Month: March 2019

“Stop the car or I’ll step in front of it”

This was not a good shooting. And cringe-worthy from an officer’s perspective. From the suspect’s perspective, well, he’s dead. I’m quoted in this article. The background is the car popped up on a stolen car list (I think from an automated license plate reader). The officer is told to investigate. The car is in a…
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QPP 35: Sacramento, Friendly Fire, Murder in Mob Town, and In Defense of Fat Cops

Peter Moskos and Leon Taylor talk about Sacramento, “friendly fire,” the crime that wasn’t, and defend fat cops. Recorded on March 5, 2019. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17260598