April 28, 20179 yr @Fear the Nation I want to respond to your post by breaking it down, but I'm only on my phone so I'll wait till I get home this evening. I agree with some of what you said and disagree with some other stuff.
April 28, 20179 yr @Fear the Nation I want to respond to your post by breaking it down, but I'm only on my phone so I'll wait till I get home this evening. I agree with some of what you said and disagree with some other stuff. Fair enough.
April 28, 20179 yr Both sides are starting to arrive. Courthouse and many businesses in downtown have closed their doors and sending staff home. I can't stress enough how this isn't the type of thing that happens in Pikeville. People have no idea what to expect or how to respond.
April 28, 20179 yr Any clue why the UPIKE Pres would encourage students to "go visit someone in Lexington, Kentucky; Charleston, West Virginia; or Whitestown, Indiana?" Seems like an odd selection of cities. For example, Whitestown, IN is 345 miles and 5 hrs. & 21 minutes from Pikeville. That is odd....
April 28, 20179 yr Latest update as around 2:30pm here on Friday afternoon.... Apparently many of the businesses in downtown Pikeville have closed early, and the UPIKE campus is currently on lock down. I have heard reports that numerous white vans are showing up off and dropping people off in the downtown area. These people are dressed in all black military attire and black ray bans so not sure if this is ANTIFA or the neo Nazi group. I have kind of laughed it off all day with co workers but this is starting to sound more serious. I am working in Belfry which is about 20 minutes away, and I've heard that town is basically getting locked down. I have my concerns about going home as I live in the downtown area. I work in a clinic in Belfry, our clinic in Pikeville closed at 2 o clock because of all of this. Apparently many significant businesses have closed their doors early due to this.
April 28, 20179 yr Does pikeville have the police force to deal with something like this ? I'm thinking no they don't. If it gets out of hand this could be bad.
April 28, 20179 yr Does pikeville have the police force to deal with something like this ? Not at all. They're calling in reinforcements from many neighboring communities.
April 28, 20179 yr Not at all. They're calling in reinforcements from many neighboring communities. Also heard FBI and Dept. of Homeland security may be involved as well as other state agencies.
April 28, 20179 yr Website says they have 21 officers..they will seriously be outnumbered, they really need the national guard.
April 28, 20179 yr Does pikeville have the police force to deal with something like this ? I seriously doubt it unless they get assistance from other nearby counties. Even at that most of the counties around Pike County are rural and likely have much less officers than Pike County. You would likely have to go all the way to Lexington or Ashland to find a police department that even has enough staff to be able to offer Pikeville assistance.
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