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Green Bay Press Gazette Article
Green Bay Press Gazette Article
Man arrested after Lambeau Field scare
By Andy Nelesen
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A 24-year-old man was arrested today after he drove a large panel truck into the Green Bay Packers players parking lot, looked around and ran from the vehicle.
Officers were called to Lambeau Field, 1265 Lombardi Ave., about 5 p.m. after team security staff spotted the man jumping the lot’s security fence and running from the truck.
The man later returned to the vehicle and drove around in the lot and was eventually stopped by officers, said Green Bay police Lt. Todd LePine.
Officers initially tried to call in a bomb-sniffing dog but found none on duty.
They instead searched the vehicle by hand and found nothing immediately suspicious.
The truck, which was covered with painted-over graffiti, was loaded with “garage sale things and junk” Le Pine said.
When officers questioned the man about his actions “he didn’t have a good answer for what he had done,” LePine said.
He said officers continued to question the man and felt he did not pose an immediate risk to players or the stadium. The man was taken to the Brown County Jail and booked on a trespassing citation, which carries a $361 fine.
LePine said officers talked with the man’s family members, who explained that he had recently been discharged from the military and had been exhibiting “behavior that called attention to himself” in recent months.
Police towed the suspicious vehicle from the stadium and expected to do a more thorough search on the truck at the police station.
