Synopsis

At 5:45 PM, Officer Thomas Fletcher of the Metropolitan Police Department's Northeast Area Command noted the significant utility of the computer terminals (MCTs) installed in all Metropolitan vehicles, both black and white. These systems allow officers to run license plates, instantly checking for nationwide theft records, outstanding warrants, or expired registration. Later, at 7:30 PM, Officer Joseph Lombardo responded to a disturbance involving Officer Andrew Legrow and a woman known as the "