Dallas PD chase and take own (Officer fired)

[HILO]

This Officer was working an approved ODJ, with a signed out squad car, with Dallas Sheriffs Deputies, when the suspect started a scuffle, then jumped in his truck, and drove towards a deputy. The DPD Officer chased him down, and took him into custody. He was fired the other day for official oppression and not conducting a felony stop. He has also been indited by a Dallas County GJ for official oppression. This is a good Police thrown under the DPD brass bus.

 

[Hoff]

Sooo.... what did he do wrong?

 

[bluestinger90]

Dallas Police Officer Rene Villanueva Fired for Punching Speeding Driver on Dash Cam

 

[Light It Up]

I see bad police being punished simple as that

 

[pdk9]

This is BS! A felon with clear disregard for the safety of anyone else is driving out of control, & the actions of the perp (including hitting another LEO & fleeing) that were observed by the officer legally justified his conduction of a V&T stop. He also saw a comrade go down and didn't have time to stop & check the extent of the deputy's injuries; thus, he pursued the suspect & got the job done. Also, the dash cam doesn't show what the douche in the car was doing, & any first responder knows that approaching a vehicle is one of the most dangerous things you can do. The officer was clearly ordering the perp out of the vehicle & to show his hands; the perp was clearly not readily compliant and could've looked like he was reaching for something. The officer could've shot the perp, but instead gave him a few smacks that resulted in nothing more than minor bruises & the suspect in custody without any injuries to the public or other officers. I mean, it's not like the perp had a pneumo or hemothorax, have emergency surgery, or had to be intubated & placed in a medically-induced coma.


Although race wasn't an issue here, this incident makes me think of the Shawn Greenwood shooting in NYS a few years back. The suspect resisted arrest by a multi-agency task force serving a warrant on him, hopped in his car, drove onto a curb and hit a LEO. Then other officers on the scene yelled at Greenwood to stop driving, but when he continued, Sgt Bangs fired several shots that killed the perp. Friends & family of the perp cried racially-motivated murder, but the jury decided that the officer was acting to protect his life & the life of the others present. I look at both officers as heroes, b/c (had Bangs or Villanueva not stopped these felons) the lives of innocent civilians could've been put in jeopardy. Bringing Villanueva up on any charges & not thanking him for his bravery is a slap in the face to anyone that works in public safety & just gives criminals an excuse to try pointing fingers at good officers to question their integrity & work

 

[HILO]

Dallas cops have no support from command staff. Even one star Chiefs get screwed around by the double stars and Police Chief. The slugs get rewarded, while the working cops get jammed for doing their job. Race is a big thing in DPD. Recently a black cop was suspended for a week for telling a woman he wouldnt take her to jail if she had sex with him, yet Villanueva gets fired for effecting an arrest of a dangerous individual. But it is the back story with Villanueva that is the problem. Years ago he had to shoot and kill a suspect that was way bigger than him, and jumped up on PCP. The suspect (black) jumped out of his car and attacked Villanueva, and started punching him in his head. Villanueva shot the suspect, being in fear for his life, and unable to break free from the suspect. The local activists went nuts, until the then Chief released the dash cam that clearly showed how drastic the situation was for Villanueva. The current Chief, David Brown, was then a two star Chief, and was vocal in his opposing the decision of the Chief's decision to release the video and clear the Officer. Chief Brown jumps at the chance to fire any Officer that he feels 'got away' with something he disagreed with in the past.


The worst part is the Chief of Dallas Police is the father of a COP KILLER. His son shot and killed an innocent man for no reason, and then killed a Lancaster Police Officer who responded to the initial shooting. Lancaster Police shot and killed David Brown Jr, as he sat in his fathers car, shooting at them. (Lancaster Tx is a small city on the southern Dallas boarder) At the time of the funeral for David Brown Jr., Dallas Officers were encouraged to attend, though only the butt smoochers were the only ones who did. Other command staff attended the funeral wearing full dress uniforms, driving city cars. One Assistant Chief ordered DPD motor jocks to pull off escort detail for the Lancaster Officer's family, and jump into an funeral escort for a cop killer. Chief Brown did nothing to stop the Police escort for his dead cop killing son. This is a Police Chief who has a problem with real Police. He caters to the black activists, and the media, and thinks nothing of collecting tin from cops he does not like. Under his "leadership" the number of cops who have got their jobs back under appeal through courts has been the highest of any Dallas Police Chief.


Source: Dallas police chief's son killed Lancaster officer | Dallas Morning News


Accused Cop Killer Receives Police Funeral Escort | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

 

[J-Rock1944]

Sooo... Was it because he punched the guy? If so, that's a crock of bullshit. I've been watching COPS all day and EVERY episode had some idiot try to run, only to get punched and yanked out of a car for his troubles. None of them ever got fired.

 

[11b101abn]

I see bad police being punished simple as that

It's apparent that you have no freaking idea what you are looking at.


Please regail us with your amazing, in-depth knowledge of LE use of force applications.

 

[pdk9]

I see bad police being punished simple as that

The reason that you feel safe enough to make such an ignorant comment is because there are people (LEOs & soldiers in our Armed Forces) that put their lives on the line every day to protect the citizens. You have the luxury of not having to worry that every person you come across at work could harm/kill you or that every time you see someone reaching into his/her pocket that the person isn't going to pull a weapon on you just because you wear a uniform with a badge on it. This officer didn't pick any fight; the fight came to him when he saw a brother's life jeopardized right in front of him & put his own life on the line to protect others. It's people with attitudes like yours that are the reason why members of Public Safety have to work with one hand tied behind their backs, because only ignorant people see everything as black & white or "simple as that, but Please do enlighten us & explain how he was "bad police"

 

[jhallgren22]

My local PD should hire the cop and have him clean up all the scum bags I grew up with dealing drugs to each other.


I see nothing wrong with a little force. Ill be the first to admit the younger generations (Im 20), like myself, needed more force when raised to teach us right from wrong. Things like this and young people not respecting LE or older adults is rising as I watched though college and high school. I salute the officer for doing what he felt nesecary, and like pointed out earlier, we can't see what the officer saw the driver doing when he punched him. :thumbsup:

 

[Station 3]

That's the way it should be done criminals should be afraid of the agency and what it stands for. Like here where I work criminals are afraid of the County and not local pd simply because the way the county is they will arrest you for any little thing and take you down for any little thing yet be polite with the average joe. I see this a lot since I worked for this county as a local small town cop where people challenged the police and fought with us every time they got a chance.... same guy "me" in a different uniform I got hired as a deputy constable for the county in the same damn town and everyone is afraid and wont start anything.... why because its a reputation the county has built with the criminals and scumbags not to mess with county. And of course we have the back up of our brass they actually get after us for not getting into shit. Its a shame that the brass at DPD throws officers under the bus every single chance they get the officers should all sign a petition of no confidence on the brass since they are such politically correct tree huggers that skated and dodged calls most of the time they were on patrol and brown nosed their way behind a desk and with some brass on their shoulders.... They need to replace the magazines they have in their duty belt with high lighters and put a stapler inside the holster...

 

[Jarred J.]

The reason that you feel safe enough to make such an ignorant comment is because there are people (LEOs & soldiers in our Armed Forces) that put their lives on the line every day to protect the citizens. You have the luxury of not having to worry that every person you come across at work could harm/kill you or that every time you see someone reaching into his/her pocket that the person isn't going to pull a weapon on you just because you wear a uniform with a badge on it. This officer didn't pick any fight; the fight came to him when he saw a brother's life jeopardized right in front of him & put his own life on the line to protect others. It's people with attitudes like yours that are the reason why members of Public Safety have to work with one hand tied behind their backs, because only ignorant people see everything as black & white or "simple as that, but Please do enlighten us & explain how he was "bad police"

Colonel Jessup is that you?

 

[Solvarex]

Colonel Jessup is that you?

Yeah really. My old man retired after 39 years of policing and he said it best: "Cops are special needs. They think they're special and they need everything."