Posted on 01/18/2008 6:50:31 PM PST by Morgana
Flags are half staff and black bunting covers the FOP Officers Memorial Stone in front of the Chesapeake Police Department as the city mourns the death of an officer killed in the line of duty.
Narcotics Detective Jarrod Shivers, 34, was shot Thursday night.
Police have charged Ryan David Frederick, 28, with first-degree murder and use of a firearm.
Shivers was serving a narcotics warrant at Frederick's home in the 900 block of Redstart Avenue when gunfire erupted. He was hit and other officers retreated.
The SWAT team was called in, finally entered the home and didn't find anyone else.
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A witness told 13News he heard a shot, then looked out the window to see Chesapeake Police surrounding his neighbor's house.
"I was across the street where I heard the gunfires, shots, went to the front door and opened, saw the police surrounding the house, and they asked everybody to get inside," said Richard Wick.
Wick also said several homes on the street were evacuated afterwards.
Other witnesses say they saw eight to ten police cruisers fly down the street after the shooting. Then, they saw a man undergoing several minutes of chest compressions.
The ambulance, under police escort from Norfolk, carried Det. Shivers to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
"For someone that's out there, to serve and protect, it's horrible to hear that," said neighbor Zach Blankenship.
From Chesapeake Police
Ryan Frederick
An hour after the shooting took place, dozens of police vehicles covered the street where the incident occurred.
Around 10:25 p.m., SWAT teams surrounded the home, calling for "Anyone inside 932 Redstart, come to the front door with your hands up. Do it, now." That led to the arrests.
Senior Police Officer Jack Bider is the president of the Chesapeake Fraternal Order of Police, as well as Shiver's neighbor. He says the detective was known around the department by the nickname "Big Goof" for his upbeat personality.
"He was a great guy," said Bider. "He always had a smile on his face. he was always willing to serve his community."
"It just breaks my heart," said former officer Gloria Query. "I think it's a great loss for our city, but most of all it's a loss to his family, the wife and the children."
Bider says the fact that Shivers was killed in the line of duty was just a testament to his dedication.
"Just a guy willing to give all he had for the community, and he has."
Shivers was an eight-year veteran with the Chesapeake Police Department and had been working in the Special Investigations Section (Narcotics) for two-and-a-half years.
Shivers served in the Army for eight years before being Honorably Discharged in January of 2000, at which point he joined the Chesapeake Police Force.
Shivers is survived by his wife and three children – a two-year old son and two daughters, ages eight and 14.
Donations can be made at Bank of Hampton Roads under Officer Shivers' name or under an account named "Officer Down," according to Chesapeake Police.
A candlelight vigil for Shivers will be held Sunday at 6:00 p.m. at South Norfolk Church of Christ, 2526 Rodgers Street in Chesapeake. The church sits right across the street from where Shivers died.
The last Chesapeake Police Officer killed in the line of duty was Officer Michael Saffran on October 8, 2005. The police department's website has a memorial page with information about their fallen officers. The link is on the left hand side of the main page.
It is still sad because the officer who lost his life was only 34.
I read the article several times and cannot discern the source of this conclusion.
A sad waste of human life.
R.I.P.
Prayers go out
“For someone that’s out there, to serve and protect.......”
I read the article several times and cannot discern the source of this conclusion.
He was trying to protect the rest of us by arresting some dirtbag for narcotics.
Remember Friedrich Nietzsche quote on Whoever fights monsters? Well, sometimes the monster wins, and the brave Knight dies in battle.
Yes, but if it keeps one person from getting high it will have been worth it.
If you declare a war on drugs, people on both sides will die. People die in wars, it’s too bad, but that’s the way it is.
Yep. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Not worth a human life to stop someone from getting high. What next, suicide outside of bars to ask people to stop drinking?
Shivers was serving a narcotics warrant at Frederick's home in the 900 block of Redstart Avenue
Why wasn't he additionally charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute? They did find drugs, didn't they?
Dont expect much sympathy here for police. This site has a strong anti police bent to it.
God speed public servant.
Prayers for Detective Jarrod Shivers & his family.
Next time someone you love is hurt in a traffic accident, call a dope dealer!
“God speed public servant.”
Police are not public servants... They are government servants.
No, it has a strong anti "war on drugs" bent to it. Many people here believe that fighting the war against getting high is a waste of valuable police resources and, more importantly, has allowed for huge infringements upon civil liberties.
I'm still waiting for someone in the know to enlighten me on how much drugs were removed from the streets during this fatal evolution and why the killer has not been charged with a drug offense?
It is sad cops are so disrespected here. I mean the *second* post makes the cop who dies in the line of duty out to be a scumbag.
If this went down as said, clearly the dude in the drug house with the (probably) illegal guns who shot a cop was not going to be hosting any charity fundraisers in the near future. This cop gave his life to lock up a bad dude who would probably have hurt some innocent citizen in the future. Anybody who wants to knock the cop should have a drug dealer move in next door sometime. I’m sure you’ll enjoy complaining to him about the beer cans and syringes in your front yard, or the constant stream of scumbags hanging around your house, watching for when you leave it unattended.
I was surprised they just lost an officer in 05. I think there is an small area in FL that lost three in a couple of months. That’s got to be messed up to come into work and have three guys you worked with dead from doing exactly what you’re about to do.
Duly noted. Better that than a cop. There is no situation I can think of that the addition of a cop can't make worse.
>>>>Next time someone you love is hurt in a traffic accident, call a dope dealer!
>>Duly noted. Better that than a cop. There is no situation I can think of that the addition of a cop can’t make worse.
And the druggies claim illicit drugs don’t kill brain cells....
(PS how about a traffic accident, or a drug dealer working your kids’ school!)
It has been my recent experience that there is no situation that can't be made worse by the addition of a cop.
It wasn't always this way (I'm 56 years old), but it is now.
That is truly one of the most foolish statements I have ever heard in my life.
Next time you see a major trafic accident, be sure to call a drug dealer!
R.I.P. Detective Jarrod Shivers
Prayers for your wife, children, and family.
The next time I'm in a major traffic accident, I will call fire and rescue.
I WILL NOT call the cops (of course, they'll show up anyway).
He makes number four in the last week. There were two murdered in GA a couple of days ago and another one was murdered but I don't remember where it happened. Criminals are getting more violent. They used to be afraid of the police but they're not any more.
In a way, I feel very sad for you. Something very horrible must have happened in your life for you to hate so deeply... and foolishly.
I will not pursue this line any further.
What drug house?
In VA, there is no requirement to register guns - so, if the gun was not stolen, and the shooter was not a convicted felon, it was not an illegal gun.
Again, what drug dealer? I see no mention of drug charges.
Don't feel sad for me.
I will be fine as long as the various cops in this world just leave me alone and let me pass.
To quote the first part of my post, I said “If this went down as stated”.
Cops execute a lot of warrants. The overwhelming majority are well done, directed at people who need to be removed from society, and nobody gets hurt. I don’t think it is improbable that could be the case here. Reflexively reveling in the cop’s death is just stupid.
That said if it was botched, I still feel badly for the cop’s family, but the department needs some penalty as such mistakes are unconsionable.
“if this went down as stated”
That is the part that is confusing me - no drug charges, no felony firearms charges, no possession with intent to sell - did you read an article not linked on this thread? I would like to read it, too.
What I read is that two plain-clothes cops were serving a no-knock warrent in the middle of the night, and the homeowner shot them for burglers.
That is a tragic thing - but it does not make it a “drug house”, posessed by a “Drug dealer”, with an “illegal gun”.
I prayed for the officer and his family, when I read it.
Then I wondered where you pulled your post from.
Stacy Davis Reporting
Police Informant in Fatal Pot Raid Revealed
Police Informant in Fatal Pot Raid Revealed
One informant's word.
That's all it took to convince police to raid a home in Chesapeake...a drug raid that would end in the shooting death of 34-year-old Detective Jarrod Shivers.
Now the gunman himself, 28-year-old Ryan Frederick, has revealed the identity of that informant. And NewsChannel Three has learned that informant is now a wanted man...on the run from the law.
In January, that informant told police that Frederick was growing pot at his house. That he saw a scale, packaging items, grow lights and marijuana plants. On January 17th, police broke through the front door of Frederick's Portlock home executing a search warrant for those drugs based on that tip. Frederick opened fire, saying he did not know it was police bursting through his door. He said he thought it was an intruder breaking in because he recently had had someone stealing from his home. In the end, Shivers would die and police would find only a small misdemeanor stash of pot inside. Frederick now sits behind bars charged with first degree murder.
So who is the informant who set off this tragic chain of events? Who is the informant who led police to raid the home of a soda-delivery man with nothing more than a speeding ticket on his record? According to the affidavit for the search warrant that informant is the only source for the raid. There were no corroborating confidential informants. There was no surveillance. There were no undercover dope buys. So who was the sole source for police?
NewsChannel Three has learned he's a 20-year-old with a troubled employment record, who's character has been questioned by multiple sources, and who has a criminal record.
NewsChannel Three has his full name and even has a mug shot, but we are only identifying him by his first name, Steven, because police tell us they are certainly not going to confirm a police informant's name to a reporter.
But in letters to his family, Ryan Frederick identifies Steven as the "confidential informant." Frederick knew him. Steven was dating the sister of Frederick's fiance. Family members tell NewsChannel Three that Frederick accused Steven of stealing something from Frederick's home. Steven got mad and threatened to come back to Frederick's house.
According to multiple sources, Steven worked at Bullies, a Chesapeake restaurant and bar. The owner tells NewsChannel Three that Steven was fired...not once, but twice. The second time came after he had threatened to burn the owner. In fact, according to court records, the owner charged Steven with trespassing and had to take him to court to get him to stop coming in the bar.
According to court records, Steven also has a criminal history. He was arrested on January 15th for grand larceny for stealing a woman's credit cards in Chesapeake. He was also charged with credit card fraud for trying to use those credit cards. Two days after that arrest, police would make the raid on Frederick's home. Did Steven tell police about a possible drug stash in Frederick's home in exchange for dropping his charges? We don't know. But, a few months later, that grand larceny charge WAS dismissed. Those credit card charges WERE nolle prosequi or set aside. That was April.
Now Newschannel Three has learned that those charges have recently resurfaced, in the form of direct indictments. Steven was supposed to be in court last week to face those charges. He was a no show. Now a judge has issued a capias for Steven's arrest. He's listed as a fugitive five times over in Chesapeake court records.
We went to the address listed in those court documents. It's his parents' condo. Steven's father told us he had no idea where Steven is. He said he didn't think Steven would want to talk to a reporter about his knowledge of Ryan Frederick and closed the door on us.
Ryan Frederick's preliminary hearing on first degree murder is less than two weeks away.
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