Posted on 03/21/2009 7:32:26 PM PDT by Steelfish
4 cops shot, suspect dead after Calif. traffic stop
Police say suspect behind two separate shootings involving officers
OAKLAND, Calif. - Four officers were in critical condition and a suspect dead on Saturday after gunfire at a traffic stop led to a massive manhunt that ended in a shootout, police said.
Two officers were shot in the first incident just after 1 p.m. after they stopped the suspect's vehicle in east Oakland, said Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason.
The suspect fled the scene on foot into a nearby neighborhood, police said, leading to an intense manhunt by dozens of Oakland police, California Highway Patrol officers and Alameda County sheriff deputies.
Streets were roped off and an entire area of east Oakland shut to traffic.
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I haven’t had a chance to read all of the posts - so this may have already been answered - do police officers wear bullet proof vests daily?
I can only speak for California but yes, daily. Don’t know one cop who goes without a vest. We actually spend a good amount of money on them. But these are not vests that will stop rifle rounds.
Oh, I see. Now having them in Canada would not have been surprising at all.
Stop acting like you own the place newbie
They had that slightly wrong, it was one of the motor officers, Officer John Hege, who was critical through the afternoon and well into the night, but who has now also died.
And someone else cared enough to give one of the Motorcycle officers CPR.
Even in the worst neighborhoods, there are Good Guys. Which is what makes the job of the police in those neighborhoods so hard.
I wouldn’t do squat for SF.
No wonder they can’t fill their vacancies.
Who in his right mind would want to be a cop in a city where the DA won’t ask for the death penalty for cop killers?
I can’t believe people were actually taunting the police when this happened. Did any of our MSM have the decency to capture this on film, and discuss it so we can see what the police have to deal with on a daily basis?
No, because they’re too busy promoting racial division and class warfare instead of reporting on actual events.
That was my first thought after wondering how one guy could have done so much damage.
I wondered if it was one of those gang bangers who joined up specifically to improve their skill set. Not badmouthing the military here, but it does happen.
I hear that it’s happening an awful lot lately.
What was posted here last night from that youtube site stunned me, not certain why, but it did. That they are upset because how dare a policeman who doesn’t even live there might dare arrest someone who does — never mind that is all supposition — boggles my mind... I feel like we are going backwards to the wild west or worse...
As well one may join and return as a trainer........grateful for their service yet if they did it for criminal enterprise I say doom on em for doing that if it was singular reason for serving.
Just my opinion of course.......:o)
Stay safe !
There’s a show on TV called,”Pimp My Ride” Where they customize vehicles.So I surmise that pimping means to accessorize?
Yeah, I’d like to hear the story too. I’m wondering if any politics got thrown in.
That’s one thing about being on the police dept., if they want you, they pretty much got you. They will get the first shots off.
We’ll have to wait and see how it all happened. 3 to 5 more and I can retire. Oh, wait, gotta check my lotto tickets, maybe I can retire today.
I know I’m late here, BUTTT why don’t the both of you RELAX, were on the same team
Maybe the title can be changed [sadly].
All four police officers are dead, and the Suspect is also dead...
One of my uncles was a policeman with the LAPD (Los Angeles). He moved from a nice place in Malibu because the Black Panthers in the 1960's threatened to kill his family...
Dirty Harry Callahan "Sweet was killed with the first shot. Besides, they were tipped off. They knew we were coming, Briggs."
According to reports, the punk was hiding in the closet for concealment.
Being the ‘’Bitter clinger’’ that I am, God and guns, (so sayeth Obamarx) I have to think that this rat killed 4 cops because he didn’t want to go back to jail. (I saw that Fox reported that he was wanted for violating his parole)
Obviously he only believed in the ‘’guns’’ part of the equation. I’m thinking that now he will be spending eternity in a different sort of jail. And from what I understand, there won’t be any parole or release date.
The next problem is closed doors on opposite sides of the room - stand out of the line of fire from one, and you’re in the line of fire from the other.
well this is what the dnc 'needs' to happen, and there seems to be a pattern emerging...
a couple weeks of this happenin every 2-3 days and the stage will be set...
/tinfoil...
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