Police Radio Transmission - Tampa Police Officer Down

Corporal Mike Roberts was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person in the Sulphur Springs area of the city. He noticed the man pushing a shopping cart along the roadway and stopped to question him.

During the questioning the man began to struggle with Corporal Roberts. The suspect produced a handgun and struck Corporal Roberts several times before shooting him once in the chest. The round struck him in an area not protected by his vest.

Corporal Roberts' sergeant pulled up as the man began to flee. The man then pulled an AR-15 rifle from his shopping basket, pointed it at the sergeant, and then fled on foot. The sergeant then provided aid to Corporal Roberts, who was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.

The suspect surrendered a short time later after being located by a canine unit. He was armed with three handguns and the rifle when he was taken into custody.

Corporal Roberts had served with the Tampa Police Department for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and 3-year-old son.

http://www.odmp.org/officer/20042-corporal-mike-roberts

Corporal Roberts call sign "Lincoln 61"

Some 10 Codes you may not recognize

10-0: Armed and/or Caution
10-33: Emergency!
10-34: Is everything OK?
10-51: Enroute

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Corporal
• Mike
• Michael
• Roberts
• Tampa
• Police
• Department
• Officer
• Down
• Shot
• Chest
• August
• 19
• 2009
• RIP
• Radio
• Transmission
• Florida

[swat124]

Arguing on the internet is child's play, please do not do it on this video, nor any other I have posted, it will be removed and you will be blocked. Please have respect for this Officer who gave his life to clean up this world we live in today. People are not scared of the Police, they are scared of being caught, and having their freedoms taken away (Jail/Prison). If you feel the need to argue, please remember this, "don't do the crime, if you can't do the time". RIP Corporal Roberts.

[bstn96]

Having worked w/Mike @ TPD and now hearing these radio xmissions almost a year and a half after this incident brings tears to my eyes. TPD lost a great man that day. May you be resting in Peace Mike and may you help watch over your TPD brothers and sisters from up above. I would also like to say the TPD dispatcher in this handled the situation tremendously! RIP Cpl Roberts. Your friend at LAPD.

[G0ggy]

Having been in the British Police for 10 years my heart used to sink when you used to hear "code red code red, all units stand-by unless urgent".

Very sad.

[mutedpker3]

rip.

[jbaccalla]

@BruinsSCC2011 10-33 Alarm sounding, audible

10-34 Assist at office

[Valyn66]

@swat124 That kind of ignores the whole purpose of Youtube comments and, on a broader scale, the internet in general, now doesn't it?

[BruinsSCC2011]

what is 10-34 and 10-33 codes?

[mrpaulanthonyroberts]

I am Mike's brother, Paul. With the intercession of the Archangel Michael, may God rest your soul.

[58diesel]

That's one great dispatcher.

[swat124]

@YankeeAngelfan456 , @ultimateskinsfan , @TecDiver05

my apologies for tank54coyote's comment, I review all comments posted however the past couple of weeks I have not had any notifications.

[raley87]

Makes me sick to this day, the amount of officers we have lost here in the past two years is so very tragic. God bless all that serve.