Derrick MacThomas
September 8th, 2010, 07:08 PM
Police officer shot dead during drug raid
Geoff Chambers and Evelyn Yamine From: The Daily Telegraph September 09, 2010 8:46AM
THE police officer shot in the head during a drug raid last night has lost his fight for life.
William Crews, 26, a constable attached to the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad, died in hospital earlier this morning, it has been confirmed.
Constable Crews was taking part in a search warrant relating to the sale of prohibited drugs when a number of shots were fired from an apartment block in Cairds Ave, Bankstown, just after 9pm.
The 26-year-old received gunshot wounds to the head and neck and suffered cardiac arrest at the scene, before being rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police wearing bulletproof vests patrolled the streets, telling residents to stay indoors as they tried to secure the unit block.
The shooting sparked a major police operation, with heavily armed officers swarming to the area, blocking off nearby streets as a police helicopter flew up ahead.
During the operation, which included members of the dog squad and police riot squad, eight people were arrested and were assisting police with inquiries this morning.
The arrests involved a siege situation with police negotiators called in to make sure everyone got out of the unit safely.
By 12.30am, the officers had finished a sweep of the area and Assistant Commissioner Frank Menelli said a critical incident team is now investigating after a "number of shots were discharged", critically injuring the officer.
"There will be story of bravery to come out of this. I believe there were police and ambulance officers who treated him at the scene and got him out of there," Mr Menelli said.
He could not say if police returned fire.
A witness who lives in Meredith St told The Daily Telegraph that police told her the shooting happened "after a drug raid went wrong".
"I asked the police officer if another officer had been shot and he said, 'yes'," the woman said.
When she asked if the officer was okay, he replied:
"I don't think so."
Another witness said dozens of police cars and the helicopter arrived within 20 minutes of the shooting and shut the whole area down.
"I had a big gathering at my house with more than a hundred people there," the man said.
"Nobody heard a gunshot but when I came out on to the street the police officer ordered me to get away because a policeman had just been shot."
The riot squad, armed with machineguns, went up the street to the apartment block just after 10pm.
Senior detectives arrived a short time later, including Deputy Commissioner Dave Owens and homicide squad boss Acting Superintendent Mick Sheehy.
Residents in nearby Cairds Ave, Carmen St, Reynolds Ave and parts of Meredith St - where the local police station is located - were ordered to stay indoors.
A resident said a police officer told her that someone was armed and that someone had been shot and residents should stay inside.
Hundreds of people huddled around the police tape at the scene, taking photos on their mobile phones before officers told them to evacuate the area.
Source (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/cop-shot-during-home-raid/story-e6freuzi-1225916127386)
Despite the self-evident danger that this Leb scum pose to police and the rest of civilised society, there is no shortage of coppers who relish the opportunity to persecute patriots who oppose non-white immigration. T.N.B.
Perhaps when the police death toll is high enough the dopey bastards :tard: might begin to understand that we wicked racists have been right all along. :swastikasmiley:
Geoff Chambers and Evelyn Yamine From: The Daily Telegraph September 09, 2010 8:46AM
THE police officer shot in the head during a drug raid last night has lost his fight for life.
William Crews, 26, a constable attached to the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad, died in hospital earlier this morning, it has been confirmed.
Constable Crews was taking part in a search warrant relating to the sale of prohibited drugs when a number of shots were fired from an apartment block in Cairds Ave, Bankstown, just after 9pm.
The 26-year-old received gunshot wounds to the head and neck and suffered cardiac arrest at the scene, before being rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police wearing bulletproof vests patrolled the streets, telling residents to stay indoors as they tried to secure the unit block.
The shooting sparked a major police operation, with heavily armed officers swarming to the area, blocking off nearby streets as a police helicopter flew up ahead.
During the operation, which included members of the dog squad and police riot squad, eight people were arrested and were assisting police with inquiries this morning.
The arrests involved a siege situation with police negotiators called in to make sure everyone got out of the unit safely.
By 12.30am, the officers had finished a sweep of the area and Assistant Commissioner Frank Menelli said a critical incident team is now investigating after a "number of shots were discharged", critically injuring the officer.
"There will be story of bravery to come out of this. I believe there were police and ambulance officers who treated him at the scene and got him out of there," Mr Menelli said.
He could not say if police returned fire.
A witness who lives in Meredith St told The Daily Telegraph that police told her the shooting happened "after a drug raid went wrong".
"I asked the police officer if another officer had been shot and he said, 'yes'," the woman said.
When she asked if the officer was okay, he replied:
"I don't think so."
Another witness said dozens of police cars and the helicopter arrived within 20 minutes of the shooting and shut the whole area down.
"I had a big gathering at my house with more than a hundred people there," the man said.
"Nobody heard a gunshot but when I came out on to the street the police officer ordered me to get away because a policeman had just been shot."
The riot squad, armed with machineguns, went up the street to the apartment block just after 10pm.
Senior detectives arrived a short time later, including Deputy Commissioner Dave Owens and homicide squad boss Acting Superintendent Mick Sheehy.
Residents in nearby Cairds Ave, Carmen St, Reynolds Ave and parts of Meredith St - where the local police station is located - were ordered to stay indoors.
A resident said a police officer told her that someone was armed and that someone had been shot and residents should stay inside.
Hundreds of people huddled around the police tape at the scene, taking photos on their mobile phones before officers told them to evacuate the area.
Source (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/cop-shot-during-home-raid/story-e6freuzi-1225916127386)
Despite the self-evident danger that this Leb scum pose to police and the rest of civilised society, there is no shortage of coppers who relish the opportunity to persecute patriots who oppose non-white immigration. T.N.B.
Perhaps when the police death toll is high enough the dopey bastards :tard: might begin to understand that we wicked racists have been right all along. :swastikasmiley: