I spend a lot of time defending the media. That’s an unpopular position among 90% of police officers. Well I’m not going to defend the S.F. Chroniclehere. Just yesterday the paper decided they needed to report “both” sides of the cop killings in Oakland. In their story, to my great dismay, they did what what lazy or dumb journalists do…
Tag: police shootings
4 Police Officers Shot in Oakland
Here’s the story. Update (12:40am): Three of the officers have died, I just read. “On Saturday, people lingered at the scene of the traffic-stop shooting. About 20 bystanders taunted the police.” Update (Monday 1pm): The fourth officer has been declared brain dead.
Another Officer Killed
Philadelphia has seen seven officer die in less than three years. That is seven too many. From an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer: The police say it’s not their fault that career criminals aren’t in prison; they keep arresting them, but judges’ sentences are too lenient. The judges say it’s not their fault; they follow proper sentencing guidelines, but the…
Undercover danger
The Sunreportsthat the wounded officer arrested the same defendant in 2007. That’s scary. It’s much harder for a police officer to remember everybody he’s arrested than it is for a criminal to remember the person who arrested him. It’s just a question of numbers, like it’s easier for students to remember their teacher’s name than vice versa. It’s also why…
Police arrest three…
…in shooting of undercover city officer.
On backup
Check the Sun for the latest update on the shot Baltimore City police officer. This has got me thinking about when things go bad. If an officer needs backup, well first he or she shouldn’t have to askfor backup, because, well, that’s what being police is all about. You’ve got each others’ back. But if you would actually like an…
Update on shot cop
Here’s the latest form the Sun: The officer was shot in the jaw and cheek when he tried to make an undercover purchase, Bealefeld said. His partner returned fire and hit at least one of the suspects, according to police. As the suspects fled, the second officer helped his wounded partner, who was conscious and speaking after the shooting. He…
Baltimore Officer Shot — In Critical Condition
This terrible news just in at 10:30pm from the Sun: A Baltimore police officer is in critical condition at a hospital tonight after being shot in the Seton Hill neighborhood, officials said. The plainclothes officer was on duty in the 500 block of Orchard St. about 8 p.m. when he was shot in the face, said Nicole Monroe, a police…
Getting away with murder
A jury in Brooklyn on Wednesday night acquitted one of three mencharged in the fatal shooting of Police Officer Russel Timoshenko of murder charges.
Some Gave All
I recently received Some Gave All: A History of Baltimore Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty, 1808-2007 by Steve Olsen and Robert Brown. It’s a very nice work of history and a wonderful homage to those who died serving Baltimore City. While details on recent police deaths tend to be relatively well known, even I leaned some things…