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Critical Rescue:
Officer Down
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"Requesting assistance. We have a possible 211 in progress at the Bank of
America on Laurel Canyon, north of Kittridge. We have shots fired. All
units, officer down...We need an ambulance."
Follow all of the white-knuckle action of an actual bank robbery as
real-life footage and dramatic reenactments put you in the middle of a
deadly engagement between police and two heavily armed bank robbers. On the
morning of February 28, 1997, officers on patrol in North Hollywood, CA spot
two men wearing ski masks and body armor enter a bank. As one of the
officers reaches for his radio, the men in the bank open fire with automatic
weapons. Bank customers and employees drop to the floor, screaming. Backup
arrives just as the gunmen emerge from the bank with weapons blazing and
bags loaded with cash. Police officers return fire, but their pistols and
shotguns are no match for the robbers' military-style weapons.
Officers,
even some nearby citizens, are cut down in the storm of gunfire. Still
firing, the gunmen sprint to their getaway car. The police give chase – but
without body armor or automatic weapons, they are completely outgunned. One
officer attempts a better firing position, only to be shot down, completely
exposed to the crossfire. Suddenly, a fellow patrolman speeds through the
hail of bullets, hoists the wounded officer into his cruiser and rushes him
to safety. After a raucous 40 minutes, the guns finally go silent. The
robbers are dead. Officers lie strewn about the concrete battlefield. The
heroic actions of police and emergency personnel prove successful.
It sounds like dramatic, big-screen suspense – but in reality, it's just
another day in the life of the men and women in blue.
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
ORDER CODE: AID685479 VD
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