Yep. I know what the media is reporting. They’re wrong. Chief Jackson said the robbery was unrelated to Officer Wilson’s initial contact with Brown. The timeline in the police reports seems to confirm that. See my post at 216.
If the cop did not know the thugs were the subject of a BOLO after committing a crime- not just a couple of nuiscance cases walking in the middle of the street- the cop would not have taken heightened precautions that might have led to another outcome.
All just speculation now of course.