@coldjoint,
Hey imbecile, what does Al Sharpton got to do with this?
@tony5732,
Hey imbecile, I am not knocking "all cops". I defy to find any place I ever said anything like that. But your racism is apparent in your second sentence.
Anything I post on cop misbehavior is news and public record. How does my reporting the mis-actions show any more dishonor than the perpetrators of these mis-actions? Pull your head out of your fundement.
@bobsal u1553115,
Ok. Well i am going to start posting every news article about African American criminals I can find. If you think police are bad you should see what these guys do. Now this is not stereotyping because all the stories will only be about convicted criminals. Starting with rapists. African American crime has become an epidemic and something must be done.
@tony5732,
Threats. Those work so well with me. You've reached the bitter end of your abilities. So now you're going full blown racist. I show white and black bad cops and white and black victims and you're posting only about black criminals.
RACIST!
White ‘Survivalist’ Gunman Shoots Black Oklahoma Police Chief 4 Times—and Walks Free
Officers took the gunman into custody, but said that they had “insufficient evidence” for an arrest.
By David Ferguson / Raw Story
January 18, 2015
A Sentinel, Oklahoma man who shot the town’s police chief four times on Thursday morning was allowed to walk free after questioning.
According to NewsOK.com, Police Chief Louis Ross was shot in the chest three times and once in the arm while responding to a bomb threat at a private residence. He survived with only minor injuries thanks to a borrowed bulletproof vest that he had put on only moments before.
NewsOK.com said that a neighbor identified the gunman as Dallas Horton of Sentinel, although investigators declined to release his name.
The incident began with a 911 call around 4 a.m. on Thursday, said Sentinel Mayor Sam Dlugonski. A caller reported that a bomb had been planted in Sentinel Community Action Center, home of the local Head Start program.
The city contacted the Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s bomb squad, which responded to the scene and found no evidence of explosives.
Chief Ross and deputies from the Washita County sheriff’s office traced the call to Horton’s residence on State Route 4. Officers entered the residence by breaking down the door.
Encountering no one in the first room they searched, Ross proceeded into a second bedroom, where Horton shot him four times.
Officers took Horton into custody, but said that they had “insufficient evidence” for an arrest.
Jessica Brown, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told NewsOK.com that she was uncertain whether Horton would be arrested in connection with the bomb threat, but that the investigation is ongoing.
Ross was taken to Elkview General Hospital in Hobart, where he was treated for minor injuries. Dlugonski said that he was expected to see an orthopedic surgeon on Thursday afternoon.
Horton’s neighbor David Delk described the gunman to the Oklahoman as a “survivalist” type who mistrusted the government, was openly unfriendly to neighbors and wore a lot of black clothing.
A Facebook profile believed to be Horton’s is rife with racially charged images andjabs at black leaders like Rev. Al Sharpton. “Hurt ME and your [sic] gonna feel pain,”declares one image, “hurt my BEST FRIEND and your gonna need an ambulance, hurt my FAMILY…I’m gonna need a shovel.”
Another image shows a blood-spattered 18-wheeler cab with human limbs sticking out of it. “JUST DROVE THROUGH FERGUSON,” it reads, “DIDN’T SEE ANY PROBLEMS.”
Authorities removed a total of seven firearms from Horton’s house on Thursday, said the Oklahoman.
Mayor Dlugonski reported that Chief Ross is in good spirits, although he is reportedly suffering some numbness in his hand.
Classes in Sentinel’s public schools were canceled on Thursday, but resumed Friday.
Albuquerque Cop Mistakenly Guns Down Undercover Narcotics Officer During Bungled $60 Meth Bust
The department has been criticized for going after low-level drug offenders.
By David Edwards / Raw Story
January 11, 2015
An undercover narcotics officer nearly died on Friday after he was shot by an Albuquerque police officer during a drug bust over $60 of methamphetamine.
According to the Albuquerque Journal, Police Chief Gorden Eden announced on Saturday that the undercover officer was in critical condition. However, Eden did not name any of the officers who were involved in the shooting.
A criminal complaint identified detectives Holly Garcia and Jacob Grant as two undercover officers who were assigned to the case.
The complaint said that Garcia had attempted to buy $60 worth of meth “shards” from Damien Bailey. Garcia reportedly drove with two suspects to an Econo Lodge, where she purchased the meth.
The shooting occurred after Garcia drove to a nearby McDonald’s and gave the signal for officers to move in for the drug bust. An undercover officer was shot multiple times, police said. Witnesses reported hearing around five gunshots.
Police declined to detail what went wrong during the drug bust, and they did not say why the officer opened fire. But the criminal complaint said nothing about the suspects being armed.
“Undercover narcotics work is probably some of the most dangerous work that we do in law enforcement,” Eden said on Saturday. “Due to the nature of those undercover operations it’s impractical for those narcotics officers, those narcotics detectives, to wear body armor. It’s very impractical for them to wear on-body cameras.”
Albuquerque police officer Tanner Tixier told the Albuquerque Journal that the department was being criticized for going after low-level drug offenders.
“We’re getting some push back because [the investigation] was for $60 of meth,” Tixier noted. “But that’s how these investigations work. You start with $20, $40, $60 buys. You can’t just go out and buy five pounds of meth.”
Eden insisted that the officer who shot his colleague felt “devastated.” He said that the lieutenant had been placed on administrative leave while the incident was investigated.
The undercover narcotics officer’s life was saved thanks to paramedics, Eden said. He was reportedly in critical condition at University of New Mexico Hospital.
Watch the video below from the Albuquerque Journal:
@bobsal u1553115,
How in the world could he have walked free? Even if they had no evidence of his having bombs or behind the threat, was it legal for him to have shot the police chief?
