Thomas Streicher Quotations

Overall ... we're extremely encouraged by the cooperation of the citizens in this city and believe that the operations were a success overnight,

These things take a tremendous toll on the officers,

This is a tremendous shock on the department,

Certainly, the standard for use of force in the United States is that the officers can use force to defend themselves and/or to overcome resistance to arrest,

The actions of the police division today will be to assist the church for the funeral. We anticipate that a fairly large crowd will be outside the church and the general area, ... We're trying to approach everything with common sense.

There has to be an overt act on the part of the other person before an officer can even engage somebody,

Shrapnel would fly or the tank could take off like a rocket,

There are some problems between the races in America, and it stretches much beyond police/community relations. I think it's something that is encompassed by all the different aspects of society right now,

Officers came under attack. At one point, they're defending themselves. At another point, a transition is made to where they are trying to arrest a person for a felony act of violence. ... Certainly, the standard for use of force in the United States is that the officers can use force to defend themselves and/or to overcome resistance to arrest,

of great concern to us as an agency.