On the evening of February 16, 2004, gunshots rang out from a home in the 1800 block of Scott Street in Hollywood. Before long, the street erupted in police lights, including those from the squad car of Sgt. Frank Hogan. This was his call. He directed the other cars into a perimeter around the home, staffed a command post, then used his car's P.A. system to speak with the people in the house. Relying on his training as a hostage negotiator, he persuaded the shooter to leave the home unarmed. A search led to the discovery of the... More >>>