Crime
Cop Stops Robbery While Investigating Different Heist
- Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:25am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Consider it being at the right place at the right time.
Ohio officer Joshua Campbell swung by a local Walgreen’s story to pick up footage of a robbery that occurred just hours earlier. While waiting in line to talk with the clerk, Campbell notices the man in front of him reach over the counter and start raiding the cash register. After taking a few seconds to process the unbelievable coincidence, he pulls his gun and steps in.
The footage is amazing, especially after the would-be bandit puts up a fight. Campbell, who at one point has a gun to the man’s head, has to eventually fling the man to the ground using some moves that would make some wrestling coaches very proud:
(via Gawker)
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Comments (66)
Sjah
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:54pmA little police procedure for all you out there who criticize.
Report Post »The cop was right to draw his gun. There was a FELONY in progress.
The cop was alone no back up with a suspect he didn’t know was armed or unarmed.
Training teaches them to assume the latter for their own protection. goes double in the case of a felony.
this is where the cop got it right.
Where he got it wrong was the proximity to the suspect .
Being that close when making an arrest is dangerous with a gun cause like some one said if a perpetrator gets it away from you (ie knows what he’s doing) the cop is screwed.
that being said every situation is different and one cant always use “text book” techniques.
Again some of us are saying taser, Bullcop34 has it right they don‘t work through heavy clothing they don’t penetrate enough to go through it to attach to the skin.
one thing in the cops favor is during the struggle when the suspect repeatedly tried to go for the officers gun the cop holstered it so it would be less likely to be taken.
after that it was text book ie do what ever you can to affect the arrest. loved the part when the cop gabed the punks mask and dragged him to the ground with it.
SgtB
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:20pmMoral of the story?
Don’t let guys dressed all in black with bandanas, masks, and hoods on in your store. Whatever happened to taking off “head gear” when a person walked into a building as a sign of respect and gratitude for the shelter that a home or business provides?
Report Post »Desert Dog
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:46pmThe only reason it went that far is because the guy knew the cop wouldn’t use his gun.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:17pmAbsolutely right, but the cop should have stood off at a distance and given loud and clear orders for the man to restrain himself or face a bullet wound. He should have never gotten so close as to be able to put the gun to the man’s head.
Report Post »VTHS
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:20pmWhile I appreciate the officer having the stones to do what he did, you shouldn’t draw a gun unless you are prepared to use it. He needs some better training. He’s lucky that it ended the way it did, it could have gone badly.
Report Post »Bill Wallace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:59amPress release from the white house: “I don’t know – not having been there and not seeing all the facts – what role race played in that, but I think it’s fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two that the police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were committing a robbery. This is why we need wealth distribution.”
Lucky the cop realized it was a robbery. He had no clue at first.
I can see a lawsuit over this. “Accused Robber Claims Police Brutality and Violation of Rights.” Eric Holder is to lead the charge.
Report Post »heyjms
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:39amDon’t worry Jackson and Sharpton should be on the scene quickly to point out how the officer was wrong and how the store should just hand the money over…….. Another oppertunity to hear Jackson say the work “egregious”
Report Post »wampanoag
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:38amThese miscreants have taken over the White House, the Justice department and many agencies. We really have the foxes guarding the hen house. We are in trouble people.
Report Post »GdHUs
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 2:09pmHey, WAMPANOAG, let’s see if I got this straight. Small time hold-up men are taking over the White House? Are you on the same story we are? Or even on the same planet?
Report Post »stopprintn
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:36amNo cop “acting stupidly” here, had the restraint to holster his weapon when he could have pistol whipped the idiot. Good job !
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:15pmRestraint???? Are you fricking kidding me???? Try stupidity. The cop had the upper hand and when the guy started fighting with him, EVENTHOUGH THE COP HAD HIS GUN DRAWN AND WAS POINTING IT AT HIS HEAD, this douche bad POS still fought with him!! The cop was WAY more than justified to shoot this guy, period. The guy, through his own actions of FIGHTING WITH A UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER WITH A GUN POINTED TO YOUR HEAD WHILE COMMITTING A CRIME clearly shows the total disregard for law. Restraint?
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:14pm@Bullcop, I assume that you are a police officer and used to aiming guns at people without firing them. I however come from a different school of thought, the Marine school. My job for my last year in the Corps was as a range safety officer/range SNCOIC/ and combat marksmanship instructor, and I can tell you that you never point a weapon at anything or person that you do not intend to shoot. You also never get within close combat range with a weapon such as a gun, any gun. He should have been taught to exercise his authority more wisely and used his man voice to shock the criminal into following clear orders with the express penalty of a 9mm to the chest if he tried to flee or resist. It is not rocket science, but you do have to understand human nature and how to communicate. From what I saw in the video, the officer was not giving clear, or loud instructions but was instead relying on a freaked out perp to know what he wanted him to do when he pushed the barrel of a service pistol into his temple. No person, no matter who they are, can be expected to act in a manner approaching sanity when they feel a gun pressed to their head. Was the robber in the wrong? ABSOFREAKINLUTELY! Did the cop do something entirely stupid and threatening to his own life as well as the lives of others nearby? YES!
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:35amone for the good guys , am glad that fatboy was there to help you get him down , you should of shot him and saved us tax payers money and get that scum off of our streets..
Report Post »White Devil
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:33amI’m so sick and damn tired of these A$$ wipes ruining our great country. They are useless eaters and take and don’t give anything positive back to society. I wish to God the cop would have shot this POS in the head and watched the blood drain out of his worthless body. Merry Christmas
Report Post »bookofwisdom
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:26amThank God nobody was hurt or killed. Great police work. Hope I get as lucky (blessed) if I ever get robbed. May God Bless.
Report Post »HellHorse
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:25amI shake my head in disgust watching all the sheep herd in and out of the doors and not help this officer. Shameful.
Report Post »DocZ
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:30pmHellHorse
Report Post »“I shake my head in disgust watching all the sheep herd in and out of the doors and not help this officer. Shameful.”
Not sheep but wolves in sheep’s clothing!
va_magoo
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:07amWell, I congratulate the officer for his good work, but I fear his lawyer will claim that he used police brutality when his client attempted to leave the store the officer attacked him.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:07amThat cop was lucky. I know a move that would have disarmed that cop. You never get that close with a gun drawn. Taser, taser, taser. It can be used as non lethal force. He never should have drawn that gun.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:58amShould have drawn the gun but should have positioned himself between the perp and the door. Agreed about putting the gun to the head that close without the perp on the floor. The cop could have hit him in the leg with an asp or slammed him to the floor backwards but holstering your gun mid fight is about the dumbest thing you can do. Apparently you also don‘t know just what a Taser can and can’t do. They can incapacitate you but the CANNOT shoot through jackets, especially a thick one like the perp had on.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:03pmI agree with you guys, I was taught to never point a gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot. If I pull a gun on someone they deserve to know that as soon as the sights line up I pull the trigger. He should have used his verbal and physical presence to order the man to the ground and had him cuff an ankle to the opposite wrist while waiting for backup to arrive. BTW, what would be yout immediate reaction to a gun to your head? Mine would have been an immediate grab for the gun, holding on tight so as to lock the action preventing a second possible shot and twisting like hell. Stupid move on the cops part. Do they still teach anything to police?
Report Post »ASillyman
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:55amcops need to carry tasers as well as firearms.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:08amFrom what I gather here in AZ, most of them do.
Report Post »Mahakala
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:11pmA taser wouldn’t work in that case. Too many layers of heavy clothing
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:53amCan you shoot a perp for resisting arrest? Did anyone else think that the guy in the white pants, who walked out, was probably the back-up guy?
Report Post »MontanaRob
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:36amLantern.. My first thoughts exactly. His body language spoke volumes.
Report Post »RedneckJim
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:51amYup. Same thought crossed my mind.
Report Post »variable51
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:45pmYea, I saw that guy and wondered the same thing…..
Report Post »mrcritic
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:50amI guess I’m confused as to what move would make a wrestling couch very proud.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:46amWay to go police! I love the look on his face like “Am I seeing this?” What an idiot criminal. LOL.
Report Post »Carl1
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:43amObummer better not be counting on that democrats vote next election. lol
Report Post »thegman
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:38amwhat took the clerk so long to help out!
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 6:35pmI concur.
Report Post »Bad Thunder
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:35amthey just keep getting dumber…..at least he will be able to collect another 13 months of unemployment benefits
Report Post »hologram5
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:59amTruth is, our entire nation has been dumbed down. Take a look at YouTube once in while and read the posts. The spelling and grammer are an indication of how well our education works. A fifty dollar word ten years ago is a thousand dollar word today. People just don’t spend time educating themselves or their children anymore. It’s really sad.
Report Post »Mordecci
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:33amThqt guy was not afraid of that gun, maybe he has spent some time on that end of one.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:56pmNo, the police, like us, are not allowed to use fatal force to protect property anymore. Once the man started to struggle the trigger should have been pulled because of the potential for harm to the officer had the tables turned. What the officer did that was a huge mistake was get close to the man. He should have drawn the weapon and ordered the man to the ground and had him cuff one wrist to the opposite ankle until backup arrived. Putting a gun to a man’s temple, no matter how wrong his actions are, will put him into either fight or flight mode. Neither is good for the application of justice. This stems from my stronly held belief that you do not point a gun at anything you do not intend to shoot. This goes as well for police as anyone, it used to be that if a gun were pulled shots were fired, now it is almost s.o.p. to unsnap the strap on every traffic stop. It is this overuse of the gun that has degraded its effectiveness.
Report Post »whitetailbuckeye
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:31pmSGTB, I don’t think you know the whole story on why he got so close to this guy. Here is a little more info. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/officer-recalls-walgreens-robbery-1031496.html
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 6:32pmAfter reviewing the link from whitetail, I would have to agree with what the officers actions were. This is not the first merry-go-round for this suspect, he was trying to get the officers gun while they were fighting, a common tactic practiced by inmates while in prison.
Report Post »It’s very easy to Monday morning quarterback someone like this, but you learn from your mistakes, unfortunately, when it comes to the police one mistake could be your last. THIS OFFICER DID THE MAIN THING, HE SURVIVED AND WENT HOME AFTER THE SHIFT. I do agree with one thing, there sure was a lot of patrons willing to assist the officer!
SgtB
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 11:53pmTo those who commented on me saying that I was essentially acting as a monday morning quarterback, I only have this to say. I saw the video that was presented in its entirety, and seeing as how I have extensive training on the proper way to take a prisoner forcibly, by way of USMC training and years of practice and even teaching the techniques I believe that I am qualified to say that what the officer did was utterly stupid. Sure, his heart was racing and his adrenalin was at an all time high, but that in no way means that he should not learn from this very stupid and risky mistake. I hope that he doesn’t read what alot of you are writing on here because then he may think that that was how he should have reacted and he will make no effort to learn from this. In the end, another mistake like this could cost his life. If he would have drawn his weapon to the ready at a distance and given clear and unmistakable orders to the crook then he would have had much greater control of the situation. If the robber had turned around with a gun he would have had clear aim and an advantage on the trigger, if the robber had tried to flee, then he could have shot him anyway (or at least I think he should be able to). Long story short, mistakes were made and I point these things out so that no one gets the wrong idea that this officer was 100% by the book, SOP, or any other way of saying right.
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:33amGood job. Shame you didn’t save the taxpayer the price of a trial. I know, more hassel than it is worth.
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:33amAll the patrons wandering around,must happen often.
Report Post »va_magoo
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:08amand none offered to help! They were most likely cleaning out the shelves will the police and owner were pre-occupied.
Report Post »Mordecci
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:32amWhat a dumbass.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:37pmLol, reckon I shoulda read the other posts. You win!
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:31amObamanomics at work……..
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:42amThe scum of the earth are rising to the top…
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:08amOne more stupid crook for the crossbar hotel…check in for extended stays.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 6:30pmCloser it gets to Christmas, the worse it will get.
Report Post »nptden
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:27pmNo problem…he’ll be able to vote for Obama in jail, receive his Unearned income at tax time, and of course his welfare and other benefits…Then he can run for office after getting his college degree in prison.
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:36pmTwo words: Dumb Ass.
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