I just got this in an e-mail— sounds like a true story:
Some “dirt bag” in Polk County Florida who got pulled over in a routine traffic stop ended up “executing” the deputy who stopped him. The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear at close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed.
A statewide manhunt ensued. The low-life was found hiding in a wooded area with his gun. SWAT team officers fired and hit the guy 68 times.
Now here’s the kicker: The media asked why he was shot 68 times. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, told the Orlando Sentinel:
“That’s all the bullets we had!”
Believe that was on Rte 27 last summer...a real tragedy. Had thousands backed up on 27 north of Lake Placid for hours. Trooper was a stalwart in the community. We had dinner there that night. Not a good day for the community, glad to see the police were restrained. I swear I saw a thousand police cars that nite....they definitely had more than 68 bullets available, not to mention armored cars, tanks, etc...It was good to see the ordnance available to Florida LE for future reference. Crime doesn’t pay, and it’s good to see justice metted out in real time. As we were headed to Miami we never saw much coverage of the incident. Think I saw it in central Florida papers once tho.
*snort*