FL: Dispatcher sends police to wrong home 9 rounds fired

[philip964]

http://www.wftv.com/news/local/fdle-inv ... e/66491681

Man awoke at 1:30am to banging on front door. Police did not identify themselves per the homeowner. He got his gun thinking it was a robber.

Police see the gun through the window and begin firing. Fortunately they missed everyone inside.

Man got to spend the rest of the night handcuffed on the curb with his family. Nice house by the way if you watch the video.

The two officers are being investigated, the dispatcher is not. Earlier the two officers made a report that an informant had fingered a higher up at the police department for selling drugs. They feel they were sent to the wrong house in retaliation.

[locke_n_load]

Will be a good one to follow.

[locke_n_load]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

[Dave2]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

"Innocent until proven guilty"

[locke_n_load]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

"Innocent until proven guilty"

Yeah, but for almost any other job, it does not work that way.

[Javier730]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

"Innocent until proven guilty"

Yeah, but for almost any other job, it does not work that way.

[The Wall]

Sounds like an episode of Breaking Bad.

[Pariah3j]

No shots were fired by the homeowner.

I do believe I would have been returning fire. If nothing else but on pure instinct, esp at 1:30 in the morning.

[Dave2]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

"Innocent until proven guilty"

Yeah, but for almost any other job, it does not work that way.

K. They're still innocent until proven guilty.

[allisji]

Very lucky no one was killed. I'm not sure what I would think if someone is pounding on my door in the middle of the night. I would definitely assume trouble and want to be armed. But would a burglar knock on the door? I wouldn't assume so.

Not sure the best way to respond to this situation. I would hope that the police would call out "POLICE!" while knocking. But they may not do that if they don't want the criminal to know who it is. I

One thing I could think of that might be worth considering, would be to have a shoulder holster hanging on the bedroom wall for a nighttime home intruder. Throw on the harness (ready with two spare mags), holster the weapon. Maybe put on a jacket or unbuttoned shirt over it, then go answer the door... something to consider...

[howdy]

Very lucky no one was killed. I'm not sure what I would think if someone is pounding on my door in the middle of the night. I would definitely assume trouble and want to be armed. But would a burglar knock on the door? I wouldn't assume so.

Not sure the best way to respond to this situation. I would hope that the police would call out "POLICE!" while knocking. But they may not do that if they don't want the criminal to know who it is. I

One thing I could think of that might be worth considering, would be to have a shoulder holster hanging on the bedroom wall for a nighttime home intruder. Throw on the harness (ready with two spare mags), holster the weapon. Maybe put on a jacket or unbuttoned shirt over it, then go answer the door... something to consider...

I don't think I would answer the door.

[JP171]

And the paid leave thing bothers me every time...

"Innocent until proven guilty"

Yeah, but for almost any other job, it does not work that way.

K. They're still innocent until proven guilty.

fine they are innocent until proven guilty, while NOT getting paid for being involved in a bad shoot.

[misterlarry]

Good thing it wasn't a "no knock" warrant or there would definitely have been innocent blood spilled. I can't believe that there is no internal investigation into sending officers to the wrong address. Really?

[Pariah3j]

Good thing it wasn't a "no knock" warrant or there would definitely have been innocent blood spilled. I can't believe that there is no internal investigation into sending officers to the wrong address. Really?

My understanding from the article is there is an internal investigation into the matter, just not the dispatcher for some reason.

[Pawpaw]

Very lucky no one was killed. I'm not sure what I would think if someone is pounding on my door in the middle of the night. I would definitely assume trouble and want to be armed. But would a burglar knock on the door? I wouldn't assume so.

Not sure the best way to respond to this situation. I would hope that the police would call out "POLICE!" while knocking. But they may not do that if they don't want the criminal to know who it is. I

One thing I could think of that might be worth considering, would be to have a shoulder holster hanging on the bedroom wall for a nighttime home intruder. Throw on the harness (ready with two spare mags), holster the weapon. Maybe put on a jacket or unbuttoned shirt over it, then go answer the door... something to consider...

Yes home invaders have pounded on the door. Your own statements, which I highlighted, tell why it works.

They will pound on the door "urgently". They will try to make it seem like there is an emergency and they need your help or one of your family members has been in an accident, or something else. They want to get you rattled enough that you will open the door without thinking it through. It works all the time. Not every time, but often enough.