Police officer Les Richardson got fired after he ignored a woman whose kids were kidnapped. She frantically shouted “Right here! Right here!”
To which the cop replied “Right here what, baby. I’m on a call.” As he continued to puff his cigarette.
Senior Cpl. Les Richardson, a 28-year department veteran, was one of two officers Brown fired Wednesday. Brown also gave out a 45-day suspension. Richardson, 61, had volunteered to cover officers at a burglary-in-progress call on the morning of Aug. 25.
While en route, police said dispatchers announced that there had been shots fired and a suspect had rammed a woman’s car in the area where Richardson was driving. He then drove by a woman who was shouting at him that “That’s him, that’s him, right there.”
“Right here what, baby? I’m on a call,” he said before quickly driving off.
The woman was referring to her ex, Steven Douglas, who had rammed her car with his pickup and then taken two children out of her car at gunpoint. Hours later, Douglas led police on a chase after they spotted him.
After he hit a van, he ran away on foot. An officer who caught up to him and witnesses say Douglas pointed the gun at the officer. The officer fired his gun, killing Douglas, 29. The children had been given to a family member and were unharmed.
Richardson was placed on administrative leave after the woman told investigators what happened.
The department released dash cam video of the incident, which also shows him smoking a cigarette in the patrol car. Richardson’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
File charges for harassment ! It’s plane and simple He had no legal right to call her Baby !
Firing isn’t enuf, he needs to be charged with misconduct of a police officer, or something like that. Either way he should do time!
that was not appropriate. for sure not his job description
just remember everyone trust believe and need cops………. lol lol lol lol lol
With Obama still in charge , its really hard to believe what the real truth is anymore, especially with Obama and friends setting up everything that’s happening to their advantage
She should have made a grab for his weapon and started shooting at the perps, then maybe there would have been some interest!
For a change it’s cops in the news, not us truckers. And I am glad fired his AZZ ss lol
This is just deplorable
Bad apple in the bunch whom protect and serve! Update on kidnapping please!
the cops today are out for themselfs and don’t want to help us tax payers at all, i think it might be time to get rid of them and get some honest ones that protect and serve