Posted on 12/24/2006 3:03:48 PM PST by sheana
LONG BEACH -- Police sought the public's help Saturday as they searched for a "known thug" who shot two police officers during a traffic stop Friday on a bustling downtown street. Police Chief Anthony Batts identified the suspect as Oscar Manuel Gallegos, a 36- or 37-year-old Long Beach resident with a lengthy criminal record that includes arrests for drugs, terrorist threats and assault.
Batts urged members of Gallegos' family, some of whom live in Long Beach, to cooperate with police, and had another message for the suspect at a press conference late Saturday.
"Turn yourself in because we are coming from you," Batts said. "You cannot run long enough or far enough until we catch you."
Police issued a warrant for Gallegos' arrest on charges of attempted murder of a police officer. They urged to the public to help but warned that Gallegos should be considered "armed and extremely dangerous."
Batts described Gallegos as a "known thug" and said his first arrest was in 1990 in Long Beach on a firearms violation. He was deported in 1994, he said.
"He may have been deported several times," Batts said.
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Oh yeah, and this guy is probably already back in Mexico.
It's posted around here somewhere, but what they heck.
I'm surprised that they haven't nailed this guy by now.
"Known thug..."
So why wasn't he in jail, where he belongs?
Why do you have to shoot a cop in order for the authorities to get serious?
I saw a couple of other articles but not this one. This one comes right out and talks about his previous deportations....
Oh, well. So much for the rule of law in this country. It appears that the law doesn't apply to certain groups.
Good grief, sheana! You know the press likes to wait a decent amount of time before they slip in the "deported" word. Wouldn't want to upset the immigrant community.
I'm surprised they got around to reporting it at all.
lol was waiting for the.......he was out harvesting food to put on our tables!!!!!
..maybe LEO's need to send out a Nailer...
recall locally an officer murdered on Thanksgiving morning just over sixteen years ago. LOD. Fixing "fixings" for supper when it came across the news.
Think of it every Thanksgiving...Foulest of shat...like losing a spouse, child or parent on a similar day...
SF
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757486/posts?page=71#71
Including a picture of the errrr....gardener? Veggy picker? /HEAVY disgusted sarcasm
Family values don't stop at the border bump
That's only about 2 blocks from the Police HQ, jail and municiple courthouse complex in downtown Long Beach.
"Turn yourself in because we are coming from you," Batts said. "You cannot run long enough or far enough until we catch you."
Meanwhile some kids murdered Mom is dumped into the "cold case " files...
I'm sure impressed.
W
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