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Feb
7
Funeral for MPD Sgt. Edward Westbury
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The NWI Times has a video of the funeral for Merrillville Police Sgt. Edward Westbury who died recently while on duty. Thanks for your service. Rest in peace.
Sep
12
Saggy pants foil escape after wild Miami area police chase
Filed Under crime, police, police chase, urban peril | Leave a Comment
Captured and tasered after a wild car chase through Miami suburban streets!
That’s the headline after a wild police chase through the streets of Hialeah, Florida — a Miami suburb –endangered innocent citizens and responding police officers.
Why was the suspect — who remains innocent until proven guilty in a court of law — captured after expending so much effort to escape from law enforcement? Saggy pants prevented him from sprinting quickly across a busy Miami street after bailing out from his moving car.
Next time you’re running from the police after bailing from a moving car, make sure that you’ve fastened your belt. Otherwise, you’re going to feel the 50,000 volts of the taser gun. Better yet, don’t run from the police. They have radios and helicopters and they’re going to catch you sooner or later.
Video: Saggy pants foil escape after wild Florida police chase
Video: Car chase suspect tasered after wild chase through Miami area streets
Note that the raw video tells the story fairly quickly, but isn’t the packaged new story aired on the Miami television more exciting with the addition of the high energy sound track? It almost makes the raw video of the police chase and subsequent tasering a little boring.
May
13
Police To Use Handgun Cameras
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A New York Police department plans to use cameras on its handguns to show what police see when they pull their weapons.
Video: NY Police Use Handgun Cameras
Jan
31
Dad Won’t Be Charged In Baby Josiah Case
Filed Under Gary Indiana, Gary Police, Josiah Shaw, Kwana Shaw, Terry Bethel, Terry Noel, crime, police, urban peril | 1 Comment
The father of slain Baby Josiah Shaw who was arrested and named a “person of interest” by police — won’t be charged, say police to the media. The father had been arrested on a warrant by Portage police and Gary SWAT for another unrelated matter.
Reports Christine Kraly in the Northwest Indiana Times:
The father of a 13-month-old boy shot to death Monday is expected to be released from custody Thursday after being held as a person of interest in the case, Gary police said.
Terry L. Bethel, 34, of Portage, was arrested in Portage on an unrelated warrant Tuesday and has been in the custody of Porter County authorities since. Bethel will not face any charges related to the shooting death of Josiah Shaw, said Gary police Cmdr. Samuel Roberts.
Meanwhile, the Post-Tribune’s Lori Caldwell details the dramatic 9-1-1 call that was made to police reporting the carjacking that wounded Baby Josiah’s mother and killed Josiah Shaw.
“Somebody just stole my best friend’s truck with her baby in it and I think he shot her,” Kwana Shaw’s friend told a Gary police dispatcher Monday night. “Please hurry up.”
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