[Come get it]

I did a search, but couldn't find this posted anywhere.

I like the "secretaries with guns" remark.

[RobRoy]

Van Lokeren and his nephew made a mistake, turning a property crime into a potentially violent confrontation, he said.

Yeah, don't you just hate it when the police turn property crimes into those scary car chases where people get killed. In fact, we should only apprehend violent offenders. We don't want to risk hurting anybody. < /sarcasm >

[pyx]

They went to Central Station with this evidence at 2:45 a.m. on May 30. Police took a fraud report, and told them Stevens was wanted on a $50,000 grand theft arrest warrant in San Diego County and two warrants in San Bernardino County for receiving stolen property.

With all the effeminate handwringing these two sound like faggots but hidden in the story there is mention of a "girlfriend".

They didn't need a stun gun or a net. All they needed was two extra large wool socks, four heavy-duty green plastic bags (to double inside one another) and two pounds of salt or sand to put inside the plastic bags. It'd leave no marks and the struggle wouldn't have lasted long enough to turn into a chase. Preferably one, but if need be two men, wailing away on one thief with these would produce the credit cards in quick order.

[RWG]

"We certainly don't encourage the public to make their own arrest. That's our job."

Then do it!

[Cool Guy]

BUMP!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Vigilante's ambush collars S.F. suspect

[dennisw]

A nephew, Paul Van Lokeren, assisted in the arrest and expressed dismay at the lack of police help, saying: "They are basically just report-takers. They are secretaries with guns."

[Don Myers]

When cops refuse to do their jobs, citizens sometimes take up the slack. Vigilante? Maybe, the city should put him on it's payroll.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

"It's not a life-threatening situation," the captain said."

OH PLEASE!!! Since when are the police only for violent crimes?? Give me a break. Honest decent citizens are supposed to have all their hard work..all their life savings just STOLEN??

I'm so mad I'm spittin!! The absolute worst part.. is this victim, the owner, the wronged party COULD have been harmed trying to protect HIS PROPERTY!!! This is outrageous. I'm sorry, if the police miss being right there for a few violent crimes,..then maybe the rich citizens and tax payers there will cry out loud enough to get more protection. But until then,.. they should be answering EVERY Call. If that means they have to leave a call to go to a more serious situation.. so be it. But to sit at their desks and take reports is criminal. They should get off their fat a**es and WORK!!

IT is real hard to feel pity for the police, when they aren't doing their jobs.

I'll stand beside them and fight for more troops,.. but this is insane!!

It is most likely a ploy to get more help. But It won't work on me. They should be filing their reports on the streets. NOT behind some friggin desk!!

I"m so thankful I live in a town that doesn't play those kinds of games.

[ppaul]

This story made me wanna puke when I heard about it on Rush.

[SSN558]

"I like the "secretaries with guns" remark."

It's worse than you might believe. I was working a summer job at Ryder truck rental in SF during the Democratic Convention there many years ago. We rented trucks to SFPD for the convention. Everyone was complaining about the condition of the trucks when we got them back. Most of them were littterd with empty beer cans and marijuana seeds.

[RightOnline]

What does one expect from a city that elects a slimy, crooked racist like Willie Brown as its King/Mayor?

[Godel]

"You don't put yourself in harm's way because you don't like the way the police handled it. What if this guy did have a gun -- and you only have net," Dudley said. "We certainly don't encourage the public to make their own arrest. That's our job."

Damn right it's your job you dumb###, so why did you refuse to do it and force him to take matters into his own hands. What a moron.

[patriot_wes]

Dudley [said.....]"his officers are constantly busy responding to calls that often involve emergencies and violent crime. Setting up a stakeout for a suspect in a property crime case is not something the SFPD usually can do."

This is BS, the police are setting up stings on property theft all the time.
Doesn't this guy watch COPS?