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Cop Killer At Large in Southern CA's High Desert
August 2, 2003
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Posted on 08/02/2003 2:53:00 PM PDT by lainie
There is a major convergence of police in Llano/Pearblossom/Lake LA area of the Antelope Valley this afternoon. An ordinary rush of code-3 wouldn't be thread worthy, but this one is big.
Suspect still at large but his vehicle has been located. An officer is confirmed to have been killed. At one point, I heard officers reporting that the suspect's home appears to be booby-trapped with "pipe bombs." Armored bomb squad unit has been called.
For the last hour, this incredible scene has been unfolding in the high desert. The scanner is crazy, I can barely keep up. I've never heard anything like it. L-TAC, A-TAC, SPEC-U, three helicopters, squad cars galore.. four just raced by from Santa Clarita (I heard them giving those officers directions about 20 minutes ago).
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; leo
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To: Riley
Wow, good sleuthin'.
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posted on
08/02/2003 4:22:08 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
Whoever's in command of the CP is getting more than a little tired of guys asking for directions.
62
posted on
08/02/2003 4:24:24 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
Cop vehicles are running out of gas & getting stuck in sand. Good grief. When your looking for a cop killer there are no rules, its full throttle......
63
posted on
08/02/2003 4:27:20 PM PDT
by
jdontom
(BacktheBadge)
To: jdontom; All
Yeah it was really hectic there for awhile.
The victim was a deputy who perhaps lived in the area where he was killed. I don't know if he was on- or off-duty.
64
posted on
08/02/2003 4:31:50 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: jdontom
They'd have been much better off not spinning those wheels, though. And desert units getting caught out in BFE with no water is pretty unexcusable.
Last I heard, the suspect got away with the deputy's gun belt (with gun) and radio. Logic tells me that either he was in uniform or maybe the homicide occurred in his home, but I don't know either to be the case.
For those listening -- I believe it's the suspect's wife who keeps demanding to be let back into her/their home.
65
posted on
08/02/2003 4:37:54 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: BenLurkin
ping for another AV resident
66
posted on
08/02/2003 4:39:22 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
Last I heard, the suspect got away with the deputy's gun belt (with gun) and radio. Betcha a nickel that that was the source of the 'unauthorised transmitter' transmitting 'false information' on the PD frequencies.
67
posted on
08/02/2003 4:40:16 PM PDT
by
Riley
Containment is to be defined as a two-mile radius now.
68
posted on
08/02/2003 4:40:36 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
Sounds like it could be a resident officer because of the remote area, if this is the case the officer down went out to the surounding countys and they immediately responded, thats why some of the confusion and lack of prepardness.....
69
posted on
08/02/2003 4:41:18 PM PDT
by
jdontom
(BacktheBadge)
To: Riley
Was that the Gorman thing? Because I thought the dispatcher took that back; said it was unrelated. I'm having trouble following that.
70
posted on
08/02/2003 4:41:35 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
For those listening -- I believe it's the suspect's wife who keeps demanding to be let back into her/their home.Is that from the above link? Or something else YOU'RE listening to?
71
posted on
08/02/2003 4:41:38 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: lainie
Was that the Gorman thing? Because I thought the dispatcher took that back; said it was unrelated. I'm having trouble following that. Not sure. I have some blown hearing, so I am having difficulty following this.
72
posted on
08/02/2003 4:43:11 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: Brad's Gramma
I'm actually listening to a scanner. I think everyone else that's listening is doing so online, but I'm not. There are still too many different frequencies to keep up with here. :)
73
posted on
08/02/2003 4:45:07 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
OK. Just wondering......thanks.
74
posted on
08/02/2003 4:45:41 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
To: Riley
A long time ago -- probably 2 hours ago -- there was some erroneous report of the radio having been spotted electronically around Gorman. Turns out to have been false.
75
posted on
08/02/2003 4:46:44 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: lainie
Understood- they also mentioned an unauthorised transmission on the feed that I heard.
What sort of armored vehicle did you see?
76
posted on
08/02/2003 4:48:35 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: lainie; *Donut watch; PaulNYC; tsomer; Mixer; MattinNJ; OceanKing; TomT in NJ; Coleus; agrace; ...
Live radio traffic......Cop Killer on the Run......
77
posted on
08/02/2003 4:51:06 PM PDT
by
jdontom
(BacktheBadge)
To: Riley
Interesting. I hadn't heard about the transmission.
The armored vehicle was not as large as a Brink's truck and had a very high-pitched siren. I'm looking for a pic. It was gray/black/tan iirc. And as far as I can tell, it still hasn't arrived.
78
posted on
08/02/2003 4:51:10 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: Riley
It was really similar to this:
afaik, it's still broken down on the side of the highway. I could go take a picture, I suppose. :-)
79
posted on
08/02/2003 5:18:56 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: Thinkin' Gal
**You learned to drive where no one you knew could possibly see you?! ;-)**...
It was my boyfriend's car. He was the only one I kept company with anyway.
80
posted on
08/02/2003 5:21:45 PM PDT
by
jhw61
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