44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Page #3

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Then, everybody else--|your boss...

and the police commission|and all the reporters--

well, they get to take all the time|in the world to, uh...

form an opinion about what it is|that you did and how you did it.

It's kinda like|being on trial every day.

And sooner or later, I mean,|how much of that sh*t can you take?

You wake up one morning|and you say, ''That's

it. I wanna turn|in my papers.''

Everyone's got an S.U. V.|They're nice.

Yeah, and they're fun to drive too.

Sh*t!

- Sh*t. Hang on.|- 21 1 .

- Everybody down!|-

On the floor!

Heads down!

Move and you die!|Don't look at my face!

1 5-A-39,|we have a possible 21 1 in progress.

- 6600 Laurel Canyon. Bank of America.|- Go! Go! Go!

Multiple suspects armed with AK-47 s.

Officers requesting help.

- 21 1 . Let's clear this street.|- Right!

I'll get the other side.!

All units, 2 1 1 in

progress. 6600 Laurel|Canyon. Shots fired.

Nine Adam 37, we're en route.

- Let me out here, man. It's cool.

Suspects described as|large males wearing

body armour and carrying|automatic weapons.

I repeat, multiple shots fired.

I'm en route.

That day, I was ready to say, ''Enough.''

And then... I got the call.

It's not something|that you can turn your back on.

- Stay down!|-

Attention, all Valley units.|Officer needs help, 6600 Laurel Canyon.

''Officer needs help'' call is|the most important call you can get.

That means there's somebody,|he's down, he's in trouble.

I'm gonna put the call|out there, and anyone

in the area, get|your ass over here.

The way I grew up,|the LAPD was family.

My dad was, uh,|a cop for 3 1 years.

Uh, my mom died|when I was very young.

And so these guys were the people|that I knew. They came over to the house.

They, you know, we had picnics|together. And, uh, they were my family.

You get|an ''officer needs help'' call...

that means your family needs help,|their life is in danger.

It's your job to get there.

We got a 21 1 in progress,|North Hollywood. Officers need help.

Come on. Get your sh*t.|Let's go.!

Load up the .223s. Leave the MP5s.|We don't need 'em.

Move and you're dead.

I did two tours of Vietnam,|and there's two things you never forget.

Your number of days in and the sound of a Chinese-made|AK-47 machine gun.

Now those two guys|were packing AKs...

and I had a nine-millimeter Beretta.

I was in the wrong place|with the wrong gun.

1 5-A-39, I want one unit|on the north side.

One unit on the south side.|One unit around back if possible.

Hurry up!

You! The vault!|Open the vault!

- What? What?|- The vault!

- I need a second set of keys.|- Who got them?

- Randy. Over there. Randy? Randy!|- Randy!

- I have the key.|- Hurry up, b*tch.

- Faster.!|- All right. Let's not hurt anybody.

- I got the key right here.|- Give it. Give it. Shut up!

On the ground!|Pipe down!

Down!

Head down!

There's something|going on out

here. I don't|know what it is.

Flying over North Hollywood|right now,

where there are several|LAPD units...

surrounding what looks to be|a Bank of America building.

One Adam 1 1, we are on scene.

Where is your watch commander?

How long they been in there?

About six minutes.

This is 1 5-L-1 0.|All units, stay off the air.

I repeat, stay off the air|unless you have a genuine emergency.

Do they know we're out here?

I've been ringing the bank|manager's office. No answer.

I think I know these guys.|They're gonna come out heavy.

I want containment on the rear|of this building right now.

- We need traffic blocked off on Archwood and Kittridge.|- You got it.

No civilians in.|No suspects out.

Why don't you take the south side?

- All right, go.|- All the way to Kittridge.

Right.|Take another unit.

- Ramon, I'm gonna let you go under one condition.|- Are you crazy?

You heard the radio.|There's bank robbers everywhere, man.

- That condition is you stay your ass in school.|- Fine. Let me go, man.

Wait a minute now. I see you got|the cross and crucifix here, right?

Yeah?

All right. You take this.

You're gonna need it more than me.|Go ahead, take it.

A Bible, man?|What am I supposed to do with this?

- I want you to read it.|- Which part?

Whatever part speaks to you.

Ramon, listen.|Before you think

bout hitting your|mama again...

I got her number, she got mine.

I hit back.

Don't end up in my picture book,|brother.

Go on. Go.

You let him go?

Move back inside.

Hey, hey, I'm the one|that called 9 1 1.

These two guys just pulled up and--

Ma'am, we're all over it.|We know. You need to stand back.

- I saw them go into the bank.|- You need to stand back.

The 1 01 southbound|beginning to back up at the 1 7 0.

405 is clear but slow|in both directions.

Assignment desk,|this is Sky Fox.

I'm flying over North Hollywood|right now, and

something's going on|down here, you guys.

- Talk about--|- They're surrounding|this Bank of America.

- We're not sure what's going on, but it's really big.|- I have to call you back.

Numerous police units|responding to a ''shots

fired'' call. What|do you want me to do?

Bill. Bill!

We got a live feed up. Bank robbery|in progress. North Hollywood.

- I think we should cut in.|- Police response?

Multiple units. Shots have already|been fired in the bank.

Okay, let's do it. Go live.

Okay, everybody ready.|In three, two, one.

We interrupt|this program for

a special report from|North Hollywood.

Given the force out here,|they've gotta give up.

Commander?|Hello?

- Hello? Gentlemen, I need a land line.

- You ain't gotta do that, all right?|- Shut up!

Not the safe deposit boxes.|Open this one.

- Okay!|- Fill this up!

You, head down.!

Hurry up.!

I said, ''Head down.!''

Faster! Faster! Faster!

Lieutenant, over here.

- You want a driver?|- LAPD.

We got a major incident|going on down the street.

We need your store|and your telephones.

Yes, sir.

Frank, I need you to expand|that perimeter right now.

Let's set up on these tables here.

Down!

Hurry up!

Don't look at me!

The gunmen are|still apparently in the bank.

We don't know how many people|are in the bank at this time.

Jim, Kelly, we'll get back to you|as soon as we have any more details.

Between Sherman Way and Oxnard.

I want east and west traffic blocked.

- Air 1 0. How's our perimeter look?|- Go ahead.

Yeah, we've got four units|it looks like on--

Where's the rest?|Where's the rest?

That's all we've got.|We're waiting for our morning delivery.

Are you lying to me?

No, no. They reduced|the amount of money

we keep because of|recent robberies.

Don't shoot me, man.

We are going to the A.T.M's.|Let's go!

Okay.

- Fast! That's right, stay down.|- Okay.

Everybody, in the vault.|Get up! Move!

- Open it!|- I can't. See?

What the hell does that mean?

They changed the policy.|Only armed transport can open it.

Sh*t!

We just gonna sit here?

We can't run in. We need to get|a possible position on them.

We rush 'em now, there's civilians|in the background, somebody gets hurt.

Conflicting numbers. We don't|know who's still inside the bank.

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