arson? police department doesn't care...

[stevo]

Do what I do when I need the PD there in a hurry. Say "I have a gun and I am going to stop them". Make damn sure to give the dispatcher a very good description of yourself before you get off the phone.

Considering how seriously the penal code deals with arson I am surprised that they didn't handle this differently.

I think my statement about having shotgun in hand and waiting for them outside made them jump up and actually call the fire marshal, because I didn't even have time to describe what the dispatcher said on the phone to my wife before the fire marshal was calling.

And, I would have happily bounced my ass out there with gun in hand, EXCEPT this was taking place up next to our fence in the ditch, but not on the inside of the fence. Some of the fire actually came through the fence, but they were setting them outside of the fence, so I didn't know if the ditch was considered part of the "Castle".

From where that Oak tree has been dropping leaves this week, it nearly filled the ditch, neighbor has about 6-8 inches from the street to her house, and we have about the same from our chain link fence to about 20 feet to the bottom of our privacy fence. If the fire would have got rolling it would have made it to the neighbor's house, to our back privacy fence and storage building, to the Fiat X1/9 and my 71 Mustang beside it, then across the yards towards our house. I guess I'll go out tomorrow and rake our ditch and back yard, then the neighbors ditch and front yard...

OR:

Find me a dark spot to sit with a six pack of Miller and the boomstick.

Stevo

[BradM]

You can protect your neighbors property too. I'm not telling you to shoot or kill them but I think the strong suggestion with gun in hand is warranted.

[LS1Goat]

This is an interesting story, in light of the severity of drought and property losses due to fires that the state of Texas has endured this past year. Sounds to me like a story that Fox4's Becky Oliver would eat up.

[Danny46]

This! People can complain about various things all they want but all you will do is become a thorn in someones side. Get involved politically, and people will start hearing you out.

First, file a freedom of information request and get the recordings.

File an official complaint with the police department.

Contact your local paper and get a journalist to hear your story, play them the recordings.

Go to the city council when they have an open forum and tell them the story.

Point being - you want a change or to hang someones head on a pole - get the word out to your community and make the elected representives in your city aware there is a problem and needs to be fixed.

That's the only way you are going to get it changed and/or feel better about what you went through.

[ram57ta]

This is an interesting story, in light of the severity of drought and property losses due to fires that the state of Texas has endured this past year. Sounds to me like a story that Fox4's Becky Oliver would eat up.

Its in Longview. Becky Oliver wouldn't raise an eyebrow for this story. Not sensational enough.

[sig239]

Cops can't generate money on a call like that.

Proof officers motto of "serve and PROTECT" is complete bull shit.

Protect and serve the criminals rights, Fuck the working class.

[71chevellejohn]

Its in Longview. Becky Oliver wouldn't raise an eyebrow for this story. Not sensational enough.

It'll be sensational for a different reason after he shoots the stupid motherfuckers.

[Geor!]

Longview. I was told, unless there is an actual fire, they will not even call the fire department, they will only leave a message on the answering machine for the fire marshal, as any crime revolving around a fire is the jurisdiction of the fire marshal, not the police department. I was also told (by the fire marshal) that there is no one in their office after hours/on weekends, they are basically 'on call'.

I'm not even sure to whom I should complain.

Stevo

Go set a fire at the police station and see who's jurisdiction it is then.

[stevo]

The first night of freezing my ass off outside at my 'observation point' was fruitless, just the random people walking dogs and shit. My eyes are wind-blown and I tired. But I know the 3-4 people that saw the fat crazy guy sitting in the shadow with the shotgun will spread word around quick that hood rats and wannebe gangsters better keep the shit in check.

Stevo

[svauto-erotic855]

Go set a fire at the police station and see who's jurisdiction it is then.

I don't think that would be a good idea but I do like your out of the box problem solving style. Have you ever stomped on a fire ant hill? These ants can sting harder and are a lot meaner.

[EW]

Apprehending stupid MFers does not earn the popo money so why should they care?

[03trubluGT]

You think the police care?

Lol think again.

Cops can't generate money on a call like that.

Proof officers motto of "serve and PROTECT" is complete bull shit.

You two are complete idiots.

First, file a freedom of information request and get the recordings.

File an official complaint with the police department.

Contact your local paper and get a journalist to hear your story, play them the recordings.

Go to the city council when they have an open forum and tell them the story.

Point being - you want a change or to hang someones head on a pole - get the word out to your community and make the elected representives in your city aware there is a problem and needs to be fixed.

That's the only way you are going to get it changed and/or feel better about what you went through.

No, contact the media and let them file FOI requests. Cities will give individual requests the run around, hell I filed one and it got denied. Let someone from the press file one and they will have the info in 24 hours. How do you think the media gets dash cam footage so quick? Try requesting that as an individual. Cities know better than to screw with the media, because the media will inundate them with even more requests.

Its in Longview. Becky Oliver wouldn't raise an eyebrow for this story. Not sensational enough.

Becky Oliver has no clout with her peers.

Protect and serve the criminals rights, Fuck the working class.

Again, here's you spouting diarrhea.


Stevo, it sounds like you hit a major glitch in the communications process. ANY "arson in progress" calls would be sent as a Priority 1 call where I'm at, and believe me, any responding officer would love to get that call and catch the suspects in the act. Arson is a damn serious crime, and we have lost firemen while fighting fires caused by arson. That is Capital Murder. The PD's job is to respond and neutralize the suspect(s) while FD puts out the fire and the arson investigator does his job.

No need to call IAD on this one, because the ball stops with communications. I would call the communications office and ask to speak with the head of that department and voice your problem. It should get results. If not, then file a complaint with the Chief of Police or your City Manager. What happened that night is plain wrong. There should be 3 SMFs in jail.

[talisman]

Times like these are where I yell into the phone "Get me your supervisor you fucking idiot!!"

Just wow.

[naynay]

911 a joke in yo town

[Wicked98Snake]

Should have called and said there was a white woman in trouble, you would have had 3 units ASAP!