[Vision2020] Not All Police Departments are as Efficient as the MPD

[Tom Hansen]

We are talking two hours and six squad cars, Mr. Rumelhart.

Seeya later, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Post Falls, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

- Unknown



On Feb 15, 2012, at 8:49, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This wouldn't have been quite so funny if they hadn't blocked traffic, casually walked up to a car that possibly held a suspect from a home invasion robbery but that they blithely assumed was empty, and precipitated a firefight in dense rush hour traffic.  I hate to see them be ridiculed for acting cautiously when the facts that they had at the time warranted it.
> 
> Paul
> 
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:22 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Not All Police Departments are as Efficient as the MPD
> 
> Police block rush hour traffic, backing up the freeway for miles, during a two-hour standoff . . . with an empty car.
> 
> Courtesy of Fox 5 News (San Diego, California) at:
> 
> http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-robbery-suspect-stops-on-highway-20120214,0,6224905.story
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> No one found inside car after standoff
> 
> SAN DIEGO - A standoff on eastbound Interstate 8 in La Mesa ended without anyone taken into custody.
> 
> Two hours after officers drew their guns on a dark-colored sedan parked on the freeway near Severin Drive, Fox 5's helicopter showed that no one was discovered inside.
> 
> Officers slowly approached the car and smashed several driver-side windows.  A canine was seen jumping into the front of the car to discover that the vehicle was empty.
> 
> Officers initially reported that a home invasion robbery suspect refused orders to get out of the car stopped near Severin Drive in La Mesa around 4:40 p.m.
> 
> California Highway Patrol was called to assist San Diego Police Department, according to CHP officer Larry Landeros.
> 
> Traffic on the freeway was heavily congested for miles to the west as two lanes on the interstate were closed while police took up positions around the suspect's vehicle.
> 
> "Officers are taking precautionary actions to get this all resolved peacefully," Landeros said.
> 
> Details regarding the home invasion robbery were not immediately released.
> 
> Lt. David Rohowits says the suspect was going to be arrested at his parole officers, but the suspect called ahead to the meeting reporting his car broke down on the 8 freeway. Officers rushed on scene, but were unable to arrest the suspect.
> 
> Investigators don’t believe the suspect was tipped off to the arrest, but warn the suspect is considered armed and dangerous.
> 
> Police say they will not release anymore information about the suspect because they are still in an active search for the suspect.
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> Seeya later, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Post Falls, Idaho
> 
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
> 
> - Unknown
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