm owner's identification card, Williams was charged with one count of felony unlawful use of weapons for having the charged stun gun.

A search of Williams' vehicle turned up several bags of clothing, containers of police-type gear such as knives and gloves and several boxes of ammunition.

Also found inside the vehicle were two pellet guns similar to ones used by police and military forces, as well as flashlights, food and blankets. Most of the items appeared to have come from flea markets, police said.

Williams told police he worked security on and off for an area furniture store, which police refused to identify.

A store manager told police Williams had worked security for him in the past, and he planned to hire Williams again, the police report stated.

The manager was supposed to meet Williams in the shopping plaza lot but not until several hours later.

The store manager told police Williams had worked security at various flea markets and said he "always dresses the part as security and always wears ballistic armor."

The manager described the guy as "odd but harmless."

Williams, who was released on bail, will return to court in Bridgeview on April 21.

 

[Old Dog]

The manager described the guy as "odd but harmless."

Williams told police he worked security but could not provide names, telephone numbers or give any reason for why he was in the lot that day at 11 a.m.

68 years old? Alzheimer's or some other mental disorder?
Just seems a bit sad to me.

Armageddon-ready arsenal

No actual firearms, but there's that "arsenal" word again. Sigh.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Williams told police he worked security but could not provide names, telephone numbers or give any reason for why he was in the lot that day at 11 a.m.

Probably just forgot.

 

[orangeninja]

Alzheimer's or some other mental disorder?

I didn't see Alzheimers or any other mental condition mentioned. It may be just plain ol' unexciting paranoia or tacticoolness.

 

[mrmeval]

Isn't that ATF's new jurisdictionary?

Anti-Ninja taskfarce?

 

[American By Blood]

Cops and soldiers use pellet guns?

 

[Car Knocker]

Link, please.

 

[madmike]

Also found inside the vehicle were two pellet guns similar to ones used by police and military forces,

Boy, I'd love to know which unit has THOSE on the MTOE

IL loves to do stuff like this. They busted a guy with an "Arsenal" in his car that consisted of "ninja swords, folding knives, BB guns and slingshots." Sounds like a home dealer on his way to a show, to me.

BTW: stun guns are illegal to carry in IL, but a cattle prod is "farm equipment."

 

[Aguila Blanca]

Any idea what state this is, in which possessing a stun gun without any evidence of committing or intending to commit a crime is illegal? Sounds like Massachusetts. Heck, when I re-read the statute I realized that even in my idiot state it's not illegal unless used in the commision of a crime.

 

[madmike]

Kankakee is in IL

 

[Spreadfire Arms]

Also found inside the vehicle were two pellet guns similar to ones used by police and military forces, as well as flashlights, food and blankets. Most of the items appeared to have come from flea markets, police said.

so the police AND military forces purchase their pellet guns at flea markets?

all i want to know is if they recovered his "Mall Ninja" t-shirt?

a 68 year old mall ninja.....?

 

[PATH]

Is there talk of a Federal department of Ninja Control? Did the old fella break the law while in possession of the named items? Was it the charged stun gun? Can you have a fully charged stun gun if you have a CCW? Body armor should not get you arrested. What about switchblades in Illinois?

Answer: I am editing my post because apparently the stun gun is illegal for any Illini to possess! I will also assume the switch blades are as well.

I am grateful to the police for putting an end to the reign of terror this evil Ninja was causing. Dressing like a clown should not be criminal. Hell he can call himself a general for all I care! Hey Ma! Granpa got himself pinched by the Ninja incident reduction unit! He's downtown and the Feds are giving all the arresting officers a medal for removing this desperado from the streets.

Confiscate the stun gun and the offending items. Give the guy a lecture. He is odd but he does work security. Not looking to start a flame war but unless he was danger to himself or others I'd be saying, Next!

I know. He was a threat to national security and was turned over to the ATF Pirates Unit for beatings and confessions!

 

[madmike]

stun guns, shuriken, brass knucks, riot batons, switchblades are all illegal under IL law.

There is no STATE length limit on blades, because of the need for corn knives, etc.

And carrying any gun is pretty well a cause for the death penalty.

But after all, it keeps the crime rate down.:banghead:

 

[Maxwell]

two pellet guns similar to ones used by police and military forces

This caught my eye too.
Smells like the leadup for another ban.

That ammount of gear is pretty darn odd for an old man to be trucking around... but by the age I doubt he was a serious threat aside from maybe trying to impersonate an officer (Hmmm...).

 

[GoRon]

Here is the link. This is the Chicago southwest suburbs.

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsindex/14-ds4.htm

 

[madmike]

Kankakee would argue against being a suburb, being as they're 3 counties south.

 

[GoRon]

Looks like it took place at Orland Square Mall or thereabout. 151st and Lagrange Rd in Orland Park.

 

[madmike]

Yes, but will his double body armor withstand multiple hits of .338 Lapua? And does he have a Hi Point carbine and an MP5?

 

[Lupinus]

lol

I can see mall ninja gramps action figures

 

[Jeff White]

madmike said;

BTW: stun guns are illegal to carry in IL, but a cattle prod is "farm equipment

Carry a cattle prod with you intending to use it as a weapon and you'll be convicted for UUW in any county in the state.

The Illinois UUW law is actually pretty well written because it addresses a persons intent. There are no limts on knife blades and outside of the few things the blissninneys specifically banned, you're pretty much good to go carrying anything that's not banned, as long as you don't intend to use it unlawfully against another:
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilc...eqEnd=53000000&ActName=Criminal+Code+of+1961.

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24 heading)
ARTICLE 24. DEADLY WEAPONS


(720 ILCS 5/24‑1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24‑1)
(Text of Section from P.A. 94‑72)
Sec. 24‑1. Unlawful Use of Weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
carries any bludgeon, black‑jack, slung‑shot, sand‑club, sand‑bag, metal knuckles, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or

(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same
unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character; or

(3) Carries on or about his person or in any
vehicle, a tear gas gun projector or bomb or any object containing noxious liquid gas or substance, other than an object containing a non‑lethal noxious liquid gas or substance designed solely for personal defense carried by a person 18 years of age or older; or ........

Who knows, the old guy may have been the only thing keeping Kankakee from being taken over by the (fill in bad people's name here).

We had a young man in his mid 20s in town who totally flipped out over fantasy novels and he walked around town with a bowie knife on his belt, a boot knife in his boot and talking to heaven knows who on a Motorola Talkabout FRS radio with no batteries in it. When you taked to him, he'd tell you all about the dragons and demons he slayed, and he was protecting all of us from those unseen dangers. He moved to somewhere in Kentucky a couple of years ago and to my best knowledge he's keeping the dragons and demons away from there now.....

Jeff

 

[madmike]

True, except they've banned almost EVERYTHING.

But you carry the cattle prod "because I'm heading to my granddad's farm to help him move some stock" and you're fine.

I did get pulled over with a dagger under the seat and the back full of hardware and was left alone.

 

[SomeKid]

Any idea what state this is, in which possessing a stun gun without any evidence of committing or intending to commit a crime is illegal?

Hawk, in this case IL. Believe it or not, there is a move to do away with them here in TN. Don't know how far it will get though.

 

[spooney]

Just think, the old propaganda used to go "Women don't need a gun for defense they can just buy a stun gun."

 

[Eleven Mike]

I believe a bill was just introduced in the Illinois legislature to require the removal of fingernails at birth. As kitchen knives will soon be banned, Illinois residents will be moving to a baby food, pudding and yogurt diet. Teeth will obviously then be of little use, except as weapons, so they will also be surrendered.

Progress marches on.

 

[madmike]

Well, women should just be able to express themselves and be respected. It's our fault for propagating violence as a solution, when what we should be doing is peacefully lecturing these cretins into being peaceful. That's the moral way to address the problem.:banghead: