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Menlo Park officers involved in fatal shooting back at work before review is completed

Original post made on Dec 22, 2014

Although the district attorney's review of the Nov. 11 fatal shooting of a burglary suspect is not yet complete, Menlo Park Police Chief Bob Jonsen said he felt comfortable allowing the police officers involved in the incident to return to work.

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Comments (8)

Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on Dec 22, 2014 at 4:54 pm

pearl is a registered user.

So, Sandy Brundage, Almanac reporter, what's your point with that headline?


Posted by Willie
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Dec 22, 2014 at 9:39 pm

So the cops shot the white perp. If he was black, then maybe Al Sharpton would go nuts about it. The cops should be congratulated, not suspended.


Posted by William
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Dec 23, 2014 at 7:46 am

The cops should be congratulated?

For not taking ten seconds to turn on their body cameras as instructed?

How long did they have from the call? 2 minutes? Dtoving 4 blocks? And they can make cell phone calls while driving. They fiddle with their laptops while driving.

Somehow unable to turn on cameras?

Yeah. Congrats. Great job.


Posted by SuperFly
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 23, 2014 at 8:54 am

Short of some allegation of criminal misconduct, isn't it pretty standard to put officers involved in shooting back on duty before the investigation is complete? I don't understand why this is news or controversial. It would be a waste of taxpayer dollars to pay them to be on leave if they are ready to return to work.


Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on Dec 23, 2014 at 11:51 am

pearl is a registered user.

@SuperFly: Thank you, my sentiments exactly.


Posted by Menlo Observer
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 23, 2014 at 12:09 pm

The Almanac is having a slow news day so it decided to create controversy where none existed. After the Almanac is only doing its job of being in vogue with the rest of the media by bashing cops.


Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on Dec 23, 2014 at 12:21 pm

pearl is a registered user.

@Menlo Observer: Ditto. I couldn't have said it better!!!


Posted by Pro Forma
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 23, 2014 at 12:49 pm

So none of you care whether Wagstaffe's review of the shooting sure sounds like it reached a predetermined outcome. Must be nice to be sure about what happened before all the evidence is in.


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