At 2300 hours, a clerk tripped an alarm inside the Little Chief convenience store notifying police of a robbery at the intersection of Old County Road and Parmer Lane. At 2311 hours, I arrived at the scene with Officer Terry Nash and Officer Mark Wahlberg. The suspect was a 5'8, Caucasian male. He was dressed in a white shirt with a blue sweatshirt, blue jeans, and wore hiking boots. He was approximately 150 lbs. The suspect noticed law enforcement outside and began to panic. Hence, the situation went from a robbery to a hostage situation, which at that time, the suspect immediately grabbed a clerk Martha Stewart, and yelled for law enforcement to leave the premises.
This particular situation is emotional, difficult, and may become a hazardous situation that a negotiator can be involved in, and often the suspect will show signs of high emotions due to mental illness (Conflict Resolution, n.d.).
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According to Conflict Resolution (n.d.), one would continue to make contact by phone with the suspect and continue negotiating with him even if...