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Florida cop suspended after stopping runaway car with kids inside but no driver
Sun Sentinel via Yaoo ^ | October 28, 2023 | Susannah Bryan

Posted on 10/28/2023 9:18:36 AM PDT by grundle

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some might call Karl Hirsch a hero.

A Fort Lauderdale cop, Hirsch used his patrol cruiser to help stop a moving car that had two little girls in the backseat and no driver. But instead of praise, Hirsch got a 20-hour unpaid suspension.

The Jan. 26 incident caused no injuries, but triggered an Internal Affairs investigation ordered by Police Chief Patrick Lynn. On May 24, Internal Affairs investigators notified Hirsch he was being investigated for potentially violating department policy by “carelessly, negligently or intentionally causing waste, loss or damage to any city property.”

In the process of stopping the runaway car, Hirsch caused nearly $10,000 in damage to his own squad car.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; florida; footshooting; fortlauderdale; internalaffairs; misleadingheadline; nogooddeed; patricklynn; rondesantis; susannahbryan
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To: grundle

Cops go thru cop cars like sh!t thru a goose. Ammo wasted by 3 or 4 mag dumps in training that only train you how to miss in the real world. Aaarg!!


41 posted on 10/28/2023 10:20:13 AM PDT by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: Revel; grundle

It is a fault of the OP for not excerpting the pertaining parts of the article that gives reason for the suspension, rather than click baiting for hits to the site he linked.


42 posted on 10/28/2023 10:20:54 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: grundle

Karl Hirsch a hero. Period. Is Fort Lauderdale a democrat run city? Florida’s usually smarter than this,,,


43 posted on 10/28/2023 10:23:08 AM PDT by GOPJ (The reason Biden won't protect our border is he wants cash kickbacks for doing it. )
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To: dontBSme

The Chief announced his retirement on September 19, 2023.

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/fort-lauderdale-pd-chief-retires-after-more-than-35-years-of-service/


44 posted on 10/28/2023 10:23:42 AM PDT by moviefan8 (The noblest art is that of making others happy. - P.T. Barnum)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
In the process of stopping the runaway car, Hirsch caused nearly $10,000 in damage to his own squad car.
The horse's ass who imposed the 20 day suspension should be summarily fired.

45 posted on 10/28/2023 10:26:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: grundle

Dean Trantalis DEMOCRAT MAYOR of Fort Lauderdale ... now it makes sense.


46 posted on 10/28/2023 10:27:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (The reason Biden won't protect our border is he wants cash kickbacks for doing it. )
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To: grundle

Western Civilization doesn’t end with as bang, nor a whimper. It ends with a bureaucratic “duh”.


47 posted on 10/28/2023 10:29:11 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: SunkenCiv

Dean Trantalis is the DEMOCRAT MAYOR of Fort Lauderdale .., we know where the buck should stop... and yeah - fired by voters.


48 posted on 10/28/2023 10:29:33 AM PDT by GOPJ (The reason Biden won't protect our border is he wants cash kickbacks for doing it. )
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To: usurper

> Sadly this is why union protection is necessary when management is incompetent. <

You are correct. Unions are greedy and corrupt. But they are often the only ones who are willing to tell you the truth when management wants to hush everything up.

Management: Everything is fine.
Lapdog press: Everything is fine.
Unions: Uh, no.

We wouldn’t need the unions so much if the press was fierce and independent.
But that is no longer the case.


49 posted on 10/28/2023 10:33:20 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: grundle

Warning ... warning ... the Stupid Virus is getting out of control shelter in place


50 posted on 10/28/2023 10:46:08 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: grundle

50 years ago my Field Training Officer made a point of telling me that my cruiser was a tool and that I was to use it to do my job. It would seem that saving children would be part of the job.


51 posted on 10/28/2023 10:50:36 AM PDT by 230FMJ (...from my cold,them to be. dead, fingers.)
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To: GOPJ

That’s a given.


52 posted on 10/28/2023 11:10:31 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: ncalburt

Talk about cheap shots? How about the cheap shots your Gov. has been taking at DJT? DeSantis was losing his Gov. race until DJT supported him. Now DeSantis has become a non entity like Pence and Christie.


53 posted on 10/28/2023 11:12:11 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: SunkenCiv

You better read the story before you make a foolish statement.


54 posted on 10/28/2023 11:24:30 AM PDT by Revel
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To: grundle

Apparently, the cost of children has gone down considerably in lauderdale. If the cop can get this case into court, he must ask the pencil pusher for the current value of one child’s life in US dollars.


55 posted on 10/28/2023 11:28:21 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: grundle

Shiite like THIS is why street cops hate Internal Affair pos.


56 posted on 10/28/2023 11:33:04 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: Revel

Ironically, you’ve posted a foolish statement while trolling.


57 posted on 10/28/2023 11:38:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: grundle

Blue county.


58 posted on 10/28/2023 11:40:18 AM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: grundle

Years and years and years ago, when I was a cop, there was a car chase through a neighborhood I worked.

One thing about car chases, if one ever wants to be in one, the longer you run, the more cops show up.

So, as this ‘angry snake’ wound it’s way through the neighborhood, eventually two patrol cars collided. One t-boned the other and sent it spinning down the road. No one was hurt. I was standing next to my Lieutenant when notified the precinct Commander of the incident. First question out of the Precinct Commanders mouth was...How bad are the cars?


59 posted on 10/28/2023 11:43:12 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: SunkenCiv

“A Broward Sheriff’s deputy driving an unmarked unit following behind maneuvered his F-150 truck in front of the car to bring it to a stop.

In his report, Hirsch said he was worried the car might roll backward or the third suspect might jump behind the wheel and take off. He attempted to maneuver his squad car behind the Infiniti to barricade it in place. But as he hit the grass he lost control of his cruiser and ran into the Infiniti, causing $9,721 in damage to his vehicle.”

Suck it up buttercup. You screwed up!


60 posted on 10/28/2023 11:47:28 AM PDT by Revel
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