Posted on 11/24/2003 11:55:21 AM PST by gaucho
Donut Shop Robber In Shootout With Cops Nov 24, 2003 2:30 pm US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) (NEWARK) Police and a man suspected of robbing a doughnut shop traded gunfire during a wild two-block chase Monday that included a gun battle on the staircase of an apartment building before the suspect was wounded.
Forence A. Turner, 32, of Newark, suffered a gunshot wound to the foot during the shootout that began at approximately 1:30 a.m. He was taken to University Hospital where he was being treated and released to police custody.
Off-duty Police Officer Tyrone Moore was driving into the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts store on Court Street when he saw a man walk out the door carrying a cash register drawer in one hand and a large-caliber handgun in the other, Detective Todd McClendon said.
Moore called police on his cell phone, and started following the suspect, who was on foot, in his personal vehicle.
A short distance away, the suspect ducked into some bushes and began removing cash from the register drawer. About $100 was taken during the robbery, police said.
Moore got out of his car, displayed his badge and identified himself as a police officer and ordered the suspect to drop his weapon. The suspect then opened fire on Moore from behind the bushes, prompting Moore to shoot back, McClendon said.
The suspect turned and started to flee, but then turned and fired at Moore again, who again shot back. Moore chased the suspect for two blocks as he was joined by another off-duty officer, Anthony Maldonado, who heard police radio reports of the shootout and responded to help Moore.
They chased the suspect into an apartment building on Washington Street, where the officers and the suspect traded gunfire on a staircase. The officers confronted the suspect in a second-floor hallway, and he pointed his gun at them before Maldonado fired a shot at him.
The suspect then dropped his gun and fell to the floor to surrender, McClendon said. Approximately 11 shots were fired by the officers and the suspect, Lt. Derek Glenn said.
The off-duty officers, along with on-duty officers who responded, subdued the suspect, who was then taken to the hospital by ambulance. His wound was believed to have been inflicted by Moore, police said.
Turner was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and resisting arrest.
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Look, I would rather law enforcement officers be out putting their boot on some rapist's nuts or their elbow into a batter's throat, but they can't do that either. It would hurt the criminals feelings and lower their self esteem.
Sounds like you got busted and still aren't over it. I understand your pain, trust me, but there are very few cases where an officer trumps up a traffic violation just so he/she can write you a $50 ($75, $100, etc.) ticket.
Are there some cities or counties that take traffic enforcement too far? Yes. I live about 15 miles from one called Waldo, Florida. The major revenue generation for the city is traffic violations. But, in large part and across the country, if you got a ticket, you deserved it.
Don't get made at a cop for doing their job. Take your ticket like man, go to traffic school, buy a radar detector (and a scanner?), and go on with your life.
made ==> mad
So I guess you're saying that even a stopped clock is right twice a day?
In any event, it seems almost everyone on the thread concurs with this satirical judgment.
Now we have to drive 45 miles so our children can have the same experience.
This is what concerns me. Now, an idiot with a gun is entitled to miss; however a policeman who is PAID with my taxdollars should be able to hit what he is aiming at at least 75% of the time. We are not talking about hitting a 4 inch paper target, we are talking about a target with a radius of at least 12 inches. I'd like to see every bullet a cop shoots be a fatal one, but for them to unload at a suspect and miss potentially 100% of the time, or wing the suspect by hitting him in the foot (that's missing the target by ~4 feet)is unacceptable!! With a pattern that wide, the cop just as well may shoot randomly in the direction of the suspect. All they are doing is adding more stray gunfire to the atmosphere.
That's what we do. But that doesn't mean they deserve any respect because they are "doing their job" to fatten the local coffers and make themselves look good for promotion.
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