Norm Stamper
Norm Stamper
Norman Harvey Stamperis an American former chief of police and writer...
active bent calculated difficult strategy violence
These demonstrators, particularly those who were bent on violence and destruction, made it difficult for us, ... It was a calculated strategy of major, active and threatening disturbances.
confident random
We are very confident that this was not a random act,
drive gas intended people violent
Warnings were administered, ... This gas is more than inconvenient. It really hurts, it stings, and it's intended to drive people away in a potentially violent situation.
commission dealing horrible recognized statement surviving suspect whose
We're dealing with a suspect whose description is pretty general, a suspect who was not recognized by the surviving victims, and a suspect who, apparently, made no statement during the commission of his horrible crime,
appreciate number ovation police standing talking venues won
That won a standing ovation from the police. It made me appreciate that I'm going into a number of venues where I'll be talking to police officers.
accounts automobile suspect
We do not have any accounts of the suspect getting into an automobile or hopping on a boat,
area coverage entire maintain night
but we will maintain a very comprehensive coverage of the entire area through the night.
harbor officers patrol
We've had our harbor patrol officers out, and the
none officers seen
None of our officers has encountered this individual, or even seen him,
assumption immediate indication left somewhere
We have no indication that he has left this immediate area, so we make the assumption that he is still afoot or ... holed up somewhere in this area,
bottles police rocks shy
They have also not been shy about chucking rocks and bottles at our police officers,
anybody certainly considered dangerous given wounded
I think anybody who has killed two and wounded two is certainly to be considered dangerous at any given moment,