Cop Fires Gun in Squad Car

[HK4U]

Not good. Not good at all. Watch the video.

Cop Fires Gun in Squad Car

Cop Fires Gun in Squad Car

Published : Thursday, 17 Jun 2010, 8:47 PM CDT

* Emily Lopez

Emily Lopez
FOX 4 News

Adapted for Web by Alex Collins, myfoxdfw.com

DALLAS - A Dallas police officer faces criminal charges after she fired a gun into the backseat floorboard of a police car Wednesday evening.

According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer Kelly Beemer was off-duty and heavily intoxicated when another off-duty police officer tried to help her into his personal vehicle.

When Beemer attempted to exit the moving vehicle, two officers who were on-duty came to the scene.

Beemer was seated in the back seat of Officer Zachary Helm’s squad car when she unfastened a revolver strapped to her ankle and fired into the back right floorboard, police said.

While the incident is being investigated, the two officers who assisted Beemer will be placed on restricted duty for neglecting procedure, failing to check Beemer for weapons prior to admitting her into the vehicle and failing to immediately notify their supervisor of the situation.

Beemer has been arrested for discharging a firearm within city limits, a Class A misdemeanor, which merits a maximum of one year in prison and/or a $4,000 fine.

DPD will determine their disciplinary measures after the investigation is completed.

Chief of Police David Brown reacted to the incident and said he is “extremely disappointed by Officer Beemer’s conduct.”

 

[Booga]

Gotta follow procedure when dealing with a fellow cop that's drunk. The life/job/car you save may be your own.

 

[Austin]

Firearms and alcohol never mix. I had a close call one time in my teenage years.

 

[wooddoctor]

Gotta follow procedure when dealing with a fellow cop that's drunk. The life/job/car you save may be your own.

I make it a point not to drink if I cc.

 

[handgonnetoter]

Yeeeaaahhh. That is why I rarely ever drink anymore, because I am always carrying!:biggrin:

 

[HK4U]

I pretty much never drink any alcohol except a little shot of wine on rare occasions. It makes you act and look stupid.

 

[twogunwilly]

new job....The world needs strippers too:laugh:

 

[CathyInBlue]

Just how thick is that "thin blue line"? Who wants to take bets nothing happens to her? I mean, the department needs to keep its demographics in the politicly correct range, right?

 

[Booga]

Just how thick is that "thin blue line"? Who wants to take bets nothing happens to her? I mean, the department needs to keep its demographics in the politicly correct range, right?

Five years ago I would have bet nothing happened. Now I'd bet that SOMETHING happens, but since nobody died, it'll be a three day suspension without pay and then it's back to work as usual. I seriously doubt she'll be fired, but it won't be completely ignored.

Accountability for cops has been a long time in coming, but it is coming.

 

[Booga]

I make it a point not to drink if I cc.

Agreed. I make it a point not to drink even a sip of alcohol if I plan on driving later or handling guns. I reserve drinking for times when I'm with good friends and I'm staying for the night or I'm with a designated driver. Other times, I'm the designated driver.

There is no excuse for drunken driving or drunken shooting. It's not an accident. It's a choice and it's totally preventable.

 

[THE DUKE OF ESSEX]

Did you see the dumb a$$ being escorted from the bar? Almost dragged along the sidewalk. Great police work in action there.:sarcastic:

 

[Booga]

Did you see the dumb a$$ being escorted from the bar? Almost dragged along the sidewalk. Great police work in action there.:sarcastic:

No, I hadn't watched the video until you mentioned that. Man, I totally underestimated how bad the whole event was. That was just... wow. That could have turned out far worse than it did.

 

[Scouse]

A ND with a Revolver is really DRUNK! This is one LEO with a problem. If she has a good record up to this, most likely needs treatment for it, more so than anything else.

She was off duty, no one was hurt, departmental investigation of course, but look for the cause of the problem, you would not fire some one for breaking an arm off duty, this could be fixable.

 

[Scarecrow]

I pretty much never drink any alcohol except a little shot of wine on rare occasions. It makes you act and look stupid.

totally agree. I never drink.. not even in those years where... I think they call it college? I of course have been around people who drink and just ask myself.. now why in the world would I want to act like that?

guns and alcohol don't mix.. of course guns and stupid don't mix either.

 

[kn1080]

I wont even take a "sip" of a drink if Im driving or carrying. I have too much to loose.

 

[HK4U]

Police know that when they take that job the are in the public spotlight. You should be aware of you actions at all times. You can and should be held to a hirer standard. There have been to many police officers in the spotlight lately for outrageous behavior. We had one here sometime back that drove drunk in his squad car and hit another vehicle killing a young mother. There is absolutely no excuse for this type of behavior. The cause of the problem? Thinking you are above the law.

 

[JJFlash]

Just goes to show you that cops are just people. Take away the gun and the badge (or not, as the case may be) and you're often left with STOOPID, like the vast majority of two-legged oxygen-breathers in this country. Of course, most of us don't have the "brotherhood of blue" looking out for us when we act stupid; we just find ourselves in the slammer.

Alcohol and firearms? Sure, why the hell not? And maybe a little nose-candy, too.

 

[6shootercarry]

Just goes to show you that cops are just people. Take away the gun and the badge (or not, as the case may be) and you're often left with STOOPID, like the vast majority of two-legged oxygen-breathers in this country. Of course, most of us don't have the "brotherhood of blue" looking out for us when we act stupid; we just find ourselves in the slammer.

Alcohol and firearms? Sure, why the hell not? And maybe a little nose-candy, too.

Yikes, Angry JJ?leasantry:

I hope you had a good Fathers Day.

Now put down the nose candy and get some rest.:biggrin:

Yea. 2 rules that never get broken: No drink when driving and no drink while armed...

Peace...

 

[JJFlash]

Yikes, Angry JJ?leasantry:

I hope you had a good Fathers Day.

Now put down the nose candy and get some rest.:biggrin:

Yea. 2 rules that never get broken: No drink when driving and no drink while armed...

Peace...

Yeah, when I wrote this I had just read that, now, more people trust the Demonrats with the economy than the Repugs, the Gulf is being sacrificed by that POS in the WH in order to pass "crap and tax" and the people yawn, and then, here it is, another LEO drunk off their ass and not only packing, but yanking and firing their weapon. I was a bit, shall we say, "off my feed". I'm back now.

Great Fathers Day: spent it with my son, shooting the new Bushmaster AR and my trusty .45 XD, training the dogs, playing golf, and dinner with the extended family.

Sorry for hijacking the thread.