Yonkers -Officer Down/Shots Fired 12-17-03

[Oswegowind 17]

Date:12-17-03

Time:1916hrs

Units: All 1st and 2nd Pct. Units, various west side units, DD, SIU, CIU, Mobile Command Center, ESU 2,3,4 and K-9.

Location: Cross County Shopping Center I/R/O Macy's

Incident: Officer stuck by perps fleeing attempted larceny of auto. P.O.s fired rounds striking both perps in the chest. P.O. transported with heavy escort to Westchester Medical Center in stable condition.

Writer:Truck4/Oswegowind

[Guest DFFD227]

2 perps shot. 1 perp shot in chest, the other unknown. 2 Police officers sustained injuries that are not life threatening, both are doing well at WMC.

[Guest VFDJrSqd02]

the perps were tring to steal a car....anti crime was doing a stakeout...news 12 has a small article http://www.news12.com/WC/topstories/article?id=96927

[x635 4,066]

For a while there, the *rumors* about the incident and injuries to the Police Officers were grim, and as I know several Yonkers and County cops....I'm glad they didnt turn out to be true and I wish all the PD officers injured by those petty lowlifes (the car thieves) a speedy recovery.

[BFD1054 1,552]

Amen Seth...at first, i had heard this was an officer shot. As the incident was ongoing, i got the full story. I was a County PD dispatcher at one time, and i too am very happy to hear that all PO's involved are doing well. Anti-Crime did a hell of a job as i hear, and my prayers go out to the families of the officers injured. Just goes to show, no matter police, fire or EMS, training is everything! These officers were plain-clothes on a stake-out when this incident occured. These skells were in a stolen vehicle, in the process of stealing a 2nd vehicle. YO-officers approached them, and all hell broke loose. Now, 2 perps were left shot (got what they deserved) and 2 Yonkers PO's were injured doing thier job! I give them a lot of credit to have thier heads on stright enough to know how to react to such an incident. Officers o/s shot off rounds and were able to blast the 2 suspects as they attempted to flee, without injuring any innocent by-standers!!! Way to go Yonkers PD, Anti-Crime was obviously alert and on the job! My regards go out to the PO's families and i hope for a fast, pain-less recovery! As for the perps....may they get more of what they deserve and rot in jail for a long time to come!!! BFD1054