Patrol Issues
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“This incident should have never occurred because this offender should have still been incarcerated based on his prior convictions,” the chief said
“They did not hesitate. They knew what needed to be done and they acted to preserve life,” Chief Eric Winstrom said
An attorney for the department argued the driver, who had an enlarged heart, likely would have died that night even if police had never confronted him
The officers, members of the Queens Violent Crime Squad, were in plainclothes monitoring the party when a group of men pulled guns and began shooting
“They’re shooting at each other, dude,” an officer exclaims in the video
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Just 10 minutes earlier, the deputy had encountered the man while responding to a domestic call
“This exodus is the result of cops in the prime of their careers deciding they have had enough,” Patrick Lynch, Police Benevolent Association president, said
“Senseless gun violence and incidents like these ... have no place in this city. It is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” Superintendent David Brown said
The #1 offender on the list has been arrested 101 times – and 88 of those arrests occurred after the city’s 2020 bail reform law
“They’re going to be on foot; they’re going to be in patrol cars; they’re going to be on horseback; they’re going to be on bikes,” LAPD Deputy Chief Blake Chow said
Statewide, 245 overdose deaths were reported last year, and six out of 10 were linked to fentanyl
Officers converged on the vehicle and handcuffed the driver and two passengers
“I think there’s more pressure on chiefs than before. It’s been a tough few years in law enforcement,” one chief said
One of the three deputies who responded to the call was wounded in the shooting
Caitlin Emanuel was shot with her own weapon during a suspect struggle; Tyler Spell put a tourniquet on her leg and transported her to a hospital in his cruiser
Of the LEOs shot and wounded in the line of duty, 39 were killed – a statistic “outpacing last year’s historic numbers”
In the TikTok video, which has more than 6 million views, officers quickly apologize, saying they meant to serve the notice next door
Police had responded to the scene to break up a street party following a parade, where they encountered a suspect with a gun
Early intervention systems take time and work to develop and implement and there is no “one size fits all” solution
“We want to recapture that time so that we can focus our efforts on being visible in city neighborhoods and addressing violent crime,” Chief Paul Noel said
Little empirical evidence guides us on how much time is necessary to create an adequate reactionary gap
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The court rules a suspect effectively resisted arrest by fleeing
“When the [community] sees things, they’ve got to let us know so we can intervene. The police can’t do it all,” Chief Scott Thurmond said
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said the men were “lying in wait” to target police in an attempt to gain street cred for their gangs
The 16-year-old is facing his third felony arrest in less than four months – including gun possession
It was the officers’ adherence to policy that led to a successful prosecution
City council members said the situation is a crisis that demands immediate action
