Posted on 04/25/2005 11:35:25 AM PDT by StoneColdGOP
Police and federal agents were trapped five miles east of the Naco port of entry by gunfire from men believed to be Mexican drug dealers. The incident began when a Bisbee police officer spotted a Chevrolet Tahoe carrying bundles of marijuana and traveling with a Ford F-250. The officer chased the trucks onto a border road and the Tahoe escaped into Mexico. The Ford broke down near the border, where the passenger and driver ran into Mexico. Within minutes, a vehicle pulled up to the border from Mexico and opened fire with automatic weapons pinning down four officers. One of the gunmen ran to the abandoned Ford, grabbed a suitcase and ran away as the others continued to fire on the police officers. Approximately 25 rounds were fired. Fortunately no police officer was injured.
Officer Bryant was on traffic duty working in a school zone when he was intentionally struck by an illegal alien who gunned his Chevy S-10 pick-up truck as Officer Bryant was attempting to flag him down. Officer Bryant suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover. The Mexican driver, who was high on drugs or alcohol was arrested after crashing his vehicle several blocks away.
Officer Whipps was shot three times by illegal alien Juventino Torres-Vargas during a routine traffic stop. Two of the three slugs were stopped by a replacement vest recently purchased by the department. The third bullet hit under his arm causing a collapsed lung. Officer Whipps remains in serious but stable condition as of the date of this document.
Torres-Vargas had concealed a handgun between his feet and shot at Officer Whipps through the car window after handing the officer his Mexican driver’s license and registration. Torres-Vargas was in the country illegally after having been deported to Mexico in 2003 as a result of a domestic battery incident involving his girlfriend. Unbeknownst to Officer Whipps, Torres-Vargas was wanted for aggravated battery and unlawful use of a firearm in the shooting of his girlfriend four days earlier.
Torres-Vargas surrendered after a four hour standoff with police and awaits trial on both matters.
While on routine patrol, Officers Dail and Laughlin observed Ricardo Rodriguez fail to stop for a traffic signal. As they were attempting a routine traffic stop, Rodriguez fled the scene and led the officers on a high speed pursuit which ended when Rodriguez jumped from his vehicle and began firing his AK-47 at officers. Although no one was injured, a grade school playground with 15 children was in his direct line of fire. Rodriguez fled to Mexico.
Officer Seuis had just finished his shift as a motor officer and was returning home when he was hit and run over by Carlos Mares’ tractor-trailer. Mares who had a history of traffic convictions fled the scene.
Deputy Winfield was on routine patrol when he stopped to assist what he thought was a stranded motorist. Although the details are unclear, Deputy Winfield was found shot in the head in his vehicle which had hit a guard rail and flipped into a ravine. It appears that at least one of the two suspects had been inside Deputy Winfield’s patrol vehicle at some point in time. Two suspects, both believed to be illegal aliens, have been taken into custody.
Deputy Winfield’s father and brother are both city police officers in Marion County.
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In the past three days there have been three more shootings reported in the L.A. area. These are in addition to the recent freeway shootings. L.A. is becoming gangland.
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