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Detroit Police Stage Purse Snatching, Almost Get Shot By FBI Agent

A training exercise that went awry on Wednesday almost ended in the death of a Detroit police officer. According to reports, detroit policesomeone approved of a Detroit police officer simulating a purse snatching at a gas station while being filmed by a TV news crew. This silly stunt may’ve gone off without a hitch had not an FBI agent been at the gas station as well.

“The event takes place. The officer takes the purse, runs around the gas station. As he’s running, an off-duty FBI agent is pumping gas. He witnesses the whole thing. He gives chase. He pulls his weapon, and as he turns the corner around the gas station, he’s stopped by another officer, who identifies herself as a police officer and don’t shoot, don’t shoot, this is a scenario,” said Detroit Police Inspector Shawn Gargalino.

Gargalino went on to say that the Detroit cops put people’s lives at risk.

“You had citizens who could’ve been hurt. A lot of people out here have CPLs now and carry weapons. They’re tired of the crime that’s going on in Detroit, and they might want to stand up and help somebody that’s in this type of situation. It just so happened it’s a gas station where the FBI fills up all their vehicles,” Gargalino said.

Sergeant Eren Stephens, the head of Public Information for Detroit Police, provided a statement to clarify what happened.

“WDIV Channel 4's request to have two members of the Detroit Police Department participate in its “How to Be a Better Witness” story was approved by DPD leadership. The simulated crime occurred in front of actual witnesses, in order to demonstrate what the witnesses did or did not see, which is very important during the process of an investigation. WDIV’s goal was to educate the public on safety and crime prevention. The demonstration involved an unarmed suspect (played by a police officer) snatching a woman’s purse as she (WDIV Associate) exited a local gas station located at Michigan and 11th Street. As the unarmed “suspect” fled with the purse, an FBI agent who was coincidentally at the scene of the demonstration initiated a brief enforcement action, taking two steps forward, then was immediately informed by a uniformed police officer that there was no actual crime in progress. Ironically, this demonstration revealed that when a crime occurs in the community, we never know who will be watching.”

But Gargalino says after this fiasco, there won’t be anymore reenactments.

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