CRIME Today's picture, Scottsdale, AZ: Police chief says he's tired of people acting like "grand theft auto" -- look what happened at a traffic stop
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Published: Mar. 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A gun battle involving Scottsdale Police officers left a suspect dead on Thursday evening.
Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther said it started when the department’s automatic license plate reader spotted a suspected stolen SUV from Phoenix.
The unidentified driver was heading north on Scottsdale Road and got into the left turn lane to turn west onto Cactus Road just before 5:30 p.m.
Walther said an officer in a marked vehicle and a second officer in an unmarked police vehicle followed him to the intersection.
“They attempted to make that traffic stop while he came to a stop at the intersection’s light,” said Walther.
The officers turned on their lights and sirens, and that’s when the gunshots started.
“The driver is out immediately, immediately and firing from a handgun,” said Chief Walther.
The officers returned fire, hitting the suspect, who died inside the SUV.
No officers were hurt, but both their vehicles were hit by gunfire.
Police said northbound Scottsdale Road is closed at Jenan, and southbound lanes are closed at Larkspur Drive. Westbound Cactus Road is closed at Scottsdale Road.
Walther said even though it was during rush hour, his officers made the right decision to try and stop the driver.
“When they decided to make the stop was the best time for them to make the stop with no vehicles directly in front of them in that turn lane,” said Walther.
He said in the last 14 months, the Scottsdale Police Department had four shootings involving officers, and each time, the suspect opened fire on police.
“But we continue to see this over and over and over again where my officers are being shot at,” said Walther.
The names of the officers haven’t been released.
This is the 16th officer-involved shooting in the Valley and the 22nd statewide in 2024 so far.
Video at link:
www.azfamily.com
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A gun battle involving Scottsdale Police officers left a suspect dead on Thursday evening.
Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther said it started when the department’s automatic license plate reader spotted a suspected stolen SUV from Phoenix.
The unidentified driver was heading north on Scottsdale Road and got into the left turn lane to turn west onto Cactus Road just before 5:30 p.m.
Walther said an officer in a marked vehicle and a second officer in an unmarked police vehicle followed him to the intersection.
“They attempted to make that traffic stop while he came to a stop at the intersection’s light,” said Walther.
The officers turned on their lights and sirens, and that’s when the gunshots started.
“The driver is out immediately, immediately and firing from a handgun,” said Chief Walther.
The officers returned fire, hitting the suspect, who died inside the SUV.
No officers were hurt, but both their vehicles were hit by gunfire.
Police said northbound Scottsdale Road is closed at Jenan, and southbound lanes are closed at Larkspur Drive. Westbound Cactus Road is closed at Scottsdale Road.
Walther said even though it was during rush hour, his officers made the right decision to try and stop the driver.
“When they decided to make the stop was the best time for them to make the stop with no vehicles directly in front of them in that turn lane,” said Walther.
He said in the last 14 months, the Scottsdale Police Department had four shootings involving officers, and each time, the suspect opened fire on police.
“But we continue to see this over and over and over again where my officers are being shot at,” said Walther.
The names of the officers haven’t been released.
This is the 16th officer-involved shooting in the Valley and the 22nd statewide in 2024 so far.
Video at link:
Suspect dead after shootout with Scottsdale police; no officers hurt
It happened in the area of Scottsdale and Cactus roads around 5:30 p.m.
www.azfamily.com
Play stupid games....win stupid prizes.
At least one patrol car in nearly every town is fitted with this system these days. Bigger towns have more than one. A favorite tactic is to troll through shopping center parking lots. Since the plate has to be on display, there's apparently no 4th amendment concerns, though numerous organizations have been pushing back on it.
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