Sanford Police Officers Resign After Delayed Response to 2024 Gas Station Attack

2 Sanford police officers resign over hostage response

Two Sanford Police officers have stepped down following an internal investigation into the department’s delayed response to a 2024 hostage situation at a local gas station, where a woman was held at knifepoint in a bathroom.

Sanford police officers resign after delayed response to 2024 gas station attack

Following the release of bodycam footage from the incident, the responding officers faced criticism for their perceived lack of urgency.

Sanford cops resign, another suspended over botched response to knife attack at gas station

A YouTube video in March showed officers waited last year to rescue a woman being attacked by a knife-wielding man inside a RaceTrac restroom

Sanford cops resign, another suspended over botched response to knife attack at gas station - Finnoexpert

Two Sanford police officers resigned and another was suspended after video surfaced showing officers hesitating to rescue a gas station employee held by a knife-wielding man in a restroom, the police chief announced Thursday. Body-worn camera videos that captured circumstances of the June 1, 2024, incident at RaceTrac on South Orlando Drive alarmed Chief Cecil Smith, who opened an internal investigation after footage was posted March 2 on YouTub…