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No Criminal Charges for New Jersey Officers Who Rushed to Crash


Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Updated: November 12th, 2008 03:19 PM GMT-05:00

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BY SERDAR TUMGOREN
Story by NorthJersey.com

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Posted by m in IL
(11/12/08 - 06:20 PM)
HOW DO YOU SUSPEND OFFICERS FOR DOING THEIR JOB



Posted by Chris in Seattle
(11/12/08 - 07:05 PM)
Come on Officer.com... You guys always tell 40 % of the story and leave readers hanging. If your going to run an article, tell the frickin story!

I'm going to assume a supervisor told them to stop the pursuit!?!



Posted by JL
(11/12/08 - 07:06 PM)
I think I missed something, they "rushed" to respond to a fatal, and they're facing internal disciplinary action....I can't really see why, someone care to enlighten me? They "rushed", what did a member of the public complain that the PC was going too fast? Christ...this job is getting worse and worse each day from the inside out.



Posted by K
(11/12/08 - 08:28 PM)
ok, so much like everyone else that's commented so far, WTF did they do WRONG? I fail to see how running to a fatal car accident should garner a suspension and investigation.

If these guys were lucky enough to have a dash cam, pull the footage and see if they were involved in the "pursuit". From what I'm reading from this article, the only one doing any "pursuing" is the owner of the stolen car!



Posted by HUH
(11/12/08 - 09:32 PM)
Chris..where did it say they were INVOLED in a pursuit. They were responding to a fatal car crash involcing a young child.



Posted by Mike in NJ
(11/12/08 - 09:34 PM)
SUSPENDED !! DEPARTMENTALLY CHARGED !! I glad I'm leaving this job soon.....YOU CAN"T BE A COP ANYMORE......



Posted by fred
(11/12/08 - 11:18 PM)
There is a lot more to this story actually then meets the eye. This is a corrupt Chief who has a vendetta for these two officers. There was NEVER a pursuit of this vehicle. No police cars even saw the car until after they came upon the accident scene. The county prosecutor issued a statement the night of the accident declaring that there was not a pursuit. These two officers were the 5th and 6th police cars on scene and wound up being the primary first responders and pulling the young girl and boy from the wreckage. Their actions saved the life of the boy, unfortunately they were not able to save the girl. The actions of these two officers were completely heroic and after what they had to face that day and will remember for the rest of their lives their chief is treating them this way now? Come on...



Posted by Mike
(11/13/08 - 12:40 AM)
Cresskill Police Chief Stephen Lillis is a moron.



Posted by David DeLeon
(11/13/08 - 12:55 AM)
Chief is an Idiot
What an idiot, the chief needs to be kicked out. This guy is the biggest moron yet.

I vote with the union.



Posted by AF
(11/13/08 - 02:24 AM)
See what happens when we dont "rush" to a fatal. The public would be all over us. I wasnt there, but this sounds like a bunch of bull which seems to happen more and more these days. We cant win.









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