Showing posts with label Ferguson Police Officer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferguson Police Officer. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2014

We're going to run out of FBI agents

September 29, 2014 Crime , Ferguson 1 Comments
As Protests Persist, Suspects Sought In Shootings Of 2 Missouri Cops

By Reuters, Sept. 28, 2014, News.yahoo.com

(Reuters) - Police were seeking suspects on Sunday in what appeared to be the unrelated shootings of two police officers in and near the Missouri city of Ferguson, which remains on edge after a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer last month.

The Saturday night shooting of an officer in theSt. Louis suburb of Ferguson did not seem linked to peaceful protests occurring elsewhere in the city, police said, nor was it connected to a separate shooting involving an off-duty police officer in St. Louis early Sunday.

Neither officer received life-threatening injuries, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.

No arrests had been made as of Sunday afternoon, Police Sergeant Brian Schellman said.

In the first incident, the officer had seen a man in the rear of the Ferguson Community Center at about 9 p.m. on Saturday. The man ran away and then turned and shot the officer in the arm during a foot chase, Schellman said.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Time for Holder to return

September 28, 2014 Ben Brumfield , Carma Hassan 0 Comments
Ferguson Police Officer Shot In The Arm; Off-Duty Cop Also Comes Under Fire

By Ben Brumfield and Carma Hassan, Sept. 28, 2014, Cnn.com

(CNN) -- A police officer patrolling in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot in the arm late Saturday, police said. His wound is not life-threatening, and he was taken to a local hospital.

There's no reason to believe the shooting was connected with demonstrations over the August police shooting of unarmed African-American teen Michael Brown, authorities said.

"It didn't happen within the proximity of the protest area," said St. Louis County Police Chief Col. Jon Belmar. The shooting scene was in a more secluded area.

"I wouldn't have any reason to believe right now that it was linked in any way, shape, manner or form with the protests," he said.

Still, the shooting stoked emotions among protesters who were on the street demonstrating over Brown's death.

"All the hate's got to stop," Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told a group of demonstrators after the shooting.

He also said some people who took part in protests over Brown's shooting have threatened to kill a police officer.

Foot pursuit

The officer shot was patrolling alone in his police cruiser when he conducted a "business check" at the Ferguson Community Center, St. Louis County Police said in a statement.

He saw a "male subject" at the rear of the building. When the officer got out of his car to question him, the man ran, and the officer gave chase.

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