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castzpg t1_j2p7qak wrote

Why was the chief of police even there?

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BitterFuture t1_j2pa11f wrote

In rural communities, the chief may be one of two or three or five cops that comprise the whole force. They get a bit more pay, but they do pretty much the same grunt work as any officer.

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mattmentecky t1_j2pqdkp wrote

You obviously are correct. But just to add, I am from the area, Brackenridge isn’t rural, about 25 minutes from Pittsburgh. It’s just an incredibly small town, it’s gotta be the smallest community nearby and there really isn’t any justification to have its own police force (my opinion). Local communities nearby have consolidated police departments recently. Maybe in the past when the local steel mill was running and in its heyday but not now.

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reggiecide t1_j2qbwc9 wrote

My cousin lives in Brackenridge. I was surprised to hear that there is a police force, and equally surprised to hear that there's a "downtown" Brackenridge.

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Nekrosis666 t1_j2tb1vl wrote

Well, to make things even more confusing, Fawn Twp has its own department too! Comprised of...2 or 3 officers. In reality, it seems like most of these smaller departments coordinate with each other basically like they would if they were all in the same force. Which makes it even more strange that they don't just consolidate them.

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dibs8789 t1_j2tdw1f wrote

Correct. I live up the road in Natrona heights. Brackenridge is so small and their police force has to be minimal too

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Levonorgestrelfairy1 t1_j2pa6ng wrote

In small towns "Police Chief" can basically just mean beat cop with a better office and more paperwork.

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OutsideBrilliant5894 t1_j2u5wsd wrote

My area, we have small townships, there's only like 4 cops. Suspect was chased from the city, armed and dangerous. Local police were backing up county. It's incredibly sad around here. He grew up here and his beautiful wife is devastated.

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JonnyOgrodnik t1_j2pn19o wrote

That’s horrible. I feel for his family.

I have to add that the article is pretty poorly written. They start naming the suspect by his last name, then switch and start naming him by his middle name.

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InflamedLiver t1_j2p0enb wrote

Peace be with the fallen and their family. I hope the suspect is caught soon.

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illy-chan t1_j2p9v7v wrote

Sounds like the suspect was killed by Pittsburgh police:

> Police say the suspect is 28-year-old Aaron Lamont Swan. Sources say he was killed in a shootout with police in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood on Monday. 

All in all, what a waste of lives.

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The_Barnanator t1_j2rf4g2 wrote

Yeah, people who kill cops (or are even alleged to have done so) rarely get taken in alive

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dibs8789 t1_j2tecyr wrote

He was. He was shot in the head just like he did to Chief McIntire. The whole thing is horrible. When I heard there was an active shooter in Brackenridge I was stunned. I live 5 minutes up the road and the person who shot the officer doesn't even live anywhere near Brackenridge. He was probably selling drugs. It's sad he chose to end the officers life over being picked up on a warrant. Now they're both dead. To think of how differently it could have gone.

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RobXIII t1_j2rq8pr wrote

Oh look, another felon with a handgun.

Should be 20 years, no chance at parole for that alone.

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Poopitypoop96 t1_j2u1l7e wrote

Qualified immunity doesn't protect officers from legal trouble. It just makes it so a judge has to give the go ahead on civil lawsuits only. It does not apply to anything else. However judges and just about any other political power has ABSOLUTE immunity and cannot be sued civilly period.

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