The Police Shootout that Changed Everything

[rcurtner]

Did you use that technique when you couldn't visialize the occupants, or just when dealing with bad actors?

Most always made very few exceptions. Did rarely get complaints to higher ups and politics became a factor a few tickets were dismissed. We're talking decades ago hopefully LEO's today don't have to deal with blatant politics.

 

[4th Horseman]

Most always made very few exceptions. Did rarely get complaints to higher ups and politics became a factor a few tickets were dismissed. We're talking decades ago hopefully LEO's today don't have to deal with blatant politics.

Sorry to say it but they deal with politics more that we ever did back in the day. Law enforcement used to be fun.

 

[CEW]

Yeah, there's that, I opted for the loaders that would save me lag time if I needed it despite the looks. Never had a pistol shooting, had one with a rifle and one with my 870, the odds are way better

Well ya know the saying, the pistol is used to get me to my rifle...

 

[CEW]

Most always used P/A system to tell drivers/passengers to exit their vehicle show hands walk to the rear of their vehicles. Did this while standing behind my open door.

Hmm, brings up "another war story" as I pulled up behind a overheated vehicle and before we had walkie-talkies (portables). Never called in DAVs and the couple looked a bit older than my 28 yoa self, but called it in this time. He was standing with his door open and a bit nervous, with a lady in the car. As I discussed the overheating situation, I could hear the dispatcher from radio speaker in my patrol car, in an excited voice, call my number with "burglary suspect with shots fired" from a large city to our North. His eyes went to his back seat and then back to me, at which time he was looking down the barrel of a model 66 with a 6-inch barrel, the stainless glinting from the headlights of my car. The female started screaming as he was loudly informed where his brains were going to end up if he tried...
Secured him with a concealed weapons charge, as I removed a shotgun with slugs, a 30-30 level action rifle, and 357 mag revolver with armor piercing rounds. It was in an unsnapped holster under the seat thus the charge as the other jurisdiction hadn't issued a warrant. The long guns, backseat...
Seemed the burglary was domestic related; he shot up the house his Ex was in. The Judged released him not knowing I guess and/or the warrant hadn't arrived. He again tried to kill his Ex the next day and missed again. The warrant got to us immediately this time, while other deputies were trying to execute it, he shot himself...
Ya never know as the most mundane are suddenly not.