Posted on 05/06/2013 8:12:15 PM PDT by tpmintx
DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department is looking at another possible breakdown in the city's 911 phone system.
A store owner called police just before 11 p.m. Sunday to say he had just been robbed and shots were fired, but it took Dallas police nearly 90 minutes to respond.
Four robbers, armed with rifles, walked into Pepe’s Grocery Store in the 4800 block of Bernal Dr. Sunday night. The store owner said they demanded money, so he fired his .38 caliber revolver. Then he called 911.
He would only talk to News 8 off-camera, because he said he is afraid of retaliation.
"I called and told them I was robbed, and that I had shot at them and they at me," he said.
Police records show the call came in at 11:00 p.m. as a robbery, but wasn't answered by officers until 12:15 a.m. When officers finally arrived, the store was locked.
"We waited until 11:20 [p.m.], but no one came -- took too long," the owner said. "So, we went home and I took a shower and got a call about 1 a.m."
Officers made the owner come back and show them the surveillance tape. According to court documents, on the tape, officers saw a suspect “...with an assault rifle and saw the store owner fire his weapon."
The question is, why did it take Dallas police nearly an hour-and-a-half to respond to a robbery with shots fired?
The 911 system was recently overhauled after a controversial call involving Deanna Cook. Her murder was captured on tape, but it took officers nearly an hour to respond.
News 8 asked Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings if he was concerned.
“Public safety is our number-one concern and our police have got to get there," he said. "So, I want to make sure we examine every detail on this and then we'll take appropriate action, and we need to."
One of the alleged robbers in this case, Jamarcus Allen, was caught later at an apartment complex not far from the store after a citizen called in a suspicious person. The three other suspects got away.
News 8 asked Dallas police repeatedly for a response. They issued this statement on Monday evening:
"The Dallas Police Department is currently looking into all the facts and circumstances surrounding the robbery offense that occurred at Pepe’s Grocery, 4819 Bernal Drive. One suspect is in custody however detectives are pursuing additional leads to determine if other individuals are involved."
E-mail rlopez@wfaa.com
911 is the Government’s sick idea of Dial A Prayer.
Dial 911, get a response in 90 minutes. Dial 357, get a response at 1500 feet per second;)
4 armed robbers rob Pepes?
“”We waited until 11:20 [p.m.], but no one came “So, we went home and I took a shower and got a call about 1 a.m.””
Oh yeah!
That’ll teach ya to call 911 stooopid...
He should have made them wait for 90 minutes...
Had the same thing happen in my apartment complex. Two Asian guys moving in were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted downstairs. The Asian guys ran after the gun man and he fired two shots at the them then got in his car and sped away. Called the police, they came by and left. Said they didn’t “see” anything. Had to call again and e-x-p-l-a-i-n s-l-o-w-e-l-y that shots had been fired....from a gun..... 40 minutes later the police showed up. Two weeks later a murder had been committed nearby during a robbery with a gun. The apartment downstairs was swarming with detectives that day looking for the bullets that were fired that night.
/johnny
The guy should be happy they showed up in 90 minutes. If he called the State Dept it would have taken more than 9.
If you can, don’t live in an urban area.
I think this guy only dialed 38, but it was enough to run them off.
Whenever I’ve called 911, the operators were on the ball. Once I pulled into a parking lot and called 911 just moments after seeing a traffic accident. The operator asked if I was calling about the accident. On another occasion, I saw flames erupting from a business next door to where I live. There was no one else around, or so it seemed. When I raced home and called 911, the operator asked, “are you calling about the fire?”
Why, ya think the coppers show up quicker in the middle of nowhere?
I’ve reported this before: the Hollywood shooting at Vine and Sunset, the cops responded in 40 minutes...and the Hollywood precint was 2 blocks away.
SC decision 2005: the police do not have a duty to protect you.
And yet citizens don’t need guns to defend themselves and should trust the police.
And before you suggest there is no crime or crazy sh*t in the middle of nowhere or rural..... Think about Newtown CT...
It is just that you can arm and better defend your self in nonurban areas.
Horse crap
And BTW, this story was not about defending yourself...It was about the cops showing up way late...
/johnny
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