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Police Supt. David Brown says three officers were in an unmarked squad car at approximately 2 p.m. when they attempted to stop another vehicle.
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Police said the officer was conducting a traffic stop around 11 a.m., when a different driver pulled up next to the officer, and a man exited the vehicle with a hatchet in his hand.
Read More →The car they were attempting to stop at first sped off, then came back around and slowed down so they could pull up parallel to the officers' car and opened fire, striking the female officer, who was the driver of the squad car.
Read More →“This all occurred in less than 13 seconds from the time the vehicle stopped till the suspect was neutralized."
Read More →Once the officers stopped the suspect, they asked him to get out of the car. A few words were exchanged and as the suspect got out of the car he began firing at the officers.
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As the officers got out of their patrol car, the driver of the car they had pulled over hit the gas and pinned one officer between their two cars.
Read More →As police approached the disabled vehicle, the driver fired on officers and the Chapin officer was struck, according to state police.
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Under the updated policy, officers making a pretextual stop will have to articulate on their body-worn video cameras the reason for the change.
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Officer Jorge David Alvarado, 30, conducted the traffic stop around 10:41 p.m. Friday, according to Salinas police Chief Roberto Filice. The suspect reportedly opened fire, and Filice said Officer Alvarado shot back.
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"These stops, they lead to bigger things, they find guns, they find drugs, it leads to bigger things. Whether you're black, whether you're white, whether you're Asian, whether you're Hispanic, obey the law. Get behind the wheel of a legally safe car and you'll be fine."
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