Failure to call off the night-time search comprised the safety of all involved
The recent tragic death of police canine “Vigor” while on duty, chasing a local wanted fugitive raises serious leadership concerns.
Vigor,
along with his partner/handler Sgt. (BJ) Bill Johnson, had dealt with
hundreds if not thousands of incidents, in Monroe County and in Iraq,
that put them both in extreme life-threatening situations. It's ironic that Vigor died chasing a low-level thug/repeat offender, who could have been captured using the same (deception tactics/diversion), used to capture John Irons.
BJ and Vigor performed traffic stops as part of their day-to-day
operations—traffic stops rank among one of the most dangerous
duties in a police officer's job description...
In the (I-75) corridor (used by drug-traffickers, human traffickers, and possible international terrorists), the MCSD drug-interdiction task force faces a much more 'elite and dangerous' type of criminal than the unsophisticated/local hoodlum (Doug Ellis) being chased during the (night-time in the woods) man-hunt, which led to Vigor's death by drowning in the Tellico River.
In the (I-75) corridor (used by drug-traffickers, human traffickers, and possible international terrorists), the MCSD drug-interdiction task force faces a much more 'elite and dangerous' type of criminal than the unsophisticated/local hoodlum (Doug Ellis) being chased during the (night-time in the woods) man-hunt, which led to Vigor's death by drowning in the Tellico River.
