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September 14, 2007
The Dorks are Coming, The Dorks are Coming!
Sword scares RTD bus riders
By Kirk Mitchell
Denver Post Staff Writer
The man was wearing a fu manchu mustache and armor and brandished what appeared to be a blood-splattered sword at an RTD bus stop at University Avenue this morning.
Commuters were concerned enough about the realistic-looking sword, with a curved Arabian-style blade, that they called police.
"He was Goth in appearance," said Orin Levy, a free-lance television producer who called 911. "It was very bizarre. Surreal. The guy's expression looked more like he was a bewildered traveler."
A police officer tracked the man down, asked him about the sword and learned that the man was headed to a video game convention and that the sword - though it appeared metallic - was made of wood, said Sonny Jackson, Denver police spokesman.
"No harm no foul," Jackson said. "We let him go."
Posted by Bree at September 14, 2007 10:43 AM