Man uses armored bulldozer and goes on rampage

[gitreel]

This reminds me of the guy that shot all the people in the Luby's restauraunt. This guy really is a sore loser.

http://news.excite.com/odd/article/id/407759|oddlyenough|06-07-2004::10:45|reuters.html

Colorado Man Goes on Rampage in Armored Bulldozer
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Jun 7, 10:34 am ET

DENVER (Reuters) - A man riding an armor-plated bulldozer went on a rampage in a Colorado mountain town and smashed into city hall, a bank and other buildings before being found dead early on Saturday morning, police said.

Authorities in Granby, a community of 1,500 people 60 miles northwest of Denver, identified the dead man as Marvin Heemeyer, 52, a businessman who held a grudge against town officials after losing a recent zoning dispute.

Heemeyer drove the bulldozer, which was fortified with steel and concrete, through Granby's main street on Friday afternoon, plowing into buildings and causing severe damage to the town's city hall, bank, newspaper and other businesses.

"It looked as if a tornado touched down and hopscotched across the town of Granby," said Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, who surveyed the scene Friday night.

There were no reports of injuries.

A Denver television station showed the makeshift tank cutting a swath of destruction through the town, knocking over light poles, trees and smashing into several buildings.

After 90 minutes, the bulldozer became wedged in a hardware store that Heemeyer had crashed through. Several hours later, police entered the bulldozer at about 2 a.m. Saturday and found Heemeyer dead, according to a statement from Grand County Undersheriff Glen Trainor.

[Capmaster]

It reminds me of two other incidents - one where a national guard pilot stole an A-10 tank killer, and another one when a soldier stole a tank and ran amok in San Diego driving over RVs and cars.

[northcat_8]

Man...I bet that was fun, probably very theraputic and stress relieving....well at least right up until he died

I know there has been a few times that I've been on the road where I wish I had a tank to remind some of our ADD drivers to lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way.

[flaninacupboard]

reminds me of when mike stole a tank and tried to invade Paris.

Bit weird that he crashed and the police just left him for a few hours. do we reckon they heard the screams but pretended not to?

[VCDHunter]

reminds me of when mike stole a tank and tried to invade Paris.

he got his shit back together in the 2nd series though

[flaninacupboard]

still didn't stop him stealing a tank in the last episode though, did it

anyone would think he had a thing for tanks

[VCDHunter]

still didn't stop him stealing a tank in the last episode though, did it

anyone would think he had a thing for tanks

was the last one stolen or merely borrowed ?

[flaninacupboard]

i think he ordered dexter to steal it. i'll have to watch it all again now to check (any excuse!)

[stiltman]

too bad there isn't any video

[enstg8er]

a few years back a couple met in a bar in kentucky. for their first date they stole a dump truck. they were chased all the way across tennessee before state troopers in georgia set out spikes and stopped them. must have been a wild ride for a first date.

[jeex]

y'know, the guy who stole the dozer was cool about it. he got back at the people/town who fucked with him. he didnt mess with innocent peoples houses (in his opinion).. he just took out city buildings and the houses of those responsible.

[Doramius]

Does this remind anyone else of the James Garner movie "TANK"?
Good movie. Too bad the guy died on the dozer. Did they say how he died?

[stiltman]

prolly from the explosives they used twice before using a torch

[handyguy]

We could use a guy like that around here.

[Doramius]

Give me a moment to get drunk. Anybody got keys to a bulldozer?