ST. LOUIS COUNTY • Your next pizza order could arrive at the door in
the hands of an undercover police officer.

St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch on Thursday announced an
unusual plan to have undercover cops deliver pizzas to parts of St.
Louis County to deter armed robberies.

“If it’s a legitimate pizza order, they’re not going to know it’s a
police officer,” Fitch said. “If a person has a sinister motive and
they decide to rob one of our officers, it’s not going to be pretty.”

The strategy comes after Imo’s driver Brian W. Johnson was fatally
shot Monday night while taking three pizzas to a home in Dellwood.
Johnson, 39, was found dead in his car after being robbed of the
pizzas and a cellphone.

Prosecutors have charged Earon Rivers, 17, in the killing. Police said
they found him in a house with the empty pizza boxes and murder
weapon. They also arrested three other teens and are pursuing charges
against them.

Johnson was the second Imo’s pizza delivery driver slain in St. Louis
County in six months. Imo’s driver Daniil Maksimenko, 22, was shot May
20 while delivering a pizza in Hillsdale, about five miles south of
where Johnson was killed.

Fitch said he has never tried such a crime prevention idea before.
Officers who typically work undercover drug cases will be assigned to
pizza delivery, as needed, starting as early as Friday in areas where
similar robberies have occurred. He said police are working with Imo’s
and talking with other pizzerias that make deliveries in central and
north St. Louis County and Florissant.

Police also will be working with pizza shops to help them identify
orders that seem suspicious.

The officers who will deliver pizzas have experience with the dangers
of making undercover drug buys, Fitch said.

“They usually have a good inkling when they think something is going
to go bad,” he said. “It absolutely will be putting officers in harm’s
way, but that’s what they do every day.”

Fitch said his plan has no end date; he will evaluate its
effectiveness later.

All tips earned by officers will be turned over to drivers whose place
police took, Fitch said.

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The drivers should also get the heads of the thug thieves the police
find during the operation.

"Metspitzer" wrote in message

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"They usually have a good inkling when they think something is going
to go bad," he said. "It absolutely will be putting officers in harm's
way, but that's what they do every day."

Fitch said his plan has no end date; he will evaluate its
effectiveness later.

All tips earned by officers will be turned over to drivers whose place
police took, Fitch said.


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The drivers should also get the heads of the thug thieves the police
find during the operation.

I'm not sure how smart it was to tip off the media to this operation, but I
agree. There's no lower life form than someone who would rob a guy trying
to earn a living on a pizza deliveryman's salary. My only hope is that the
robbers resist arrest. Fatally.

--
Bobby G.

I'm not sure how smart it was to tip off the media to this operation, but
I
agree. There's no lower life form than someone who would rob a guy trying
to earn a living on a pizza deliveryman's salary. My only hope is that
the
robbers resist arrest. Fatally.

Personally it seems brilliant. The nefarious types now have no idea as
to who is the cop and who is the not-cop. Hopefully they will stay away
from all instead of playing the lottery.

You are assuming the idiots are able and willing to read.

--
Wes Groleau

€œBeware the barrenness of a busy life.€�
€” Socrates

Kurt Ullman wrote:
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"Robert Green" wrote:

"Metspitzer" wrote in message

stuff snipped

"They usually have a good inkling when they think something is going
to go bad," he said. "It absolutely will be putting officers in harm's
way, but that's what they do every day."

Fitch said his plan has no end date; he will evaluate its
effectiveness later.

All tips earned by officers will be turned over to drivers whose place
police took, Fitch said.


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deliver-pizzas-in-wake-of/article_87476220-420f-5d6b-a91f-920cbe36aa84.html

The drivers should also get the heads of the thug thieves the police
find during the operation.

I'm not sure how smart it was to tip off the media to this operation, but I
agree. There's no lower life form than someone who would rob a guy trying
to earn a living on a pizza deliveryman's salary. My only hope is that the
robbers resist arrest. Fatally.

Personally it seems brilliant. The nefarious types now have no idea as
to who is the cop and who is the not-cop. Hopefully they will stay away
from all instead of playing the lottery.

Really? I've seen a pizza delivery guy who was so fat he had to reach
across his body his right hand to close the car door. I've seen pizza
delivery kids with so many pimples he looked like a pizza himself.

The bad guys might not always know who is a cop, but I'm pretty sure
they'll be able to spot many that definitely are not. Those are the ones
they can rob if they so choose.

On 2012-11-12, DerbyDad03 wrote:

The bad guys might not always know who is a cop, but I'm pretty sure
they'll be able to spot many that definitely are not. Those are the ones
they can rob if they so choose.

Who but a complete moron or drug user would rob a pizza guy? Risk
going to jail over chump change? We need to knock off this stupid
"war on drugs" crap and deal with drugs in a sane manner.

It appears WA and CO have taken such a step, recently legalizing
simple marijuana possesion/use. OTH, it's a slap in the face to a
HUGE industry and CO is one of the largest states supporting
commercial prisons. Total insanity, all of it.

nb

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