Fake shooting?

Officer Jeff Stenroos works for the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department. On January 19th, 2011 he reported that he had been shot in the chest in the West Fernando Valley. Stenroos said that he had been shot by a man who was peering through car windows near the El Camino High School. This alleged shooting caused the local schools to be on lock-down for hours while police searched the area for the suspect. After a few days, authorities released a sketch of the alleged shooter, and the reward for any information regarding the suspect grew up to $100,000. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said, Thursday night, that Stenroos had been arrested on a felony count for filing a false police report. Also, stating that "the current state of the investigation refutes Stenroos initial account of the incident and we are now certain that there is no outstanding suspect in this shooting." Stenroos was released shortly before midnight on a $20,000 bail. The school district Superintendant Ramon Cortines directed the police chief to immediately relieve Stenroos and begin the dismissing process. It is still unclear as to what happened to Stenroos. Mr. Beck had initially said that he had been treated for the bruising caused by the bullet's impact on his bulletproof vest, but has now backed away from that possibility. "There's evidence that a round was expended, where and when that happened is subject to speculation," Beck said. Not only did he get arrested, lose his job, but the City Council voted Friday to sue Stenroos for the cost of the manhunt, which estimated out to be about $500,000. Beck was asked if there had been any previous incidents like this one, and he referred back to 1984. Here, an officer named Jimmy Pearson diffused a bomb-like device he had found on a bus carrying the Turkyish Olympic team.
I chose to write about this because it definately caught my eye. To think that those we trust to serve and protect us are out scamming us, it's rather uncomforting. I believe that Officer Stenroo deserved everything he got, and maybe more. It just seems a little suspicious that a person would just fake an attack like that, I don't understand what his motive was behind the hoax. If someone was trying to be positive about the situation, I guess it's good that nobody got hurt. It's sad to see this waste of money and time for so many people, but now that it's somewhat resolved maybe everyone can move on with their lives. It's also good to see that a person like that no longer serves for the community. Maybe now, people will look further into who they hire to serve and protect our people.