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Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:06 am
by The Annoyed Man
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02 ... stop.html/
Anybody know anything more about this? It happened not too far from my house.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:17 am
by Charles L. Cotton
UPDATE:
Here is a link to a video explaining the incident. It includes the dashcam video narrated by the Grapevine PD.
http://www.lawofficer.com/videos/2015/0 ... oting.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is more than just an explanation of the Grand Jury's No Bill. It's also a great teaching tool as to how a dangerous suspect can approach in a manner that looks benign, but is actually a tactical move. Watch, learn and teach others.
Chas.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:45 am
by RoyGBiv
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:48 am
by Charles L. Cotton
Remember, if a violent person doesn't have a gun, his plan may be to use yours. Don't let him. Remember the Tueller Principal also, especially if the potential assailant is stronger.
Chas.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:50 am
by steveincowtown
I was told that Grapevine PD does not issue its officers stun guns.
Mind Blown.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:52 am
by suthdj
Charles L. Cotton wrote:Remember, if a violent person doesn't have a gun, his plan may be to use yours. Don't let him. Remember the Tueller Principal also, especially if the potential assailant is stronger.
Chas.
This is one of those situations that worry me as a chl holder and not a LEO.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:07 pm
by baldeagle
Without the video, this might have had a different outcome. With the video, it's obvious that the man was not following orders and was deliberately closing the distance between himself and the officer.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 1:27 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Charles, thanks for posting this video. This happened literally less than 5 minutes from my house, and we heard nothing about it until just now.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 1:52 pm
by treadlightly
Good food for thought. An armed citizen can honorably cut and run. Police officers don't have quite so many options. They aren't there to escape the danger, they are there to stop it. If the first rule of gunfighting is really "have a gun," another rule that should rank highly is "go somewhere else" - at least for plain old citizens.
Re: Grapevine Officer Shoots Car Chase Subject...
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 3:23 pm
by A-R
Charles L. Cotton wrote:UPDATE:
Here is a link to a video explaining the incident. It includes the dashcam video narrated by the Grapevine PD.
http://www.lawofficer.com/videos/2015/0 ... oting.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is more than just an explanation of the Grand Jury's No Bill. It's also a great teaching tool as to how a dangerous suspect can approach in a manner that looks benign, but is actually a tactical move. Watch, learn and teach others.
Chas.
