GUNMAN ELUDED SECURITY OPENING NIGHT.Byline: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper There is still no answer as to how a man dressed in a security-guard uniform and armed with a loaded gun and a knife slipped through a $300 million security system and into Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. before last Friday night's Opening Ceremonies. Roland Atkins, 55, of Aurora Aurora, cities, United States Aurora (ərôr`ə, ô–). 1 City (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe counties, N central Colo., a growing suburb on the east side of Denver; inc. 1903. , Colo., was later arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license, carrying a dangerous weapon, criminal trespassing and theft of service. He was later released on $17,000 bail. ``But I'm not sure we'll ever determine how he got in,'' Bill Rathburn, the director of security for the Atlanta Committee to Organize the Games (ACOG ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists ), said Tuesday. ``. . . Certainly there is speculation that he could have bluffed his way in by appearing to be a police officer.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rathburn, Atkins' arrest occurred after a member of ACOG's security staff noticed him sitting in a spectator seat and grew suspicious. When Atlanta police investigated, Atkins could produce neither a credential nor a ticket. |
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