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Chief praises officer for arrest that officers say prevented possible shooting
Summary
Chief Fausto described an arrest by Officer Spencer in which the officer saw the handle of a handgun in a suspects waistband, made an arrest, and the suspect admitted retrieving the gun from a vehicle.
Chief Fausto described a recent response in which Officer Spencer, assisted by officers from a neighboring department, observed a suspect leave a building, retrieved a firearm from a vehicle and then returned; Fausto said Spencer observed the gun handle in the suspects waistband and made an arrest.
Fausto characterized the intervention as preventing a possible shooting or officer-involved shooting and praised Spencer and the assisting officers for being observant and responsive.
