Position of power... do what I said!
While responding to a Tuesday night rollover accident in Chula Vista, Calif., a police officer and firefighter got into a dispute over where the fire engine should park. It ended with the uniformed firefighter in handcuffs. The California Highway Patrol officer reportedly ordered the firefighter, identified as Jacob Gregoir, to move the fire engine off the center divide or he would be arrested. As he worked the scene and checked the overturned car for more victims, he reportedly told the unidentified officer that he would have to check with his captain. Thats when the officer decided to detain the firefighter instead.
According to UT San Diego, Gregoir a fire service veteran of more than 12 years parked the truck behind an ambulance to provide protection to the emergency responders from oncoming traffic. This is apparently a standard safety procedure fire crews are taught. In the video, the CHP officer can be seen putting Gregoir, still in uniform, in handcuffs while others with the fire crew and officers tend to the crash victims. The firefighter was reportedly put in the back of a CHP cruiser and detained for about half an hour before being released.
While responding to a Tuesday night rollover accident in Chula Vista, Calif., a police officer and firefighter got into a dispute over where the fire engine should park. It ended with the uniformed firefighter in handcuffs. The California Highway Patrol officer reportedly ordered the firefighter, identified as Jacob Gregoir, to move the fire engine off the center divide or he would be arrested. As he worked the scene and checked the overturned car for more victims, he reportedly told the unidentified officer that he would have to check with his captain. Thats when the officer decided to detain the firefighter instead.
According to UT San Diego, Gregoir a fire service veteran of more than 12 years parked the truck behind an ambulance to provide protection to the emergency responders from oncoming traffic. This is apparently a standard safety procedure fire crews are taught. In the video, the CHP officer can be seen putting Gregoir, still in uniform, in handcuffs while others with the fire crew and officers tend to the crash victims. The firefighter was reportedly put in the back of a CHP cruiser and detained for about half an hour before being released.
