Break in the SNIPER case????

[EROS]

This story has been all over the news tonight. I don't get it. Why would the authorities leak it out and take the risk that the SNIPER could see it and flee??????

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (CNN) -- Investigators of the Washington-area sniper shootings Friday night seized a white box truck after a shell casing was found inside the vehicle at a Virginia car rental agency, Montgomery County Police said.

The caliber of the casing is unknown at this point. The casing and the truck are to be examined by forensics experts at an undisclosed location. The federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is expected to have results of ballistics testing on the shell casing no sooner than 9 a.m. Saturday.

The Montgomery County Police Department, which is leading the multi-jurisdictional task force to find the sniper who has killed nine people and wounded two others since October 2, has sent a team of investigators to the rental car agency.

The shootings have taken place in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Authorities would not say when Friday night they seized the vehicle or how they were tipped to it.

However, a source close to the investigation said an employee at a rental agency near Washington Dulles International Airport found the shell casing when he was cleaning out the truck and then notified authorities.

Police would not disclose further details about the truck, for instance, if it had lettering on the side or a damaged right rear bumper as did the composite graphic of a suspect vehicle some witnesses have reported near shooting scenes in Maryland.

 

[bfeller]

Never know why things are leaked intentionally or by some mistake to the press. Just hope that they know what they are doing and it will bring them closer to stop this person(s) from repeating their actions.

 

[WillyJ]

Thanks for the update Eros.. . . hopefully it's the break they need to catch the guy, and informing the public won't cause any delays. . .

 

[glo]

I don't understand either...I just wish they find him before he hurts or kills anyone else.

 

[JDH]

as in corporate America it is better to look like you're doing something. It is better to look good than to be good ... Dahling!

 

[Mamu]

There's no such thing as a secret, if more then one person knows.

Sure hope it's the lead they need to get this person off the streets.

 

[gina2000]

Didn't we just have this discussion last week?

 

[tnkrbell]

What makes me nervous is if this is true and it is the snipers truck then he may be on the move!! (Not trying to be disrespectful to ANYONE in Washington area I just thought if he lived in that area it would be easier for the police to find him)

 

[Blondie]

I don't care how many vehicles they find, I just want this guy off the streets and behind bars!

If the sniper is renting vehicles, I think it's safe to say he used an alias/stolen ID and has probably moved on.