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<blockquote data-quote="Billybob" data-source="post: 1623736" data-attributes="member: 1294"><p>Yes.</p><p></p><p>Oklahoma shooting leads gang to threaten Missouri National Guard</p><p>Friday, September 23, 2011 | 11:00 p.m. CDT</p><p>BY Brad Racino</p><p></p><p>COLUMBIA - Missouri National Guard soldiers and airmen were cautioned today to "avoid wearing a military uniform in public" due to a "direct threat" in retaliation to a gang-related shooting around Fort Sill, Okla., earlier this week.</p><p></p><p>According to an internal memo leaked to the Columbia Missourian, "soldiers... shot CRIP gang members; in retaliation CRIP has asked its members to shoot any soldiers on sight."</p><p></p><p>According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Crips is a collection of gangs throughout the U.S. with an estimated membership between 30,000 and 35,000 operating out of 221 cities in 41 states. Missouri is one of those states.</p><p></p><p>Lt. Col. Levon E. Cumpton, who issued the memo, said the message "came out through Army channels"; Fort Sill is an Army base in Lawton, Okla. He called the action a "precautionary measure."</p><p></p><p>According to Cumpton's memo, National Guard troops were instructed not to "wear a military uniform out for evening dining, shopping, and other personal matters." Full-time members were cautioned to "consider commuting to/from work in civilian clothes-specifically, if they need to make personal stops between home and work."</p><p></p><p>Spokesmen for the Missouri National Guard and Fort Sill declined to elaborate on the incident, saying the investigation is in the hands of the Lawton, Okla., Police Department.</p><p></p><p>"As far as we know, and even the Lawton Police Department know," the gang’s threat is "just an unsubstantiated rumor," said Fort Sill Public Affairs Officer Keith Pannell during a phone call late Friday night.</p><p></p><p>KSWO-TV 7 News in Lawton reported two Air Force bases in Oklahoma, Tinker and Altus, issued similar orders to enlisted soldiers. The Altus Air Force Base Facebook page commented Friday night on receiving "information on a criminal threat to military members in the Lawton-Fort Sill area." </p><p></p><p>The incident that sparked the direct threat seems to be tied to a "brutal” home invasion in Lawton earlier this week, with the four main suspects in the invasion being Fort Sill soldiers.</p><p></p><p>The Missourian was unable to reach the chief of police who is handling the case.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/09/23/threat-missouri-national-guardsmen/" target="_blank">http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/09/23/threat-missouri-national-guardsmen/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billybob, post: 1623736, member: 1294"] Yes. Oklahoma shooting leads gang to threaten Missouri National Guard Friday, September 23, 2011 | 11:00 p.m. CDT BY Brad Racino COLUMBIA - Missouri National Guard soldiers and airmen were cautioned today to "avoid wearing a military uniform in public" due to a "direct threat" in retaliation to a gang-related shooting around Fort Sill, Okla., earlier this week. According to an internal memo leaked to the Columbia Missourian, "soldiers... shot CRIP gang members; in retaliation CRIP has asked its members to shoot any soldiers on sight." According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Crips is a collection of gangs throughout the U.S. with an estimated membership between 30,000 and 35,000 operating out of 221 cities in 41 states. Missouri is one of those states. Lt. Col. Levon E. Cumpton, who issued the memo, said the message "came out through Army channels"; Fort Sill is an Army base in Lawton, Okla. He called the action a "precautionary measure." According to Cumpton's memo, National Guard troops were instructed not to "wear a military uniform out for evening dining, shopping, and other personal matters." Full-time members were cautioned to "consider commuting to/from work in civilian clothes-specifically, if they need to make personal stops between home and work." Spokesmen for the Missouri National Guard and Fort Sill declined to elaborate on the incident, saying the investigation is in the hands of the Lawton, Okla., Police Department. "As far as we know, and even the Lawton Police Department know," the gang’s threat is "just an unsubstantiated rumor," said Fort Sill Public Affairs Officer Keith Pannell during a phone call late Friday night. KSWO-TV 7 News in Lawton reported two Air Force bases in Oklahoma, Tinker and Altus, issued similar orders to enlisted soldiers. The Altus Air Force Base Facebook page commented Friday night on receiving "information on a criminal threat to military members in the Lawton-Fort Sill area." The incident that sparked the direct threat seems to be tied to a "brutal” home invasion in Lawton earlier this week, with the four main suspects in the invasion being Fort Sill soldiers. The Missourian was unable to reach the chief of police who is handling the case. [url]http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/09/23/threat-missouri-national-guardsmen/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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