Assaults on law enforcement officers continue to climb, especially in Missouri’s metro areas.
Missouri’s Fraternal Order of Police is seeing an increase in the number of criminals who are armed, and with that, the number of assaults on officers is going up.
President of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police Kevin Ahlbrand is a detective with St. Louis Metro P.D. He says conceal and carry has led to more car break-ins, especially where guns aren’t allowed in — such as at churches and sporting events.
“We see more and more instances of officers being shot at — not necessarily hit all the time — but they’re being shot in. Typically in years past, someone breaking into a car or a residential break-in weren’t armed, but now we’re seeing kids even just breaking into cars are routinely armed,” he says. He adds that car break ins are “skyrocketing.”
http://www.missourinet.com/2011/09/12/assaults-on-law-enforcement-officers-increasing/
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Missouri’s Fraternal Order of Police is seeing an increase in the number of criminals who are armed, and with that, the number of assaults on officers is going up.
President of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police Kevin Ahlbrand is a detective with St. Louis Metro P.D. He says conceal and carry has led to more car break-ins, especially where guns aren’t allowed in — such as at churches and sporting events.
“We see more and more instances of officers being shot at — not necessarily hit all the time — but they’re being shot in. Typically in years past, someone breaking into a car or a residential break-in weren’t armed, but now we’re seeing kids even just breaking into cars are routinely armed,” he says. He adds that car break ins are “skyrocketing.”
http://www.missourinet.com/2011/09/12/assaults-on-law-enforcement-officers-increasing/
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