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| Wild footage shows LA firefighter facing off with looter as she tries to swipe an Emmy |
| 2025-01-23 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A hero Los Angeles County fire captain thwarted a suspected looter as she allegedly attempted to steal an Emmy award from the rubble of an Altadena home. Captain Craig Heard was with a crew fighting the Eaton Fire in north east LA when he spotted a woman with a white Ram truck full of items – including what appeared to be one of the coveted Hollywood TV awards. Heard confronted the woman and grabbed the golden statue, while she protested that she was not a looter and the items were her own. The incident was caught on video by a witness and shared with DailyMail.com. 'No way,' Heard told the woman. 'You are not doing this. These are our houses. We tried to save all these people. You're not stealing from them.' 'I'm not looting sir,' she yelled back. 'I'm not stealing that. This is my stuff. I'm calling my lawyer.' As she strode back towards her truck, Heard said: 'You're not going anywhere.' A witness said Heard jumped in the passenger side of the truck and grabbed the keys to prevent the suspected looter driving away. LA sheriff deputies showed up and arrested the woman at the scene, on the 400 block of West Harriet Street in Altadena. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Exactly the problem Glenmore. In an active fire situation, firefighters control the scene until released to police, so even if it was her place, she can be denied entrance until a proper fire investigation is concluded and then is released to police, who both have powers to deny access to everyone until both agencies have had their say an the site is declared not under investigation and is safe. Trespassing on your own property is a sour taste, but that is the system in place, locally at least, not familiar with California laws. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-01-23 20:06 |
| #8 To misquote Markus Ramius: Some of the things here don't react well to bullets. That said: We did a practice shooter event a few years back, and our unofficial AAR a Truck Gun, as the ranchers call it, was brought up. It was turned down, with obvious safety reasons with lots of equipment getting moved around for a, locally, very unlikely event, as well as legal and insurance reasons, "Under what authority and training did you use a firearm?" Here, they could claim active fire scene which includes commandeering equipment and vehicles in order to make the scene safe. With the current systems in place, it is best that the 'suspect' didn't act the fool. Normally, police are on scene to do just that, secure the scene for safe firefighting operations. An around on that, considering the scope and stretching of resources, certain firefighters, such as command and safety officers, could be deputized, but again if there is an incident the training aspect would come under scrutiny. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-01-23 19:54 |
| #7 Possibly she really was the homeowner.. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2025-01-23 19:51 |
| #6 Concealed Carry in high temps is discouraged |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-23 18:48 |
| #5 A Pulaski to the head would also be appropriate as I don't believe these firefighters are allowed to carry firearms. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-01-23 18:40 |
| #4 Not very efficient. Shooting looters is cheaper and a wonderful deterrent with almost zero repeat offenders. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2025-01-23 14:17 |
| #3 Heard confronted the woman and grabbed the golden statue Heard said: 'You're not going anywhere.' Heard jumped in the passenger side of the truck and grabbed the keys So Captain Heard gets assault and kidnapping charges, poss auto theft as well. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-23 09:47 |
| #2 It is just poor Liberal Democrats After all, it's a very common practice of Liberals & Democrats, that we have seen time and time again, during their |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-01-23 07:50 |
| #1 She is on video. If she isn’t prosecuted, recall the DA. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-01-23 07:40 |