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‘I held my breath for a moment, but the sound of breathing continued. My heart sank and my stomach tightened.’
The net from the grappler hooked onto the back left wheel and once the cruiser hit the brakes, the stolen car came to a stop
The revised policy now permits police, weighing public safety and traffic conditions, to pursue suspects fleeing in vehicles during stings, unlike the previous restrictions
The man was being pursued by deputies when he crashed his vehicle, injuring a motorcyclist; he then tried to stab the motorcyclist with a six inch blade
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The suspect had reportedly fled from police multiple times in the past when officers tried to stop her
The ambulance came to a stop on the lawn right in front of the entrance of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office
The stolen vehicle slammed into an Uber van while driving the wrong way on a freeway, killing 3 people inside
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The suspect rammed a cruiser, pushing it onto a Mercer County deputy, whose name has not yet been released
Retired Lt. Dan Marcou was sitting at a picnic table eating a chili dog with his grandkids when a lone officer started pursuing a suspect on foot; the officer radioed for assistance, but Marcou ran to help
Police believe one suspect, who is in custody, was responsible for all of the attacks
The man, suspected of grand theft auto, eventually surrendered and was taken into custody
“We need our legislators and elected officials to revisit this and raise the penalties for this, because it is so dangerous,” a PD official said
Police rescued the puppy, who has since been adopted
Louisville Metro PD Assistant Chief Paul Humphrey defended the officer’s split-second decision
The suspect ran across the freeway and hid inside the porta-potty; a golfer pushed it over to trap him inside
Police on foot, in cruisers and riding on the back of a civilian’s pickup truck were able to apprehend the man
Officers pursued the suspects and deployed a grappler device before the shooting ensued
Officers from multiple departments were able to surround and stop the suspected thief, who told them he was signaling that they weren’t supposed to pursue him
Officer J. Gibson was shot in the leg by a suspected carjacker; the good Samaritan saw the officer needed help and pulled him to safety
Recruits will go through 12 weeks of field training, which is “desperately needed because the department is getting younger and younger,” Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood said
The video shows a series of PIT maneuvers and an attempted escape by jumping from an overpass
Police were searching for the suspect after he sent “threatening messages” to family; when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, the suspect drove off
“We believe it’s a solid investment to keep our officers and citizens safe” Support Services Director Paul Vanderplow said
“We have to show some discretion, but we should not say, ‘We should never pursue,’” Lakewood Police Chief Patrick Smith said
During the pursuit, the U-Haul began traveling on the wrong side of the road at a high rate of speed, directly at two deputies’ cruisers
Police are still investigating the incident, as officers aren’t sure how the suspect obtained the forklift
The man was arrested on robbery charges after crashing the cruiser into another car
A few blocks from the church, the fleeing driver threw a pipe bomb at officers who “saw the flames and could feel when the bomb detonated,” SFPD said
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