[mou] Snowy Owl events!
Mike Hendrickson
smithville4@charter.net
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:02:32 -0600
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The owl was seen along the pave road that leads out to the bay beyond =
the UPS building.
WARNING!
I parked my Yukon right in front of the "No Trespassing" sign and was =
ready to take some digiscope photos near my truck of the owl when a tour =
bus came by and spooked the owl on one of the nearby lumber company =
buildings close to my Yukon. I walked maybe 50 yards beyond the sign ( =
my fault but I thought all I am doing is taking a photo of a owl )and =
then a fork lift operator asked me what I was doing. I told him about =
the owl on top of the building. He told me I had to leave the area. I =
did so right away and walked backed to my Yukon. I then decided to take =
some long shot photos of the owl since I was not parked on private =
property. I took 10 photos and left. I noticed as I left a truck =
pulling out of the parking lot and was right behind me. I called Kim =
Eckert to notify him about the owl and still keeping an eye on this =
truck. I got off I-35 onto Grand Avenue going near the Duluth Zoo and =
this truck was still following me! I pulled over on a side street and =
the truck slowed down, the driver looked at me for a few seconds and =
continue on. I got back onto Grand Avenue and decided to follow him =
back to the lumber company to inform the managers I do not like this =
sort of harassment. If I drove home then what? would they come out to =
get physical with me? Would this person write down my address down and =
do some drive bys to harass me or intimidate me? So I called the police =
from my truck to inform them of this harassment. I noticed the truck =
did not take the Port Terminal exit but there was yet another truck =
following me! So I exited off I-35 on 5th Ave. W and decided to drive =
to the Police headquarters. The truck followed me all the way to the =
police headquarters where I parked along the 4th Avenue and then the =
truck doubled park next to me to block me in! I got out of my truck and =
walked to his window to show him the photos of the owl but he was on his =
cell phone. So two police officers came out and I talked to one officer =
and the driver to talked to the other guy. The police officer told me =
that ALL Port Terminal is basically private property and has a high =
security. He told me next time I wanted to take photos of wildlife that =
is on private property in the Port Terminal area I needed to get the =
owners permission to do so. The other police officer who questioned the =
other guy, came over to me to say "I am to stay away from their business =
and if I do return, the employees of that business can do whatever is =
necessary to hold me till officers arrive" I was shocked to hear this =
and I asked "even follow me to my residence"? The officer says =
"anything! just stay from their business". =20
I noticed that the other guy was wearing a Hilltopper hockey jacket and =
most likely a parent whose son plays hockey for the school. I told the =
guy I graduated from Cathedral/Marshall and know the hockey coach very =
well. When the police officer left, I walked backed to my truck and =
finally the other guy says "next time you want to take pictures down =
there get my permission first" I thought "huh"?=20
So warning to all birders do not even think about driving down the pave =
road beyond the UPS building because according to one of the Duluth =
police officers if they ( any of the business employees or owners ) see =
anyone on their property which might include the road, they can =
physically pin you down, block your car, follow you to your home and =
anything they can do to hold you till the police arrive! Now I know =
very little about the laws in this country and maybe there is a lawyer =
reading this but my question is this, can employees of a business leave =
their property and get in their personal trucks and follow you around =
town if they suspect you doing something criminal? The police officer =
called it a Citizen Arrest.
Ever since 911 the Port Terminal is on high alert so beware of that!
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>The owl =
was seen along=20
the pave road that leads out to the bay beyond the UPS =
building.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2>WARNING!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>I parked =
my Yukon right=20
in front of the "No Trespassing" sign and was ready to take some =
digiscope=20
photos near my truck of the owl when a tour bus came by and spooked =
the owl=20
on one of the nearby lumber company buildings close to =
my=20
Yukon. I walked maybe 50 yards beyond the sign ( my fault but I =
thought=20
all I am doing is taking a photo of a owl )and then a fork lift operator =
asked=20
me what I was doing. I told him about the owl on top of the =
building. He=20
told me I had to leave the area. I did so right away and walked backed =
to my=20
Yukon. I then decided to take some long shot photos of the =
owl since I was=20
not parked on private property. I took 10 photos and left. I =
noticed=20
as I left a truck pulling out of the parking lot and was right behind =
me. =20
I called Kim Eckert to notify him about the owl and still keeping an eye =
on this=20
truck. I got off I-35 onto Grand Avenue going near the Duluth Zoo =
and this=20
truck was still following me! I pulled over on a side street and =
the truck=20
slowed down, the driver looked at me for a few seconds and =
continue on.=20
I got back onto Grand Avenue and decided to follow him back to the =
lumber=20
company to inform the managers I do not like this sort of =
harassment. If I=20
drove home then what? would they come out to get physical with=20
me? Would this person write down my address =
down and=20
do some drive bys to harass me or intimidate me? So I called the =
police=20
from my truck to inform them of this harassment. I noticed the =
truck did=20
not take the Port Terminal exit but there was yet another truck =
following=20
me! So I exited off I-35 on 5th Ave. W and decided to drive to the =
Police=20
headquarters. The truck followed me all the way to the police =
headquarters where=20
I parked along the 4th Avenue and then the truck doubled park next to me =
to=20
block me in! I got out of my truck and walked to his window to =
show him=20
the photos of the owl but he was on his cell phone. So two police =
officers=20
came out and I talked to one officer and the driver to talked to the =
other=20
guy. The police officer told me that ALL Port Terminal is =
basically=20
private property and has a high security. He told me next time I wanted =
to take=20
photos of wildlife that is on private property in the Port Terminal =
area I needed to get the owners permission to do so. The =
other police=20
officer who questioned the other guy, came over to me to say "I am to =
stay away=20
from their business and if I do return, the employees of that =
business can do whatever is necessary to hold me till officers =
arrive" I=20
was shocked to hear this and I asked "even follow me to my =
residence"? The=20
officer says "anything! just stay from their business". =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>I noticed =
that the=20
other guy was wearing a Hilltopper hockey jacket and most likely a=20
parent whose son plays hockey for the school. I told the =
guy I=20
graduated from Cathedral/Marshall and know the hockey coach very =
well. =20
When the police officer left, I walked backed to my truck and finally =
the other=20
guy says "next time you want to take pictures down there get my =
permission=20
first" I thought "huh"? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>So =
warning to all=20
birders do not even think about driving down the pave road beyond the =
UPS=20
building because according to one of the Duluth police officers if they =
( any of=20
the business employees or owners ) see anyone on their property which =
might=20
include the road, they can physically pin you down, block your =
car, follow=20
you to your home and anything they can do to hold you till the police=20
arrive! Now I know very little about the laws in this country and =
maybe=20
there is a lawyer reading this but my question is this, can employees of =
a=20
business leave their property and get in their personal trucks and =
follow you=20
around town if they suspect you doing something criminal? The =
police=20
officer called it a Citizen Arrest.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Ever =
since 911 the Port=20
Terminal is on high alert so beware of that!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Michael=20
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth, Minnesota<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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