{"product_id":"9781771173568","title":"The Bay Bulls Standoff","description":"The Mounties don’t always get their man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a folk legend living in Bay Bulls, on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland, by the name of Leo Crockwell. He ranks up there with legends like D. B. Cooper and Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River. This is the story of how Leo Crockwell took on one of the most revered police forces in the world, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and walked away unscathed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn December 4, 2010, Leo Crockwell, fifty-five, an electrical technician and lifetime resident of Bay Bulls, barricaded himself in his mother’s house in Bay Bulls after an altercation with his sister involving a firearm. Chris “Dutch” Ryan, a friend and neighbour of Leo’s, watched as for the next eight days the RCMP utilized every tool at its disposal to extract Leo from the house and bring the standoff to a peaceful end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut no one expected it to end like it did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bay Bulls Standoff is a dialogue-driven account of the eight days in Bay Bulls that made national headlines in 2010. Chris Ryan’s memoir takes the reader on a ride-along tour and, for the first time, shares the frustration and worry the residents of the town felt for the safety of their friend Leo Crockwell.","brand":"Flanker Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136720978160,"sku":"9781771173568","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771173568_p0.jpg?v=1763707184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771173568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}