Attack on police officers signals a "change of mentality" in organized crime

One policeman died Saturday during a shooting in the village of Parole near Warsaw. The shooting took place when five local police officers were recording the contents of a truck stolen on March 22. Shortly after the police arrived, three cars full of armed men stopped nearby. According to the officers, all the men were armed and began shooting immediately. During the shooting, the chief of criminal police in Piaseczno, Miroslaw Z., was fatally wounded. Although three of the assailants were wounded and road blocks were set up, the police were unable to arrest any of the attackers. Yesterday the police detained a large number of people, including two police officers, some of whom are alleged to have ties to the assailants. According to deputy Chief of Police Adam Rapacki, this attack marks a change of mentality in criminals, who until now never attacked the police unless left with no option. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) M.T.K.