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AL: Prichard chief (falsely claims) officers can protect the city's people (12/15/200
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"We are going to aggressively patrol the entire city," Prichard's Police Chief Brown. "We have enough to protect the city, more than enough."KABA NOTE: In 1982 (Bowers v. DeVito), the Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit held, "...there is no Constitutional right to be protected by the state against being murdered by criminals or madmen. It is monstrous if the state fails to protect its residents... but it does not violate...the Constitution." Later court decisions concurred: the police have no duty to protect you.
Prichard chief says officers can protect the city's peoplePrichard's police chief said Thursday the city has enough properly equipped officers to protect the city in spite of turmoil stemming from an incident Tuesday in which officers fired their guns and an apparent retaliatory shooting the next day. But Prichard Chief Sammie Brown said Mobile police, Mobile County deputies, state troopers and other law enforcement agencies -- many of which responded when four officers were shot at Wednesday night -- are standing by to lend their support if needed. Brown said he already has asked the Alabama Bureau of Investigation for help tracking down some leads. A Prichard officer was shot and his partner was cut by flying glass when the patrol car they were in was ambushed Wednesday night at the Queens Court Apartments near the Mobile-Prichard city line. Two other officers ambushed at the same time escaped uninjured. Six-year-old Kearis Bonham, who was standing on the porch of a house in the 1800 block of Leggett Avenue, was killed by gunfire directed at the fleeing officers. Alabama state troopers, Mobile County Sheriff's Department deputies, Mobile police, ABI agents and Prichard police quickly responded to help the four Prichard officers who had been attacked. Wednesday's shootings came one day after two undercover Prichard police officers shot three young men sitting in a car in the Alabama Village area of Prichard. Bystanders at the scene of the Tuesday shootings said they were unwarranted and vowed revenge. Brown said the Wednesday attack on officers Lance LaPorte, Lorna King, Preston Lewis and Lt. Cedric Nettles was an ambush. The injuries sustained by LaPorte and King were minor and both officers are on medical leave. LaPorte and King, who goes by her maiden name McCarroll at work, were not involved in the shootings Tuesday at Prichard's Alabama Village, about a mile away from Leggett Street where they were attacked Wednesday night. The officers involved in the Tuesday shootings were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. They shot into a car carrying four young men, who bystanders claimed were unarmed. The Prichard department has not released the names of those officers. Asked Thursday whether he plans to beef up patrols in Alabama Village and Queens Court, Chief Brown would only say: "We are going to aggressively patrol the entire city." ?^e told one Mobile Register reporter Thursday that he was not going to reveal how many officers were patrolling the streets. "We have enough to protect the city, more than enough," he said. The chief, however, had told a different Register reporter earlier Thursday that his officers are working 12-hour shifts with about 18 officers per shift. Sheriff's Department deputies are now patrolling the outskirts of Prichard, he said. "Where we stop serving calls, they pick up," Brown said of the deputies. "If we need assistance within the jurisdiction, they will give us that." Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman would not talk about the Wednesday night shootings, but said he supports Brown. "We will continue to provide support to Chief Brown in his efforts by supplying manpower and resources as he needs them," Tillman said Thursday. In October 2000, Tillman sent a 25-deputy strike team into Pri chard in what he said was an attempt to reduce crime. At the time, he said the group would stay in Prichard for 30 days, but later in the month Tillman reported reducing the size of the force to an undisclosed number. Mobile Police Chief Sam Cochran said Thursday he was upset by the attack on the Prichard officers and the slaying of the boy. "Any time an officer is shot I'm very saddened," Cochran said. "I'm concerned about it, concerned about the officer's well-being, concerned about their family, and I'm concerned about what it says about our society." Mobile police stand ready to protect its sister city, Cochran said. "If they need us in a crisis situation, we will come running as quickly as we can get there," Cochran said. "Anybody who would shoot a Prichard officer would come over and shoot a Mobile officer. Criminals don't pay attention to city boundaries." Lt. Ed Odom, Alabama Bureau of Investigation area commander, expects to meet with Brown today. . "I think it's horrible for an officer to be shot," Odom said. "I damn sure wouldn't want to be shot myself." Gov. Don Siegelman said he was staying in touch with the situation through the Alabama Department of Public Safety, which includes the ABI and state troopers. "We're keeping a close watch on that (situation) and we stand ready to assist if necessary," Siegelman said Thursday. "We've been assured by the Mobile authorities that they have the situation under control." http://www.al.com/crime/mobileregister/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/10083249251103447.xml
Prichard chief says officers can protect the city's peoplePrichard's police chief said Thursday the city has enough properly equipped officers to protect the city in spite of turmoil stemming from an incident Tuesday in which officers fired their guns and an apparent retaliatory shooting the next day. But Prichard Chief Sammie Brown said Mobile police, Mobile County deputies, state troopers and other law enforcement agencies -- many of which responded when four officers were shot at Wednesday night -- are standing by to lend their support if needed. Brown said he already has asked the Alabama Bureau of Investigation for help tracking down some leads. A Prichard officer was shot and his partner was cut by flying glass when the patrol car they were in was ambushed Wednesday night at the Queens Court Apartments near the Mobile-Prichard city line. Two other officers ambushed at the same time escaped uninjured. Six-year-old Kearis Bonham, who was standing on the porch of a house in the 1800 block of Leggett Avenue, was killed by gunfire directed at the fleeing officers. Alabama state troopers, Mobile County Sheriff's Department deputies, Mobile police, ABI agents and Prichard police quickly responded to help the four Prichard officers who had been attacked. Wednesday's shootings came one day after two undercover Prichard police officers shot three young men sitting in a car in the Alabama Village area of Prichard. Bystanders at the scene of the Tuesday shootings said they were unwarranted and vowed revenge. Brown said the Wednesday attack on officers Lance LaPorte, Lorna King, Preston Lewis and Lt. Cedric Nettles was an ambush. The injuries sustained by LaPorte and King were minor and both officers are on medical leave. LaPorte and King, who goes by her maiden name McCarroll at work, were not involved in the shootings Tuesday at Prichard's Alabama Village, about a mile away from Leggett Street where they were attacked Wednesday night. The officers involved in the Tuesday shootings were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. They shot into a car carrying four young men, who bystanders claimed were unarmed. The Prichard department has not released the names of those officers. Asked Thursday whether he plans to beef up patrols in Alabama Village and Queens Court, Chief Brown would only say: "We are going to aggressively patrol the entire city." ?^e told one Mobile Register reporter Thursday that he was not going to reveal how many officers were patrolling the streets. "We have enough to protect the city, more than enough," he said. The chief, however, had told a different Register reporter earlier Thursday that his officers are working 12-hour shifts with about 18 officers per shift. Sheriff's Department deputies are now patrolling the outskirts of Prichard, he said. "Where we stop serving calls, they pick up," Brown said of the deputies. "If we need assistance within the jurisdiction, they will give us that." Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman would not talk about the Wednesday night shootings, but said he supports Brown. "We will continue to provide support to Chief Brown in his efforts by supplying manpower and resources as he needs them," Tillman said Thursday. In October 2000, Tillman sent a 25-deputy strike team into Pri chard in what he said was an attempt to reduce crime. At the time, he said the group would stay in Prichard for 30 days, but later in the month Tillman reported reducing the size of the force to an undisclosed number. Mobile Police Chief Sam Cochran said Thursday he was upset by the attack on the Prichard officers and the slaying of the boy. "Any time an officer is shot I'm very saddened," Cochran said. "I'm concerned about it, concerned about the officer's well-being, concerned about their family, and I'm concerned about what it says about our society." Mobile police stand ready to protect its sister city, Cochran said. "If they need us in a crisis situation, we will come running as quickly as we can get there," Cochran said. "Anybody who would shoot a Prichard officer would come over and shoot a Mobile officer. Criminals don't pay attention to city boundaries." Lt. Ed Odom, Alabama Bureau of Investigation area commander, expects to meet with Brown today. . "I think it's horrible for an officer to be shot," Odom said. "I damn sure wouldn't want to be shot myself." Gov. Don Siegelman said he was staying in touch with the situation through the Alabama Department of Public Safety, which includes the ABI and state troopers. "We're keeping a close watch on that (situation) and we stand ready to assist if necessary," Siegelman said Thursday. "We've been assured by the Mobile authorities that they have the situation under control." http://www.al.com/crime/mobileregister/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news/10083249251103447.xml
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