This is one of those stories which raises far more questions than it answers.  First, the woman seems to have reported being "threatened with a gun."  Thus we have a man identified as a "felon" alledgedly in possession of a firearm which he used to threaten another person.  Sounds like serious business to me.  Then the police apparently decided to NOT arrest him AT THAT TIME and  decide to not take agressive actions to do so.  Does this mean they just "left the scene" and a man suspected of being a felon in the possession of a firearm who used it to threaten someone?  That makes no sense to me.  The jurisdictional issue is interesting too.  What is the EPD doing over on Q Street in Sprinfield?  

There are posters both defending and condemning the police decisions.  I really can't offer an informed opinion since, based on the information provided, I don't really have an understanding of what all happened.