radios and such aside, I’m just going by what Chief said:
“... Chief Jackson said. Wilson was unaware the pair were wanted in connection with the robbery; another officer was investigating the robbery at the time.”
The Chief contradicted himself on the same day.
The following excerpts are from the same site but at different times>
"....Jackson said Wilson, along with other officers, was called to the area after a 911 call reporting a “strong-arm robbery” at a nearby convenience store....Jackson said that a dispatcher gave a description of the robbery suspect, and Wilson, who had been assisting on another call, was sent to investigate. Wilson encountered Brown just after 12:01 p.m., with a second officer arriving three minutes later...."
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/state-troopers-walk-side-by-side-with-thousands-of-protesters-in-ferguson/
posted there Friday August 15, 2014 10:25 AM
at the end of this article links are provided to related articles on the same site, including this one:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/ferguson-police-chief-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-didnt-know-about-robbery/
Note that it was posted almost four hours later.
Ferguson Police Chief: Officer Who Shot Michael Brown Didn’t Know About Robbery
posted there Friday August 15, 2014 2:18 PM
FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOX) – In a press conference on Friday afternoon, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown last weekend was not aware of the armed robbery.
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So we were both right but at different times.
But the issue I raised still stands, only more mystifying then before.
Is it plausible that a solo officer in a radio patrol car with a radio and computer was unaware of the strong arm robbery and description of the suspect? It might hinge on one of those Clintonesque phrases. It is possible that Officer Wilson heard the radio and/or read the computer alert and chose to drive to the vicinity without notifying the radio dispatcher or noting it on the computer. in order to be nearby if responding officers require assistance. And in doing so found himself suddenly spotting Big Mike. At this point he should have followed what is likely SOP in notifying the dispatcher he spotted someone answering the broadcast description. Did he do that? I don:t know. This is one of those things that wil; come out at some point in the continuing investigation.