Police: Officer made up story about shooting near high school

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

police officer in Los Angeles who claimed he was shot while patrolling near a high school has now been arrested for making up the story, authorities said.

Officer Jeff Stenroos of the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department had said he was shot in the chest on January 19 in the west San Fernando Valley. He said the shooting happened when he got out of his squad car to check on a man peering into parked vehicles near the El Camino High School.

The alleged shooting prompted an hours-long lockdown of several schools as police scoured the area looking for the shooter.

In the following days, authorities released a sketch of the alleged gunman, and the reward for information grew to $100,000.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/28/california.officer.shot/index.html?hpt=T2

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[slackmaster]

1. Isolated incident

:argh:

[GKirk]

2. Well...

...yeah...but... do you have more to add?

[montanto]

3. Watch me twirl my gun like a cowbBAMMMMM

Oh shit. I'll lose my job if I tell the truth. I know . . .

[skoalyman]

6. Its a wonder he didn't shoot himself in the head

or shoot someone else, me thanks he should be punished to the fullest.

[Xithras]

8. Might have dropped it. Or unholstered it wrong.

I wonder what what was going through his mind when he lied. Mishandling a gun and shooting yourself might get you disciplined, but it won't get you fired from most police departments. At worst, he was looking at a temporary suspension and some mandatory training.

By lying, he just guranteed that he'll not only lose this job, but he'll never get another patrol job anywhere. AND he might go to prison.

Stupid, stupid person.

[Zephie]

4. Yay, what a waste of tax payer money

I hope he has to repay every cent of what it cost for his wild goose chase.

[EC]

5. High school parking lot?

Sex or drugs. I wonder which?

[udbcrzy2]

7. Well if anyone could make up a good story it should be him

Because I'm sure he's heard them all:)

[Xithras]

9. But as a cop, he should have KNOWN that lying rarely works.

She should have been aware that officer involved shootings are closely investigated, and that the odds of pulling this lie off were essentially zero.