![]() ![]() But these are coming from the departments themselves, with police employees editing and uploading the clips right to YouTube. The videos continue the tradition, popularized by shows like Cops and Live PD, of glorifying police work via highly edited, suspenseful, “documentary”-style entertainment. The Los Angeles Police Department regularly posts bodycam and security footage, sometimes cutting it together with a moving score, like this video of an officer providing first aid to a man injured during riots after an LA Lakers championship game. The New York Police Department has posted over 800 videos to its channel, including web series called Beyond the Badge and Neighborhood Policing. Now, police departments across the nation are producing slick videos, pushing a “good cop” image after years of outrage over shootings, many captured on video and published to social media, and the resulting protests demanding accountability. ![]() Miami is just an early adopter of a renewed tactic. This video, which was uploaded in July 2020 and has more than 87,000 views, is one of hundreds the Miami Police Department has put out since it started vlogging in 2015 (the most popular has 3.4 million views). Without incident, the officer gets the driver out of the car and takes him to a hospital for mental health treatment. ![]() At the tensest moment, a soundtrack amps up music that would fit in a Fast & Furious trailer. Time and time again the world has seen these videos end in tragedy.īut no one is shot in this video. Bystanders screaming at the police that the man behind the wheel has a mental condition. He aims his gun with one hand at the Black man driving and holds his radio with the other.Ī fast-moving situation. “Get out, get out, get out,” the officer says, his words blending together. CITY, MISSOURI - “Stop the car!” a police officer yells in the video, pulling out his gun as a silver Audi minivan kicks it into reverse, swerving away from him. The deceased suspect, Emmanuel Galaviz Campos, was wanted on felony warrants and considered a person of interest for a recent homicide. “Tactical activations are purely reactive, we’re reacting to events emerging within our community, and responding to the requests of field services, personnel and detectives.”ĪPD released the identity of the man who shot an officer and was killed during an exchange of gunfire. And that’s the results you’re seeing is this increased activity,” said Ken Willy, deputy commander of APD’s Tactical Division. “We’re doing as much as we can to support other units with an agency, and support our community the best way we can. Leaders told KOB 4, on average, 40 members of law enforcement respond to these activations. So there’s always a risk, but it is increased as we become more and more proactive,” said Medina. Sometimes these individuals make rash decisions. “We are pushing our officers to become as proactive as possible as you’re going after some of the worst of the worst, and these individuals know they have pending warrants, and they’re gonna go to jail. Medina talked about the connection between these activations and the department’s effort to clear the warrant backlog. They respond to the situation based on how the suspect acts, and provide necessary support to other divisions. Leaders said situations exactly like this were very possible because the tactical division is purely reactive. On Wednesday, KOB 4 talked about APD’s Tactical Division, and how they’ve had an active year with 54 SWAT callouts so far. Southbound lanes of Tramway were shut down for several hours during the investigation, but they have been reopened. He says police are still figuring out exactly how many shots were fired during the incident. Medina says it appears a second officer was shot in the leg, but was protected by bulletproof gear. Obviously, that proved out today, that’s the reason SWAT was involved,” said APD Spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos. “These are warrants for dangerous individuals, so these aren’t just any felony warrants. Police leaders noted these large-scale operations are sometimes necessary for the suspects they’re trying to arrest. He was also a person of interest in a recent homicide in Albuquerque, but he wouldn’t say which one. ![]() Medina says the suspect’s warrant was connected to a gun-related incident in Santa Fe. There were a dozen police units, armored trucks, and other vehicles. Medina confirmed officers killed the suspect.Ĭhopper 4 video showed the size of the scene early Thursday afternoon. “As officers were attempting to make entry into the home, the individual opened fire on the officers, and at least two officers returned fire at this time,” said Medina. Once officers got to the complex, the suspect’s family members reportedly alerted police he was inside an apartment with a 2-year-old child, who was potentially in danger. Medina says officers were searching for a man who had a violent felony warrant. ![]()
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