I was kept late the night of the incident on a late arrest. While typing my report, I remember hearing the radio traffic regarding the ONA and turned to that channel right after the initial patrol units were fired on. I was floored when it became clear by the radio traffic those Officers allowed the victim to leave with the ambulance WITHOUT an Officer with her and without being adequately questioned about the incident. Obviously this was an egregious error. The second main thing was that there was still exigency to enter after being shot at because of the reason to go inside in the first place- there were victims inside that may be dying. Instead of making a hasty plan and acting on it, patrol Officers decided to wait for SWAT to arrive. Those are two egregious failures of the patrol Officers, only one of them understandable. That said, the heart and bravery of the SWAT guys that went in after was on full display during this debrief. I personally worked with a couple of the men who went in and I am proud to have served with them.
Thanks for your comment. Clearly this is a very difficult incident and there were certainly some errors made. The only slight correction to your comment would be that patrol actually did make a hasty plan and try to make entry almost immediately. Unfortunately, they were repelled by the suspect who shot at them as they breached the front door. It is a miracle none of the patrol officers were hit since there were on the porch at the door. Truly the bravery of these guys is beyond reproach.
Why doesn’t the SWAT teams have a Boston Dynamics recon dogs to go in before the breaching team. You guys need to up grade with ground drones for enter teams.
It is not just money. It is also a complicated tactical question for a hostage rescue. If the objective is to stop the hostage taken before he can harm hostages sending in technology can actually trigger violence against the hostages not to mention compromise any element of surprise the team may have. Although we are certainly tech advocates, in this case the robot or drone would likely have just found the locked door and necessitated the team making entry anyways. On a barricade it's a clear opportunity for tech. Hostage rescue is much more complicated.
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I was kept late the night of the incident on a late arrest. While typing my report, I remember hearing the radio traffic regarding the ONA and turned to that channel right after the initial patrol units were fired on. I was floored when it became clear by the radio traffic those Officers allowed the victim to leave with the ambulance WITHOUT an Officer with her and without being adequately questioned about the incident. Obviously this was an egregious error.
The second main thing was that there was still exigency to enter after being shot at because of the reason to go inside in the first place- there were victims inside that may be dying.
Instead of making a hasty plan and acting on it, patrol Officers decided to wait for SWAT to arrive.
Those are two egregious failures of the patrol Officers, only one of them understandable. That said, the heart and bravery of the SWAT guys that went in after was on full display during this debrief. I personally worked with a couple of the men who went in and I am proud to have served with them.
Thanks for your comment. Clearly this is a very difficult incident and there were certainly some errors made. The only slight correction to your comment would be that patrol actually did make a hasty plan and try to make entry almost immediately. Unfortunately, they were repelled by the suspect who shot at them as they breached the front door. It is a miracle none of the patrol officers were hit since there were on the porch at the door. Truly the bravery of these guys is beyond reproach.
Incredible story, but what about the ghostly sounds at 30:01-30:10??? Did anyone else notice that?? Eerie
We went back and looked and listened but didn't find what you are talking about. Are you sure on the time?
Why doesn’t the SWAT teams have a Boston Dynamics recon dogs to go in before the breaching team. You guys need to up grade with ground drones for enter teams.
Money. Mostly.
It is not just money. It is also a complicated tactical question for a hostage rescue. If the objective is to stop the hostage taken before he can harm hostages sending in technology can actually trigger violence against the hostages not to mention compromise any element of surprise the team may have. Although we are certainly tech advocates, in this case the robot or drone would likely have just found the locked door and necessitated the team making entry anyways. On a barricade it's a clear opportunity for tech. Hostage rescue is much more complicated.
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