A 911 caller informed police about the dangers posed by Justin Flores, but a veteran dispatcher failed to alert responding officers over their radios. Instead, she typed it into their patrol car consoles.
The 2022 shooting deaths of two El Monte police officers may have been prevented had they been informed about the danger they were facing, loved ones say after 911 audio was obtained by a local news outlet. Dispatch recordings from the June 14, 2022 shooting indicate that, while the caller frantically informed the dispatcher that […]
An investigation into the deaths of California Police Officer Joseph Santana and Cpl. Michael Paredes has confirmed that the two were not verbally warned that their suspect was armed.
El Monte Police Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana were killed in an ambush in 2022 by a convicted gang member who was under the influence of PCP and methamphetamine.
A 911 caller informed police about the dangers posed by Justin Flores, but a veteran dispatcher failed to alert responding officers over their radios. Instead, she typed it into their patrol car consoles.