Pittsburg Police Say Suspect Smuggled Gun Into Booking Facility Before Shooting Officer

Pittsburg police say suspect smuggled gun into booking facility before shooting officer

The man who shot a Pittsburg police officer at the department's booking facility last week had smuggled in a gun despite having been searched twice, the Bay Area city's police chief said on Tuesday.

Pittsburg police offer new details on shooting inside police station with smuggled gun

By Carlos E. Castañeda The Pittsburg Police Department on Tuesday acknowledged security lapses that led to a shooting inside the department’s booking area last week, while providing new details on the injured officer’s efforts to disarm the suspect. The shooting happened on Sept. 3 after officers arrived to take a suspect from a holding cell

Oakley man charged with attempting to murder Pittsburg cop inside station

Police Chief Phil Galer named the officer who was shot in the stomach last week, but not the officer responsible for the "serious failure" of allowing a convicted killer to sneak a gun past two searches during his arrest.

Pittsburg police officer unable to find gun on suspect a 'serious failure'

An officer failed to locate a hidden gun during multiple searches of a suspect who later attacked and shot the officer at a police station, the Pittsburg Police...

Suspect allegedly smuggled gun into Pittsburg station before shooting officer

The man who allegedly shot a Pittsburg police officer inside the department’s booking facility last week was able to smuggle a gun into the building despite being searched twice. The man, 31-year-old Michael Sanchez Gardner Martin, was searched twice by the same officer before he later allegedly beat and shot Officer Jimmy Sanchez as he […]

Pittsburg Police: Suspect Smuggled Gun Into Booking Facility Despite Being Searched Twice

The man who allegedly shot a Pittsburg police officer inside the department’s booking facility Thursday was able to smuggle a gun into the building despite being searched twice. The man, 31-year-old Michael Sanchez Gardner Martin, was searched twice by the same officer before he later allegedly beat and shot Officer Jimmy Sanchez as he was being prepared for a transfer to Contra Costa County Jail, Pittsburg Police Chief Phil Galer said in a news…