Burbank Police Shooting

[werinshades]

This isn't my primary monitoring , but the neighboring Zone 6 received a call from a frantic Oak Lawn Central Dispatcher at 2114 Hrs. Initial report was "shots fired-officer down" at the Budget Inn Motel 8450 S. Cicero. I have a dedicated scanner to Zone 6 (460.400) and then set up another on Burbank's primary (470.5875). For those that have never monitored an incident of this magnitude live, I can still tell you after 30 plus years of monitoring, it sends chills down my spine. Chicago Police responded with a vengance, as all the surrounding suburbs did. The end result was one offender dead, and two minor injuries to Burbank Police officers.
Some of the radio traffic I heard was a "magazine clip found at the south stairwell". I knew this was no ordinary offender. Without going off on an entirely different subject, an 18 year old with a Mac 10..hmmm, wonder where he was heading in his life?
Myself and illinistripes had this one covered, both from Oak Lawn Police Primary (470.4625) and Burbank's primary. The one thing that both suprised us was the lack of information given over the primary frequencies..offender info, even officer's condition. I'm used to Chicago's way of providing more information I guess. I did check the information in the database and I had the "reported" frequencies all pre-programmed. Anyone else other than us was monitoring this last night?

 

[Utah_Viper]

Our condolences and thoughts with the brave officers. Wish your city well in this difficult time.

 

[RADIOGUY2002]

Thank God

Thank God for vests, nice job guys in catching and putting in end to this thug. I use another word, but its inapporiate on this website. Missed the activity on the radio, sorry guys.

Dave, it varies by dispatcher and town. I can only imagine what the dispatcher was going through especially being in a clsoe knit environment then chicago. Not that I'm saying dispatchers in chicago don't care, it just a little bit different when you have somthing like 40 officers as opposed to 100.

 

[firecop22]

Messed up

I was the Police Dispatcher who took the New Lenox Illinois police shooting a year ago on Dec 7th, 2007 ..Now let me tell you about being sick to your stomach. I took the traffic stop from start to finish and every moment was a nightmare. I have the Audio from that night i listen to it every so often has a reminder anything can happen at any time.

 

[KSJ745]

This isn't my primary monitoring , but the neighboring Zone 6 received a call from a frantic Oak Lawn Central Dispatcher at 2114 Hrs. Initial report was "shots fired-officer down" at the Budget Inn Motel 8450 S. Cicero. I have a dedicated scanner to Zone 6 (460.400) and then set up another on Burbank's primary (470.5875). For those that have never monitored an incident of this magnitude live, I can still tell you after 30 plus years of monitoring, it sends chills down my spine. Chicago Police responded with a vengance, as all the surrounding suburbs did. The end result was one offender dead, and two minor injuries to Burbank Police officers.
Some of the radio traffic I heard was a "magazine clip found at the south stairwell". I knew this was no ordinary offender. Without going off on an entirely different subject, an 18 year old with a Mac 10..hmmm, wonder where he was heading in his life?
Myself and illinistripes had this one covered, both from Oak Lawn Police Primary (470.4625) and Burbank's primary. The one thing that both suprised us was the lack of information given over the primary frequencies..offender info, even officer's condition. I'm used to Chicago's way of providing more information I guess. I did check the information in the database and I had the "reported" frequencies all pre-programmed. Anyone else other than us was monitoring this last night?

I wonder why this wasn't reported by any other "Chicago area" scanning groups.

 

[FFPM571]

I guess you just can't pass up the oppotunity to bash " the other group". The other group isn't so much about active incidents as it is sharing the information of what frequencies to listen to.

 

[werinshades]

Thank God for vests, nice job guys in catching and putting in end to this thug. I use another word, but its inapporiate on this website. Missed the activity on the radio, sorry guys.

Dave, it varies by dispatcher and town. I can only imagine what the dispatcher was going through especially being in a clsoe knit environment then chicago. Not that I'm saying dispatchers in chicago don't care, it just a little bit different when you have somthing like 40 officers as opposed to 100.

I really don't consider Oak Lawn Central as close as some of the small-town burbs. It was handled quite professionally I thought, as they always are up there. The normal day-to-day radio traffic sounds like an extended Chicago when I do listen to it. My suspicion is this was all handled on cell phones or Nextels, what we didn't catch that is. I was just wondering if any others from here were listening..based upon the lack of response to that, i'll assume not. Good guys/gals came out on top this time...that's all that matters.