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Probe launched over claim that elite Capitol Police unit blocked from Navy Yard massacre
FoxNews.com ^ | 09/18/2013

Posted on 09/18/2013 4:31:58 PM PDT by RoosterRedux

The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police has opened an investigation into whether a tactical team of officers that was one of the first on the scene during the Washington Navy Yard shooting was ordered to stand down.

Several sources confirmed the probe to Fox News. The investigation follows reports that a highly trained and specialized Capitol Police team arrived soon after the shooting started, but was told by a supervisor to leave the scene.

The BBC, which first reported on the allegation, quoted a Capitol Police "source" as claiming "lives may have been saved" if the team could have intervened.

Aaron Alexis killed 12 people at the Washington Navy yard before he, too, was killed. The emerging allegations raise questions as to whether the tactical team could have stepped in earlier to stop the violence.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said the force "offered and provided mutual support and assistance" on Monday, and that there is a "preliminary investigation into the allegations presented."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aaronalexis; alexis; navyyard; standdown; washingtonnavyyard
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To: RoosterRedux
I'm thinking jurisdictional dispute. Been there. True story: local perp had a time bomb delivered to my office some years ago. As it sat there on the desk, ticking away, I had three Federal agents representing three separate agencies, D.C. police, and a Federal Protective Service guy all arguing at the top of their lungs over who had jurisdiction, as the EOD guys and their bomb truck waited outside. I excused myself to get a cup of coffee. In Virginia.
21 posted on 09/18/2013 5:22:16 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: DesertRhino
"They charged straight in, no waiting for swat. That’s the modern thinking."

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Thanks for the education. I don't know what to think about old school or new school cops anymore.

I am building a panic room sized for me, Mr. hummingbird and the canines.....it won't be 100% - I don't want to trap us - but definitely time to to get FULLY loaded and aim.

"When seconds count......"

22 posted on 09/18/2013 5:28:54 PM PDT by hummingbird (Don't be afraid of the big words.)
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To: SandRat

Quantico, Main HQ moved there


23 posted on 09/18/2013 5:39:37 PM PDT by Dstorm (Palin 2016)
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To: Dstorm

Why weren’t they running things Leroy Jethro Gibbs style?


24 posted on 09/18/2013 5:54:19 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Yo-Yo

How many weeks did one man and a teenager have the city in confusion and chaos?
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I figured at the time that 6 such teams scattered throughout the country would have ‘shut it down’.

Only problem is it takes a couple of REAL dummies to pull off and get away with what they were up to, even though we are overrun with dummies, doubt we could find 5 more teams with the same quals.....

Figure they have to be stealth - convince the world you are in a white truck/van and actually be in a multi colored Chevy sedan with a gun mounted in the trunk.

At least 1 needs to be a good shot.

Have to have the ability to mingle with the crowd and talk to the police while they are looking for you.

For not ‘knowing’ the area, they sure got around well.


25 posted on 09/18/2013 6:04:07 PM PDT by xrmusn (6/98 --Egoist:A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me. (Ambrose Bierce))
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To: DesertRhino

Of course, to be fair, training and thinking varies WIDELY from city to city. And DC is not known as a quick-thinking, fast on their feet variant of law enforcement. (Unless of course, you want to engage in some sort of free speech)


26 posted on 09/18/2013 6:11:01 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: hummingbird

Often times no, unless they know the situation.

Still, this does seem odd.


27 posted on 09/18/2013 6:11:41 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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