On the morning of October 10, neighbors near the intersection of 26th Ave. and Howard St. NE gathered in their yards to take in an unusual sight: an armed and camouflaged figure running through their backyards and alleyways.
“I was working in my backyard before work,” a lifelong Holland resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Northeaster over the phone. “I had a gentleman who was not wearing a mask walk up. He looked ‘law enforcement,’ and he had the word ‘Police’ on his tactical vest.”
“I noticed he was wearing blue jeans and regular shoes — (he was) dressed not quite like a police officer I’d seen,” they continued. “I asked him for a description of who he was looking for, and he said he was looking for a man with long hair and blue jeans. Then I said, ‘are you with ICE?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’”…