06.25.09 OFF-DUTY COP SHOOTS 2 AFTER BASEBALL GAME

The officer, who was not identified in the report filed by the monolith, fired his duty weapon after what seemed like a botched carjacking after the officer and his family were leaving an Angels game:

The officer, who was walking to his car with his wife and two small children about 25 minutes after the game, was hit in the head with beer bottles, police Sgt. Tim Schmidt said.

The officer called a dispatcher at his department and asked for help, saying two men had choked him and asked him to get away from his car, Sgt. Rick Martinez said.

The off-duty officer then shot the men with his duty weapon, Martinez said. Police did not immediately identify the officer or the shooting victims

One of the two men is in critical condition; the other in stable condition. But I have an envelope here on my desk marked “Carjacking Jokes” and I was totally ready for…oh, never mind. It’s empty. I should probably point out that I’m the only one referring to it as a carjacking, but I’m not the final authority on these things, and that’s probably good. Up until 2005, I thought Pat Benatar was a guy.