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A police car with an officer inside waits at the corner of Flamingo Boulevard and Jones Boulevard, on the perimeter of a blocked-off area after a shooting this morning by a Metro Police officer. Police are searching for a man in the area.
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 | 10:29 a.m.
Updated Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 | 10:09 p.m.
Traffic stop
Metro Police have taken a man into custody after a traffic officer fired at him earlier Wednesday in the western Las Vegas Valley, officials said.
The man was identified as Nathaniel Dodd III.
Officers and a SWAT team began a widespread search after the 10:10 a.m. Wednesday incident, which began as a routine traffic stop near Twain Avenue and Jones Boulevard. Police closed the intersection and locked down seven schools in the area for hours.
Metro Capt. Randy Montandon said earlier the man "surprised" the traffic officer and there was some kind of confrontation between the two, but nothing physical. The man initially ran from his parked car but startled the officer moments later, causing the officer to fire his gun once, Montandon said.
Police said Dodd threatened the officer during the traffic stop.
Dodd was arrested at his mother's home, the same house where he parked his vehicle during the confrontation with the traffic officer, police said.
Dodd was wanted on three warrants, including on charges of domestic violence and coercion, police said. The traffic officer, whose name was not immediately released, was not injured and is on paid administrative leave, per department policy.
Kindergarten students were kept at the schools until police lifted the lockdown, said Starla Goedeke, a spokeswoman for the Clark County School District. "All students are safe," she said.
I guess it missed his foot this time
Channel 13 stated: The motorist displayed an obscene gesture. Then, the officer shot his service revolver. If this is the case, the cop is lousy shot. He should have hit him instead of missing him. Luckily, they have a square mile cordoned off, and they will get him. Then they can take care of business. No one has the right to give our brave officers the finger. He will be brought to justice! He may live to do time, he should get life.
the cops are out of control!!!
period!!!
end of story!!!
This story is just horrible!
Why is there a search, did the man run away? Why the lockdown, was he armed?
Come on Sun, give some facts here instead of this inflamatory nonsense. Are you trying to provoke anger and dissent towards Metro with this?
The man fled on foot. That's why the police shut down the intersections. That's what I heard last... this all happened across the street from where I work. I don't hear the police helicopter anymore, so they must have found who they were looking for.
"officers search for the gunman".
No mention of a gun until this remark.
Apparently when stopped in traffic by Metro, you are assumed to have a gun, thereby requiring deadly force to subdue. WTF?
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There are so many "police" related issues lately. I wonder what Gillespie has to say about all of this. I am sure his opponent in the next election will have a lot to say.
A routine traffic stop in which an officer responded to being startled by discharging his service revolver. Sounds justified. Next...
Rush made that money convincing the weak and stupid to buy into his rhetoric. I too could get into that racket and make money off of the ignorant, but I much prefer to sleep at night.
Sounds like someone got scared, not startled! It's okay to be afraid, just state the truth! Remember, do not unholster your finger when dealing with the LVMP, you may get shot for it...
It is looking more like standard procedure to shoot the suspects instead of the cop running after them even for minor offense like traffic stop. Most likely, the officer will claim that his life was in danger because he got the finger. Metro officers are not learning anything from previous incidents and what if an innocent bystander is hit with the stray bullet. Unless the sheriff really start a serious training on self control, we the taxpayers will be shelling a lot of taxpayers' money to settle out claims against these rogue officers.
metro trys to shoot another man for running away from them. it's onl a matter of time intill the fbi starts to take action sonner are later metro will shoot the wrong person and get the people of the city involed..watch and see..
It was Dangle trying to shoot a guy for flippin the bird. He had his shorts on, but still not a good shot.
dingo and angry;
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Why doesn't Metro have a "no chase" policy like Henderson? I've worked for Parks and Rec for over 20 years and have heard my share of horror stories. Henderson PD doesn't feel the "chase" is safe. Its better to catch up with the suspect later than risk him running ovre a child in a pursuit.
Metro, when are these shootings GOING TO STOP?
The more I read about what happened, the more I compare it to the Andy Griffith show and Officer Barney Fife. The metro officer (Barney Fife) got startled and his gun went off, and Andy (Sheriff Gillespie) always come to the rescue to bring everything back to normal. This is funny!
unclegig...
We've got to nip this in the bud.
Nip it, Nip it Nip it!!!
another idiot cop. fbi please investigate this lousy disgrace of a police dept....metro is a disgrace to law enforcement. shut em down and start over
I am a law abiding Citizen. I have no tickets, or accidents. I have lived here over 9 years. Police always made me a little nervous, but now I am deathly afraid of them. I voted for Gillespi, and still have confidence in him. Please... for all of our sakes, lets get a grip on this now! We can't fear those who are supposed to be protecting us! I'm sure Metro is uncomfortable with the current Public opinion as well and wants to turn that around asap. It is a tough and dangerous job, but it is one they chose and it does require limitations.
We have had a few metro shootings in the past few months that are more than questionable,and along comes another.There are allways 2 sides to the story,and as we have seen in the past,the officers answers seem to be the ones they will go with.It also seems to be that these past shootings have been comitted by a very young officer,with an average of 2 years on the force.What alarms me the most is,im wondering just what kind of syc evaluation they are going through?It is the most difficult part of the acadamy,and it looks as if there getting kids with a death wish on the force?
With that said,its gonna come down to an innocent person or child to get hit by a stray bullet from a metro discharged firearm,chaseing someone because they ran for nothing?I can see something of that nature comeing to the strip real real soon and makeing the papers nationwide.It will be by by tacos for vegas then!And thats when there past will come back out and take a big bite right out of there butts!
Chriscross wrote-
"Why doesn't Metro have a "no chase" policy like Henderson? I've worked for Parks and Rec for over 20 years and have heard my share of horror stories. Henderson PD doesn't feel the "chase" is safe. Its better to catch up with the suspect later than risk him running ovre a child in a pursuit."
This is completely untrue. There is no such "no chase" policy anywhere in southern Nevada, and it would be ridiculous to have one. I heard of some crackpot Mayor in like South Carolina who banned police from foot pursuits, but thankfully most reasonable people understand the need for police to catch criminals. Nowhere in this story does it say that the officer chased the suspect before shooting, only that the suspect fled after "surprising" the officer. The RJ said that the suspect initially refused to stop his vehicle and continued driving before stopping near a relative's house, so I'm not sure where the whole "chase" question comes from.
Not sure about the shooting part though. Sounds kinda weak. Need more facts......
This must be Metro's vacation policy...if you want a vacation, fire your gun at somebody.
so he flipped him off, big deal. sounds like this cop was just another typical thin skinned-ego out of check-big man with a gun-small manhood-wuss. it's so hard to respect most of these morons.
People, come on! Police said the suspect "threatened" the officer. Do we really need to hear any more?
I feel safer just knowing that Metro is out there willing to open fire on anyone for just about any reason. The possibility that they will kill someone who is hellbent on bringing the country--or even the county--to its knees far outweighs any concern I have for public safety. If a stray happens to hit a loved one or myself, a friend or even a neighbor, well, that's just the small price we have to pay for the great freedoms we enjoy in the U.S. of A.
I believe there is a saying to the effect that it is better that 100 innocent men go to jail than a single guilty man goes free. How can it not be similarly said that it is better for 100 innocent bystanders to be put at risk of being shot by police than a single man suspected of threatening an officer be allowed to flee without being fired upon?
Obscene gesture toward the pigs is protected speech try
Hackbart v. City of Pittsburgh
The pigs need serious training and to understand that their jack boots and pretty little badge does not protect them... The cop should be charged with endangerment and attempted murder.
JSin