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LEO might have been clearing the entire scene and not assuming there was one BG in one vehicle.

Here's an excerpt from Colorado Radio News about the incident:

"A Bank Robbery in the Denver Suburb of Aurora yesterday forced the police to use unconventional tactics to apprehend the suspected robber. The police department did not have a description of the suspect or the vehicle but got a tip that the man responsible was stopped at a red light. Police rushed to the intersection mentioned and found more than 20 cars and 40 people where they believed the suspect was. The police barricaded the traffic and removed all 40 people from their cars at gunpoint. The suspect was finally found in the last car searched and police recovered two loaded weapons, which was the evidence they needed to arrest the suspect. None of the 40 people involved with the unconventional stop complained to the Police Department, but they did receive 5 complaints from citizens who were not involved. The Aurora Police Chief said in an interview that he is sorry they had to inconvenience the drivers, but also said that investigative detention is lawful for a reasonable period of time."

gigag04 wrote:..Revenue from reporting accurately < revenue from ad traffick.

Sorry, a bit on a tangent here...

Generally speaking, news media's (print, TV, on-line) reason for existence is not delivering well researched and fact-checked news, it is for creating revenue for the business and delivering entertainment to its readers/viewers. Critical thinkers discovered this dirty little secret a long time ago .

Excaliber wrote:...A chief who thought this was a good idea too should be involuntarily encouraged to find another line of work where adherence to the Constitution isn't a job requirement.

There you go ...

“We didn’t have a description, didn’t know race or gender or anything, so a split-second decision was made to stop all the cars at that intersection, and search for the armed robber,” Aurora police Officer Frank Fania told ABC News.

Holy COW! No description, not even gender and they stop 19 vehicles and handcuff everybody?!?!? And this took up to two hours?!?!? I would have been furious if I was in the dragnet.