It continues...

[DeputyDog]

KENT, Ohio- Police in Kent are searching for the person who threw a lit Molotov cocktail under a police cruiser.

It happened around 1:15 a.m. on Dec. 29 in the parking lot of Kent’s police station, and the flash was captured on surveillance footage.
A Kent police sergeant, leaving the police station, noticed the flames and stomped out the fire about 15 minutes later. The police SUV that was targeted was parked in a spot near the road.

“Obviously, someone targeted the police car. I don’t think it was some random thing, so it’s alarming to us,” said Kent Police Lt. James Prusha.“We, of course, are going to be more careful.”

The incident charred the undercarriage of the cruiser, but it did not require repair. Police said glass, lighter fluid and Styrofoam were found at the scene.

“Our police cars are bought by taxpayers. Fortunately, it didn’t go up (in flames), but had it gone up, it just costs the taxpayers,” Prusha said.

Police said they have not identified any suspects or a motive, but the incident comes at a time of heightened tensions between some communities and law enforcement across the nation, including the murders of two New York City police officers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kent Police Detective Bureau at 330-673-7733.

January 03, 2015

Texas Cops on Alert After Brake Lines on Houston Police Cruiser Cut

Police in Texas are on alert after a marked Harris County constable car appeared to have had two lines powering the anti-lock braking system intentionally cut.

At the same time, there have been two separate reports of shots fired at Houston-area police in the space of a week.

Houston police, Harris County constables and uniformed officers patrolling in marked cars have been told to be on the lookout for rogue attacks, and whenever possible, to travel in pairs.

The apparent vehicle sabotage occurred on a “take home” patrol car driven by a sergeant on the force. He noticed the brake system warning light was lit and called the precinct’s garage, after which two different lines were found to have been purposely cut, according to the official determination from investigators at the Harris County constable’s office seventh precinct.

Constable’s office spokeswoman Pamela Greenwood told TheBlaze that the patrol car’s basic braking system was still operational, but the loss of the anti-lock brake system could have put an officer’s life at risk in a high-speed chase or pursuit.

“All of our officers have been told to be on alert for attacks like this,” Greenwood said.

[Captain]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/shots-fired-los-angeles-police-car-hurt-27875603

[BaseballCoach (Rev A)]

Crazy people out there, this sounds like something out of a movie.

A man with two dead bodies in the bed of his truck shot and injured two Lewisburg police officers who had pulled over the shooter’s son for a suspected stolen vehicle in Greenbrier County on New Year’s Day, according to West Virginia State Police.

The officers pulled over the shooter’s son, who was driving a white Chevrolet SUV with a North Carolina license plate, because the plate was listed as stolen. The officers pulled him over at about 4 p.m. near the Lewisburg exit of Interstate 64.

During the traffic stop, the driver of a red Chevrolet truck pulled over and shot at both officers.

One officer’s ribs were injured when his bullet-proof vest was shot, according to a Greenbrier County 911 dispatcher. The other officer was “just grazed,” the dispatcher said.

Police then shot the driver of the Chevrolet truck, wounding his leg, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police.

The two officers, both men, were taken to the emergency room at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. A hospital employee said the two officers were in good, stable condition Thursday night.

She said the suspect who was shot was treated and transferred to another hospital.

Both suspects fled the scene after the shooting, according to the press release.

The driver of the Chevrolet truck “went over the hillside and was eventually taken into custody by the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department”, the release says.

The driver of the Chevrolet SUV drove behind a guardrail on the interstate and hid for a short amount of time, then eventually walked up to the interstate and turned himself into law enforcement without incident.

When searching the Chevrolet truck, officers found the two dead bodies under a mattress. Police believe the victims were from North Carolina.

Officers contacted police in North Carolina to try to determine the victims’ identities.

Police said they would arrest the two suspects for malicious assault and attempted murder of a police officer.

The names of the suspects and officers were not made available Thursday evening. State Police Spokesman Lt. Michard Baylous cautioned that while the suspects claim to be father and son, their identities are not verified.

While some media reports suggested a third suspect could be on the loose Thursday evening, a Greenbrier 911 dispatcher said those reports were based on a inaccurate tip from a caller.

[LJ3]

This is fucking ridiculous. People don't realize what the absence of the thin blue line would really be like. There's a part Of me that would like to see every single cop take 45 days off and not lift a finger.