My hobby is police scanners. I'm serious about it. Three desk tops and two hand helds connected to two outdoor antenna's and amplified. And no I never ever jump in the car to go have a look see. I can find out more where I'm at :>}
I can hear police, fire, parimedics, troopers and even some feds as well from almost to Chattanooga to almost Nashville, and east into North Carolina. North though is the biggie. I can often enough reach across Kentucky into Ohio at times. I test the scanners using NOAA weather stations if at least 5 out of 7 don't pick up I start checking wiring. I hear a lot of chases in both rural areas and cities though. Some are high speed some are 45 MPH.
This one just seems a bit odd being in a city area if that's where it happened. Also his shift supervisor should have known most of the situation especially if he stopped them and was out of the car.
I love listening to the scanner too... I'm disappointed that nowadays all the longer descriptions of what's happening are done via cell phone or on-board computers... lots of 'sent to your screen' or 'calling your mobile'.
Robbed! We used to be able to hear everything.
I have my 296D right here, and my Pro 2006 listening to a WMD exercise in LA Harbor right now. That is why I am not so quick to jump to conclusions on this incident.
I want to hear the 9-1-1 calls, the transmissions of the deputy, the wants and warrants on the Corvette and if they were communicated to the deputy prior to the shooting.
(the driver is reported to be on probation for DUI and has other priors....he didnt want to go to jail, so he ran IMHO)
I will wait til the FBI chimes in, after their analysis of the 1st generation video tape...not the 3rd generation airing on TV.
The City of LA just hung out an officer to dry yesterday, regarding the shooting of a 13 year old after a pursuit last year. The "media" described the boy as an honor student gunned down by jackbooted police, and left out that the car was stolen, he was out at 3am, was on drugs, etc. The LAPD cleared the officer in the shooting, but Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's STAR CHAMBER met in secret, and said it is "out of policy." No reason given of course....apparently they dont have to give a reason. And they wonder why they can't recruit new officers.