National Police Association Podcast 41: Three officers wounded after gunman hijacked a bus, Police union and ACLU join in objecting to police checkpoints, and Chicago police have new leader


National Police Association Podcast 41: Three officers wounded after gunman hijacked a bus, Police union and ACLU join in objecting to police checkpoints, and Chicago police have new leader


QUOTES

01:20 "Officers used a spike strip to disable the bus and end the chase on the President George Bush Turnpike about noon, officials said. Villagomez left the bus and was shot as he exchanged gunfire with officers."

03:22 "Officers will be stationed at checkpoints in each of the city's 22 police districts to stop drivers and hand out flyers reminding people not to make unnecessary trips outside their home."

05:57 "'It is critical that public health concerns should not be used as a cover for race-based enforcement schemes or other heavy-handed police tactics,' Yohnka said."

08:24 "We are not only getting a public servant of the highest order. . . . We are also getting a man whose values and own lived experience make him ideally suited for the long-term challenges we are working to solve."

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SUMMARY

In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, a gunman hijacks a DART bus in North Texas, wounds 3 officers, and is fatally shot.

Meanwhile, in Chicago, police have announced checkpoints in all 22 police districts amidst public backlash. The city also welcomes its new police superintendent who has set moonshot goals in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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HIGHLIGHTS

00:23 DART bus hijacked in North Texas, suspect fatally shot

03:09 Chicago police to set up checkpoints; faces backlash

07:12 New Chicago superintendent sets high goals, says 'we're headed to the moon'

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RESOURCES

National Police Association