AZ - Officer Arrested After On-Duty Shooting

[Kevlar]

The story of a Phoenix police officer who shot and killed a man Tuesday has taken a shocking twist. We've learned that the officer, Richard Chrisman, is now under arrest.

This all started at a trailer park near Central and South Mountain. A woman called 911 to report domestic violence on the part of her son, 29-year-old Danny Frank Rodriguez.

Officers showed up at the home and at some point, Officer Chrisman opened fire at the man, killing him.

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Chrisman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony.

The probable cause statement alleges that two officers went inside the mobile home and Rodriguez began yelling that they needed a warrant......

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/phoenix/ois-officer-arrested-10062010

Doesn't look good...

 

[wolf223]

woops...

 

[Jose]

Anger management issues?

There was a thread around that dealt with the way police in general now respond to every situation with the expectation that they will achieve total control and compliance at all costs and solely on their terms.

Well, here may be the result of that.

 

[Kevlar]

Indicted On Second Degree Murder Charge...

A Phoenix police officer has been indicted on a second–degree murder charge for the on–duty shooting of an unarmed suspect during a violent encounter in which he also shocked the victim with a stun gun and killed his dog, officials said Thursday.....

http://topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics...hoenix-police-officer-charged-with-murder.htm



Officer Planted Evidence In The Past (VIDEO)...

A report from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office details how Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman and his partner planted evidence on a woman they arrested in 2005.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office on Thursday released detailed information about the circumstances that landed Chrisman on the so-called "Brady" list, a database of law enforcement personnel whose credibility can be questioned on the stand for unprofessional actions in the past.....

http://www.kpho.com/news/25393942/detail.html

 

[pipmaster1971]

http://topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics...hoenix-police-officer-charged-with-murder.htm



Officer Planted Evidence In The Past (VIDEO)...



http://www.kpho.com/news/25393942/detail.html

WTF was he still doing as a cop? Any other job he would've been fired on the spot for doing something like that.

 

[n1oty]

Here is an interesting link to an audio interview with a well-loved 40 year police veteran of the Boston PD. I only met Walter a few times and wish I knew him better, rather than simply in passing. My father also worked in the BPD. I wish now that I had recorded some of his thoughts and experiences before he passed away. Listen intently to the beginning of this link especially.

http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/walter-fahey-and-bill-fahey/

The old timers and the good cops had a respect for people that rarely exists these days.

Anger management issues?

There was a thread around that dealt with the way police in general now respond to every situation with the expectation that they will achieve total control and compliance at all costs and solely on their terms.

Well, here may be the result of that.