Henrico Police Shooting Probed [Barney joins vice squad, Andy takes his bullet away]

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH ^ | 11-2-02 | Mark Bowes

[putupon]

A Henrico County narcotics officer fired a single shot into an occupied car in the parking lot of a West Broad Street restaurant today during a drug operation that apparently went awry.

No one was struck by the gunfire, which penetrated the lower right windshield of a vehicle occupied by two men arrested by police. The bullet lodged in the car's dashboard.

[putupon]

not included in abbreviated internet version "The suspect charged with the drug offense was not carrying a weapon. It was unclear whether police found a gun in the car, and police wouldn't say whether any drugs were recovered.....the officer who fired the shot will be given an administrative assignment pending completion of the investigation, which is typical in use-of-force cases."

[ozzymandus]

Barney will get his bullet back as soon as the whitewash is over. If all the trigger-happy and incompetent cops were fired, there would be a lot of vacancies in ever PD.

[mrsmith]

Henrico County has a great police force. If this officer made a mistake he's in trouble.

[JudyB1938]

"If all the [trigger-happy and incompetent cops] resigned, there'd be nothing left but crickets chirping."

Well, it's not THAT bad, but I thought the phrase is catchy. The original thought was about politicians. I forget which FReeper said it.