- Oh, hey there, how are you?
Guys, if you're enjoying these amazing fact videos,
then you gotta check out Fact Maniac.
It's a brand new brand that I just started,
where I post amazing daily facts on Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook.
Check out the links in the description,
and start following Fact Maniac right now,
or just search Fact Maniac on Instagram,
Twitter, and Facebook.
Okay, let's get into it.
Police exist to serve us and make us safer.
They go through a lot of training
and are really smart people.
Well, that's the majority of them,
because sometimes they fail miserably and in
spectacular ways.
Here are the 10 biggest police blunders of all time.
Number 10 is arresting a hero.
On June 16, 2010, 27-year-old medic, Eric Wright,
was with his wife, Alene,
in their Chattanooga, Tennessee home,
when Alene suddenly had a stroke.
Eric, who'd recently returned from two separate tours
in Iraq, lifted his wife and sped off
towards the medical center.
But on the way, they drove through two red lights,
which caught the attention of Officer Jim Davies.
He pursued them, but fearing for his wife,
Eric ignored the sirens.
Once they arrived, the officer tried to physically
block them from entering into the ER,
despite Eric's attempt at explaining the situation.
After eluding the officer, Eric and his wife got inside,
saving her life, but just two days later,
Davies went to the Wright's home and arrested Eric for
multiple charges including assaulting an officer.
Yeah, guess what?
They threw out the charges, duh.
Pick your battles, friends.
Number nine is the wrong drug dealer.
It's a real shame when people wearing badges
abuse their power,
especially when that power involves them keeping drugs
on the street while their wallets get fatter.
Unfortunately such was the case for two
bumbling officers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Those were 31-year-old Shawn Alvera
and 24-year-old Christopher Luciano,
who were suspected of stealing drugs and money from
crime scenes and working with drug dealers for profit.
On October 4, 2010, the pair were arrested
when they stole nine kilograms of marijuana
and around $3,000 from a local dealer.
A dealer, by the way, who they'd never actually heard of
with all their scumbag friends,
and one who happened to be an undercover cop.
Hey, nice to meet you, Mr. Nay-ark.
Nay-ark is it?
Wait, Nark?
Is it Nark or Nay-ark?
Video surveillance that captured both of them in the act
were used at their trial.
As you can imagine,
they were both fired from the police force and
were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in jail.
Number eight is a bad dog.
On January 2, 2012, 52-year-old metal scrap worker,
David Eckeret, was pulled over in Deming, New Mexico,
while on his way to Wal Mart.
Oh yeah, nothing good ever happens on the way to or
in a Wal Mart.
After asking Eckeret to exit the vehicle,
the officer on the scene noticed that the man was
standing awkwardly and called for a canine unit to come
sniff around.
The dog, a German shepherd, named Leo, arrived
and immediately signaled that drugs were on the man's body.
Eckeret was brought to a medical center where he went
through at least eight invasive procedures to find drugs
that he wasn't actually carrying.
After 12 hours of enemas, x-rays, and a colonoscopy,
authorities finally determined that Leo may have been
mistaken and Eckeret was released.
Yeah, it was soon revealed that Leo's certification
as a drug-sniffing dog expired nearly a year earlier.
Woof. What's that doggie?
Woof woof. Okay, sir.
You're gonna have to just bend over.
We're gonna have a little fun.
Number seven is the car threat.
On February 1, 2017, police in Cambria, England,
discovered a man who had become ill.
After making sure he made it to the hospital,
the officers decided to move the unidentified man's car
to the Workington Police Station,
parking it outside overnight.
Oh, that's nice, right?
Nothing can go wrong.
Well, what they failed to do was tell their fellow officers,
specifically the ones coming in for the overnight shift,
why there was an abandoned car outside.
Oh this is gonna end well.
When their colleagues discovered the car on their own,
it somehow set off a bomb scare.
The station was abandoned,
and a 100 meter area was cordoned off,
stopping traffic and even a train from going through.
The bomb squad was called in and through a controlled
explosion, the suspicious vehicle was destroyed.
In the end, police later apologized to the man for
their ridiculous error.
Oh yeah, see, sorry about that.
We were just trying to move your car.
It's in pieces over there.
Number six are multiple raids.
For 83-year-old retired World War Two Army veteran,
Walter Martin, and his wife, 82-year-old Rose,
having the police stop by was just a way of life,
though still terrifying.
The Brooklyn, New York, couple were visited by the
NYPD officers over 50 times within eight years.
Each time looking for suspects, drug labs,
or key witnesses to what were sometimes major crimes.
Officers from several precincts around the city came
knocking, often demanding answers from the confused pair.
As it turns out, the Martin's address was used in a test
of the department-wide computer system back in 2002,
which somehow glitched and started showing multiple
people's addresses as theirs.
Okay, El Choppo is clearly staying with Mr. Martin.
Okay, let's get him.
It wasn't until 2010 when the commissioner stepped in
after having some bad press that the raids finally ended
and the couple got some much-need peace and quiet.
Number five is the memory bear.
On April 1, 2014, 23-year-old Chelsea Wright,
and her partner James,
tragically lost their 10-month-old son, Nathan.
In an attempt to keep her child with her,
Wright had his ashes put inside a stuffed animal,
called a memory bear.
She kept it near her at all times,
but on June 27, 2017, while she was staying at James'
apartment in Stafforshire, England,
the unthinkable happened.
Police looking for a stolen laptop, entered the apartment
and conducted a search.
I think you kinda know where this is going.
Chelsea informed them that Nathan's ashes were in the bear,
but not only did they search anyway,
they spilled the remains all over the room.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ashes?
Sure there are, maybe a laptop.
(coughs) Oops.
After finding no laptop, they left,
leaving the couple to scoop up
their dead son's ashes themselves.
Although the officers were investigated over the incident,
no formal charges were laid for their negligence.
Number four is taking lady.
One day in February of 2009, 18-year-old Thomas Russell,
and his brother, Darrin, were in their apartment on the
second floor of their building in Chicago, Illinois,
when there was a knock at the door.
Opening it, Thomas found police with their guns drawn
and aimed at him.
Raising his hands, the teen asked if he could lock up Lady,
the family's nine-year-old black Labrador before
the officers entered.
However they promptly refused and stormed inside.
Moments later, Lady came around the corner,
her tail wagging as she greeted the strangers in her home.
That's when Officer Richard Antinson shot her dead
right in front of the teens.
The search of their home came up empty,
but they arrested Thomas anyway.
The teen was released and the family was awarded
a settlement of $330,000 for the actions taken by
these bonehead police.
Okay, seriously, I'm an animal lover and this one
just, nnyyaa, kind of bothers me.
So we're gonna move on.
Number three is a shootout with grandma.
On November 21, 2006, after falsifying reports to gain
a no-knock warrant, three undercover police officers,
Greg Gunner, Jason Smith, and Arthur Tessler,
conducted a raid on a suspected drug operation at a
home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Breaking down the door, officers were surprised to see
92-year-old Catherine Johnston, who fired a warning shot
with an old pistol over their heads.
You wanna come in here, give me a second to put in
the gun powder.
Okay, here we go, bang.
Reacting, the officers opened fire on her.
Believe it or not, they even managed to shoot each other,
each of them receiving a non-serious injury.
Ha, shot!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang.
After handcuffing the woman and finding no drugs in
the home, Smith planted three bags of marijuana from
a previous bust.
It wasn't long before the fake story fell apart,
and all three were exposed.
Also, all three were arrested and filed heavy, heavy
charges and they deserve it.
These guys are just--
Number two is a wrong gun.
On September 15, 2010, 35-year-old St. Joseph, Missouri,
police officer, Dan Decray, was participating in a
training exercise alongside Officer Jason Strong,
when the two men got a little snacky.
Still in uniform, the pair decided to switch their
practice weapons out for their on-duty pieces before
driving to a nearby convenience store for some food.
Well, this one cannoli and well bup bup bup bup.
Once they returned, DeCray wanted to know what it felt like
to be shot with plastic-tipped bullets that they were
practicing with, so guess what?
He asked Strong to shoot him once in the back,
which he did.
Unfortunately, the officers failed to switch out their
guns again and Strong's shot did so much more than just
sting a little.
You can probably guess what happened,
and long story short, DeCray's family received a
settlement of $300,000.
Folks, don't play with dangerous things.
That's like being like, okay, we're playing with Napalm,
but don't worry, it's just for testing.
I'm gonna switch it out for the real thing.
Gets a snack.
Hey, let's smear this everywhere.
Let's see if it lights on fire, just for a test.
And number one is the 96.
On April 15, 1989, the FA Cup semi-final football game
was being held at the Hillsboro Football Stadium
in Sheffield, England.
Shortly before the game started,
Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield,
who is the match commander, ordered that Gate C be opened
to allow another entrance for supports.
He soon realized that he made a terrible mistake
when over 3,000 fans rushed into the area built only
safely for 1600.
With the area in chaos, emergency personnel and police
officers lost control of the scene.
Unable to get people to safety, 94 people were crushed
and 768 people were injured.
Police tried to cover up their errors,
blaming drunk Liverpool fans and hooligans.
But in April of 2016, Duckenfield and his officers
were finally charged.
I don't know, man.
That's why I don't attend sporting events.
You think you're going to watch a fun, fun game
for the whole family, then all of a sudden there's just,
chaos, everybody's angry and throwing beer and stuff.
Just, I can't do it.
So those were the 10 biggest police blunders of all time.
And if you guys enjoyed this, remember to give it
a thumbs up and also be sure to subscribe to my channel
if you haven't yet, and click the notification bell
beside the subscribe button to enable notifications
so that you never miss a thing.
Because I release new videos all the time.
Thank you guys for watching.
I'll see you in the next one, bye.