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A 74-year-old Ohio woman who was a victim of an online scam allegedly tried to remedy her financial issues by robbing a credit union, police said. Ann Mayers was arrested in her home in Hamilton, Ohio, after the Fairfield Township Police Department said she robbed an AurGroup Credit Union. The credit union's employees told police that a woman entered the bank on April 19 and "demanded money while displaying a handgun," police said in a Facebook post. While at Mayers' home, police found the 2014 silver Hyundai Elantra she was allegedly driving during the robbery, according to the post. Mayers admitted to the robbery when police arrived at the house, so officers subsequently took her into custody, the department said. Detectives with Fairfield Township police found a handgun in Mayers' vehicle, the Facebook post said. Before the alleged robbery, Mayers had no criminal history, police said. She's been charged with aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence, which are both felonies, according to the department. It is unclear from Butler County court records if Mayers retained legal counsel for her criminal case. Police learned Mayers may have been a scam victim after detectives spoke with her family, who told them she was sending money to an "unidentified individual," Sgt. Brandon McCroskey said in an email to USA TODAY. "In that aspect, some may see her as a 'victim.' Unfortunately, Ann chose to victimize several other people in the bank by robbing it with a firearm as a remedy for her situation," McCroskey said. If true, McCroskey called Mayers' situation "very sad and unfortunate." Regardless, Mayer "took the time to plan this robbery as evidence shows she removed her license plate from her car and tried to remove a bumper sticker," the sergeant said. "She also reportedly spoke to family members about robbing banks in the days leading up to the robbery, but the family did not take her comments seriously," according to McCroskey. Mayers is currently being housed at the Butler County Jail, inmate records show. She'll remain at the jail until her initial court appearance, police said.

Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Durrett determined a Springdale police officer was justified in using deadly physical force when he shot a man last month, according to a release from the Springdale Police Department. SPD said Cpl. Danny Wright shot and killed Dimitri Calvert, 30, on March 12. Wright responded to an incident after police received calls about a man reportedly damaging vehicles and threatening people in a neighborhood. Wright arrived on the scene and approached Calvert, who was standing in the roadway and holding a knife and a table leg, SPD said in a release. Calvert took a bystander and held a knife to their throat during the encounter before Wright shot him. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Dashcam video shows Calvert holding a knife and grabbing a man as an officer tells him repeatedly to drop the knife. Wright can be heard in his bodycam video saying, “I’m going to shoot you,” before shooting Calvert.

The Town of Webster released body camera footage on Friday, showing Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley's tense interaction with a Webster police officer. It came after Doorley was caught speeding on Monday. Doorley released a statement on Thursday, admitting she had been driving 55 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone along Phillips Road in Webster. Doorley explains in the video, the distance was less than half a mile from her neighborhood. She can be heard saying she was driving home from work, when she realized she had been caught. Instead of pulling over, Doorley said she called Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier to inform him that she was not a threat. She said that she would talk to the officer at her house. In the video, when asked why she didn't stop, Doorley said, "I didn't feel like stopping on Phillips Road at 5:30." The officer then replied, "That's not your choice. You know that." The officer then asked, "What do you want us to do, not do our jobs because it's you?" "No, it’s fine, I said write me a ticket, but I was just saying I was not going to stop on Phillips Road at 5:30," said Doorley. "OK, well, you broke another law because of that, right? You should know better," said the officer. Doorley can be heard responding with, "Just write me the traffic ticket." The officer reminded Doorley that it's not a traffic ticket, it's in fact now an arrestable offense. "You know this," he repeated. In another clip, Doorley chalks it up to having a really bad day "dealing with murders in the city," before eventually apologizing.

A violent confrontation between a Tucson SWAT team and a wanted individual, as reported by the Pima County Regional Critical Incident Team, resulted in the suspect taking his own life after firing hundreds of rounds on March 10. At about 9:45 a.m., Tucson police were following up on an investigation of 38-year-old Jesus Mendivil regarding a recent report of domestic violence, according to the team of investigators spearheaded by Pima County Sheriff's Department and Oro Valley Police. Tucson police had enough probable cause to arrest Mendivil on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to investigators, Tucson officers observed Mendivil entering a residence near Dodge Boulevard and Fort Lowell Road. They attempted to make contact with him, but Mendivil ignored their attempts for several hours. As Mendivil remained inside, the residence was evacuated, and police obtained a search warrant. Hostage negotiators were deployed over a public address system in an attempt to defuse the situation. Investigators said five hours of failed negotiation lead the Tucson SWAT team to make the decision to breach the home's front door. Mendivil responded with gunfire at law enforcement, resulting in a gunfight. Investigators stated that according to Tucson police policy, officers are permitted to discharge their firearms toward a known safe and unoccupied area to disrupt or alter the suspect's behavior while continuing to manage the threat. This tactic is exclusively authorized for use by SWAT team members with specialized training and only in extreme circumstances. This strategy was employed by SWAT to return fire, retreat from the residence, and deploy nonlethal options. Mendivil continued shooting at offices in "sustained bursts" during the deployment of nonlethal equipment, according to the investigators. The escalating situation prompted Tucson police to seek assistance from the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety to resolve the standoff. The Sheriff's Department evacuated a nearby park that was at risk due to the gunfire. SWAT teams breached the exterior wall of the house after several more hours of failed negotiations and continued gunfire from Mendivil, according to authorities. Investigators said Mendivil was inside and had an AR-15 style rifle as well as a handgun, which he pointed toward his head during a final attempt at negotiation. Mendivil shot himself before he could be detained and was taken to Banner University Medical Center, where he later died, according to authorities. No law enforcement or members of the community were injured during the standoff.

A 13-year-old Washington boy was arrested earlier this month after he snatched a woman’s purse at a Seattle pharmacy and punched her in the face when she confronted him, authorities said. The incident in the 2600 block of Southwest Barton Street on April 6 was captured on the pharmacy’s surveillance camera. The video shows two teens walking up to a woman near the entrance of the pharmacy when one of the teens swipes her purse from her hands. As the woman chases the teen outside the store, the contents of the purse are strewn onto the sidewalk. Other juveniles can be seen in the video picking up the items that fell out. At one point in the video, the woman confronts one young suspect, who can then be seen putting his fists up and punching the woman once in the face before walking away with others. Officers responded to reports of a strong-arm robbery, the Seattle Police Department said. The victim told police that an employee had confronted a group of teens inside the store and accused them of not paying for merchandise. She described how the purse snatching unfolded and reported that the teen grabbed her shirt and threw her to the ground before punching her in the face several times, police said. Police later located the suspect and two other teens near 18th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Barton Street. Officer-worn bodycam video shows officers approaching the 13-year-old suspect. "Am I being detained?" the teen asked. An officer replied that he is being detained and informed the teen that he is being arrested for robbery. "Robbery? What the f---," the teen can be heard saying. As officers tried to place the suspect in handcuffs, the boy attempted to run away, police footage shows. The suspect made it only a few steps before officers grabbed him and put him in handcuffs. The 13-year-old was booked into the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center for investigation of robbery. The two other teens were identified and released.

Connecticut State Police released dash camera video of a driver slamming into one of their vehicles. The crash happened on Interstate 95 northbound in Bridgeport near exit 30 on April 22. Troopers said three vehicles were involved in the incident. They said the driver of a Jeep and the trooper were parked in the right shoulder of the highway. Gamalier Mitchell-Millan, 35, of Bridgeport, drove in the center lane and lost control of his vehicle, troopers said. Mitchell-Millan struck a metal beam guardrail off the right shoulder and hit a pedestrian and the back of the state police vehicle. The impact caused the trooper’s vehicle to hit the back of the Jeep. The pedestrian and Mitchell-Millan were transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Mitchell-Millan was issued a misdemeanor summons for failure to meet insurance requirements, failure to move over, and failure to maintain a proper lane.

A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 15-year-old boy over the weekend after he charged at law enforcement with a bladed garden tool, according to the department. The shooting happened shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday after the Apple Valley Police Department responded to a call at a home on the 13400 block of Iroquois Road. There, the caller reported that 15-year-old Ryan Gainer was “actively assaulting family members and damaging property at the residence.” A responding sheriff’s deputy arrived at the scene and met Gainer, who the department said was armed with a 5-foot-long garden tool that had a sharp-bladed end. According to the sheriff’s department, Gainer ran toward the deputy and chased him while armed. In response, the deputy shot the teenager. Gainer received medical aid before he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) officers were involved in a shooting on April 12. Officials reported that on Friday around 10 P.M., officers responded to the 200 block of SE 54th St. to reports of a man outside shooting a gun. When officers arrived on the scene, the man was found to be inside of a residence, and officers called him outside. The suspect, identified as 53-year-old Juan Castorenna-Guerrero, exited the residence with a gun in his hand. Officers gave Castorenna-Guerrero verbal commands to drop the gun, but he did not. Officers then deployed a '40mm less lethal round toward him,' to which he raised his gun at pointed it at officers. Six officers reportedly fired their guns toward the suspect, and he retreated inside the residence. After several minutes, Castorenna-Guerrero reportedly came out of the residence and surrendered. He was not struck by officers' gunfire and was arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on four counts of pointing a firearm. OKCPD reported that the six officers involved have been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. No other injuries were reported.

Newly released body camera footage shows the first responders arriving at the scene of an apparent home explosion in Richfield earlier this week. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office released the 92-second clip from the bodycams of Deputies Greg Granson and Dearest Welwolid on Thursday. The video shows just the moment the deputies arrive at the significantly damaged home, located near 64th Street and Oliver Avenue, just before 8:45 a.m. The two had just served up civil paperwork when they heard the explosion and rushed to help. Authorities say they heard someone yell for help inside and help bring the woman to safety. The victim was hospitalized but is expected to survive. “Thanks to our deputies’ attentiveness and quick action, the occupant was able to get to safety and receive medical care. We thank our deputies and all responding public safety professionals for their heroic work,” the sheriff’s office said on social media.

A human smuggler led DPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit in Webb County. During the pursuit, the driver allowed multiple illegal immigrants to bail out. At one point, the driver accelerated, causing one of the illegal immigrants to sustain head injuries. The driver eventually drove into the Rio Grande River and evaded apprehension by swimming to Mexico. Troopers referred one illegal immigrant to US Border Patrol.

Police have released video footage and 911 audio to give the public a closer look at the moments before a deadly officer-involved shooting outside of a Wells Fargo bank in Fullerton last month. On March 26, officers responded to a bank robbery near Bastanchury Road and Harbor Boulevard. A bank employee called 911 saying a man, later identified as 57-year-old Scott Thompson, was sitting at a banker's desk holding a bomb in a white box and demanding money. In the 911 call, the employee said, "He wants $58,000, and we have three minutes to give it to him." The person added, "He said if he sees anything, he's going to detonate the bomb so if they could not come because he can see out the window on Bastanchury Road." Sgt. Ryan O'Neil, public information officer for Fullerton Police said, "About 10 minutes into the incident the employee told the officer the bank personnel would be placing $58,000 in a box with DPS written on it and Mr. Thompson would be walking out of the bank shortly after." "Mr. Thompson exited the bank holding a white box and began walking away from the bank doors. Officers immediately gave him commands to put his hands up and to stop," he said. Body camera footage from one of the officers showed police yelling commands at Thompson, which he failed to obey. "Fearing Mr. Thompson may be re-entering the bank with an explosive device and as he neared the bank doors, an officer-involved shooting occurred," Sgt. O'Neil said. Thompson died at the scene. Seven employees and one customer made it out of the bank unharmed. The bomb squad inspected the device and determined it was not a threat. Sgt. O'Neil said, "He had an extensive criminal history and was on federal probation for armed bank robbery at the time of this incident. Furthermore, he had prior federal convictions for armed bank robbery and escape. And, a state conviction for robbery."

A man was arrested on Thursday in connection to the brutal murders of a 36-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter in Dover. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said on Wednesday evening, deputies made the horrific discovery of a dead woman outside a mobile home on Sumner Road. As deputies entered the house, they found a young girl also dead. The sheriff's office said both victims — identified as Amalia Coc Choc de Pec and her daughter Estrella Anastasia Pec Coc — suffered severe blunt-force trauma. Detectives said the suspect — 31-year-old Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc — was found less than 24 hours later, hiding roughly two miles from the crime scene. "From the moment our deputies arrived at the gruesome scene, we poured every resource available into tracking down the suspect responsible for this heinous crime and bringing him to justice," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Cuz-Choc will face the full weight of the criminal justice system for his vicious, vile, and evil actions." Body camera video captures the moment K-9 Dover located Cuz-Choc at 10:49 a.m. in a densely wooded area hiding in a bush, between I-4 and Glen Harwell Road. "Not only did he commit an unimaginable crime which cruelly claimed the lives of two innocent victims, he then made the cowardly and ultimately futile attempt to evade capture. His efforts were no match for our team of dedicated detectives who left no stone unturned in their search," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "There wasn't a square inch within this perimeter that our deputies did not have covered." After he was apprehended, the sheriff's office said Cuz-Choc confessed to both murders while he was being interviewed by detectives. Cuz-Choc was arrested and booked into the Falkenburg Road Jail for two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon. He is being held on no bond.

Richmond police helped to apprehend a suspect driving a reported stolen vehicle following a police chase that began in Dayton, Ohio. Officers with the Richmond Police Department said officers assisted the Dayton Police Department who were pursuing an offender wanted for allegedly driving a stolen operating a stolen vehicle. RPD said that at one point during the pursuit, the suspect struck and injured one of the responding officers. Dashcam video shows visible sparks as officers pursued the suspect and deployed stop sticks, causing the suspect’s vehicle to temporarily drive on its rims before coming to a complete stop. Dayton police chase man into Richmond The pursuit eventually came to an end at the 149-mile marker on Interstate 70 when officers arrested the suspect. The suspect, who police did not identify, was brought to the Montgomery County Jail. The Dayton Police Department said the chase began Wednesday night when officers attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle operated by a known suspect who was allegedly at the center of an auto theft suppression operation monitored by law enforcement agencies. The suspect ignored the officer’s instructions and drove away, initiating a high-speed chase that led to an officer being struck, DPD said. The officer was treated on the scene and sustained a “minor” injury, according to DPD. The pursuit lasted around 30 minutes before eventually concluding in Indiana.

Police body-camera footage released Wednesday shows a Canton police officer responding to a report of a crash and finding Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident, by the bar in a nearby American Veterans, or AMVETS, post. The crash at about 8 p.m. on April 18 had severed a utility pole. Officer Beau Schoenegge's body-camera footage shows that after a passing motorist directed police to the bar, a woman opened the door and said: "Please get him out of here, now.” Police grabbed Tyson, and he resisted being handcuffed and said repeatedly, “They’re trying to kill me” and “Call the sheriff,” as he was taken to the floor. They restrained him — including with a knee on his back — and he immediately told officers he could not breathe. A recent Associated Press investigation found those words — “I can't breathe” — had been disregarded in other cases of deaths in police custody. Officers told Tyson he was fine, to calm down and to stop fighting as he was facedown with his legs crossed on the carpeted floor. Police were joking with bystanders and leafing through Tyson's wallet before realizing he was in a medical crisis. Five minutes after the body-camera footage recorded Tyson saying "I can’t breathe,” one officer asked another if Tyson had calmed down. The other replied, “He might be out.” Tyson telling officers he was unable to breathe echoes the events preceding the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020. Tyson was Black, according to the coroner’s office. The race of the police officers has not been confirmed. Tyson did not move when an officer told him to stand and tried to roll him over. They shook him and checked for a pulse. Minutes later, an officer said medics needed to “step it up” because Tyson was not responding, and the officer was unsure if he could feel a pulse. Officers began CPR. The Canton police report about Tyson’s death that was issued Friday said that “shortly after securing him,” officers “recognized that Tyson had become unresponsive” and that CPR was performed. Doses of Narcan were also administered before medics arrived. Tyson was pronounced dead at a hospital less than an hour later. Chief investigator Harry Campbell with the Stark County Coroner’s Office said Thursday an autopsy was conducted earlier in the week and Tyson’s remains were released to a funeral home. His niece, Jasmine Tyson, called the video “nonsense” in an interview with WEWS-TV in Cleveland. “It just seemed like forever that they finally checked him,” Jasmine Tyson said. Frank Tyson was released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Two Canton traffic bureau officers, Schoenegge and Camden Burch, were put on paid administrative leave as the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation looks into the matter. In a statement Thursday, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation said its probe will not determine if force was justified and that the prosecuting attorney or a grand jury will decide if charges related to the use of force are warranted. In a statement released Wednesday, Canton Mayor William V. Sherer II said he expressed his condolences to Frank Tyson's family in person. “As we make it through this challenging time, my goal is to be as transparent with the community as possible,” Sherer said. The U.S. Department of Justice has warned police officers since the mid-1990s to roll suspects off their stomachs as soon as they are handcuffed because of the danger of positional asphyxia. Many policing experts agree that someone can stop breathing if pinned on their chest for too long or with too much weight because it can compress the lungs and put stress on the heart. But when done properly, putting someone on their stomach is not inherently life-threatening.

The Milan Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash involving a trooper that occurred at 5:14 p.m., April 23, on the Ohio Turnpike near the state Route 10 interchange in North Ridgeville, according to a news release. The preliminary investigation showed a marked Dodge Charger patrol car with its emergency lights activated, occupied by Trooper Alfonso Sierra, of the Milan Post, was stopped on the shoulder of the Ohio Turnpike when a westbound Honda HR-V operated by a 65-year-old North Olmsted man drove off the right side of the road and struck the patrol car, the release said. Sierra suffered minor injuries and was taken to the University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, the release said. The North Olmsted man, who was believed to suffer from a medical episode when the crash occurred, was transported by ground ambulance to UH, according to the release.

Lorain police released body camera video from the fatal shooting of a Lorain man who attacked members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force with a knife and a wooden table leg. U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott said several task force officers went to the Lorain home of Derrick Smith, 34, to serve a federal arrest arrant on April 18. When they arrived at the W. 21st Street home and attempted to take Smith into custody in an upstairs bedroom, he assaulted the task officers with a wooden table leg and stabbed one of the task force officers three times in the neck with a knife, said U.S. Marshal Elliott. The knife was in one hand and the table leg in the other, said U.S. Marshal Elliott. According to U.S. Marshal Elliott, Smith continued to attack the task force officers, even after being tased two times. One of the task force officers then fired his gun, fatally injuring Smith. Three task force officers were taken to Mercy Hospital and treated for injuries. U.S. Marshal Elliott said two of them were seriously injured.

The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office says a man was killed when he crashed while leading a deputy on a chase. It happened around 1:15 a.m. Feb. 10 on the 66000 block of Country Road 681, near 67th Avenue, in Lawrence Township, according to a Tuesday release from the sheriff’s office. Deputies say they did not immediately release information about the crash because they could not identify the driver at first. A deputy was on the 62000 block of Territorial Road, near 62nd Street, in Keeler Township when they saw an eastbound vehicle going over the speed limit, according to the release. Dashboard cam video released by the sheriff’s department shows the deputy make a U-turn to follow the car. Near the intersection of Territorial Road and County Road 681, the deputy caught up to the car. The dashcam video shows that by then, the cruiser’s lights were flashing. Deputies say the car ran a stop sign and did not have a registration plate displayed, the sheriff’s office says. The vehicle turned north onto County Road 681 and sped up, the sheriff’s department said. The deputy flipped on the cruiser’s sirens in addition to the lights, the video shows. The video shows the driver didn’t stop and instead kept accelerating. Deputies say the driver headed north, with the deputy in pursuit. The chase lasted about 3.5 miles and reached speeds of nearly 100 mph, according to the sheriff’s office. As the vehicle went over a hill on County Road 681, the deputy couldn’t see it anymore. By the time the cruiser crested the same hill, the car had hit a tree and then burst into flames, the video shows. Deputies say the driver, 27-year-old Jose G Gonzalez Gutierrez from Hartford, Michigan, and Elkhart, Indiana, was ejected and killed. The video shows it was less than three minutes between when the cruiser caught up with the car at the intersection and the crash. Deputies believe speed and alcohol were involved.

Body-worn camera video showing supermodel Gisele Bündchen being pulled over by Surfside police on Wednesday. Bundchen, driving a Mercedes G-Wagen, was pulled over for a traffic offense along Collins Avenue, according to police. Besides being world-famous in her own right, the 43-year-old is also the ex-wife of former NFL quarterback Tom Brady. During the traffic stop, she told the officer, through tears, that paparazzi were following her. “I understand who you are,” the officer tells her. “File a report with Miami Beach, because it was coming from Miami Beach.” Bundchen told the officer she wants to live a normal life. “I have these f---ing guys following me, nothing protects me,” she told the officer. The officer replied, “I can’t prevent them from doing their job, which is to take pictures.” Bundchen was given a warning.

0:00 - Body cam 1 10:30 - Shooting 12:30 - Body cam 2 13:00 - Shooting 21:40 - Shooting 25:30 - Bodycam 3 28:14 - Shooting 36:50 -Shooting 39:15 - Shooting 40:42 - Bodycam 4 42:13 - Shooting 43:35 - Shooting 46:00 - Shooting ----- The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released body camera footage of a shootout in Minnetonka that left a man dead and two deputies injured. Deputies with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office went to a home on the 13000 block of Crestwood Drive East around 11:15 a.m. on April 10 to arrest a person wanted for multiple felonies. After deputies knocked on the door, 28-year-old Clint Hoyhtya — who was not the subject of the arrest warrant — started shooting with an assault-style rifle, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Deputies returned fire before retreating to set up a perimeter. The new footage shows four different deputies' perspectives as they scramble for cover and work to stop the shooter. In the footage, you can never quite see Hoyhtya, but you can hear the intense gun battle. You can also see deputy Christopher Heihn get shot in the hand. Less than a minute after knocking on the door, deputies are seen at the back of the house, demanding Hoyhtya show his hands before shots are fired. Police later discovered Hoyhtya was wearing a tactical vest and body armor. Right after one deputy says they need to evacuate neighbors, he sprints to his car. "We got multiple officers pinned down," the deputy can be heard saying. After more shots ring out, the BCA says law enforcement shot and killed Hoyhtya. The Hennepin County medical examiner said he died of multiple gunshot wounds. The BCA says Hennepin County sheriff's deputies Heihn, Tyler Jacob and Keith McNamara fired their department rifles during the shootout. Deputy Steven Tomasko fired his department handgun. The man deputies were looking for is in custody.

A local grandmother's urgent rush to get her granddaughter medical attention ended in her arrest after she allegedly evaded police. On Sunday, April 14, Misty Armitage, 53, said she was driving her 3-year-old granddaughter, who was "bleeding profusely from her nose" and "vomited blood," to the emergency room when Bartlesville Police Officer Reed Blackard pulled her over. According to Blackard's affidavit, Armitage did not stop immediately, leading him to a brief pursuit for less than a mile. After pulling over, Armitage explained that her only concern was to get her granddaughter to the hospital as quickly as possible. Despite her pleas, Officer Blackard forcibly removed Armitage from her vehicle and wrestled her to the ground with help from another officer after Armitage allegedly rolled up her window and refused to comply with his commands. The body cam footage begins with Officer Blackard and Officer Levi Johnson pinning Armitage to the ground, attempting to arrest her. Officer Blackard activated his body cam only after putting handcuffs on Armitage. Capt. Daniel Elkins of the Bartlesville Police Department says it's police policy to activate the body cam when interacting with the public, but sometimes, this doesn't happen promptly. "This is a newer officer; I'd venture to say it's probably his first pursuit. I've seen seasoned officers that know this town backward and forward, not knowing which way is east or west or the next street coming up in the moments of pursuits, just due to adrenaline," Elkins said. "Our policy does ask our officers to initiate recording their body cameras anytime we're out. However, on this one, it looks like that was done a little later than it should have been done, but it's probably chalked up more to adrenaline and experience." Elkins says they are still looking for additional dash cam and body cam footage from other officers at the scene that might show what happened in the moments before the use of force. Elkins recommends contacting 911 if anyone feels there is a medical emergency, where trained personnel can assess and provide aid. Upon review of body cam footage, there is visible blood on the granddaughter's face, clothes, hands and car seat. One officer remarked the child needed to go to the hospital. EMS treated the granddaughter for a nosebleed at the scene, and another family member took her to the hospital. Armitage says her granddaughter saw a family doctor and has recovered. Armitage is charged with attempting to elude a police officer and resisting arrest. "My only crime I'm guilty of is trying to get [my granddaughter] medical attention," said Armitage.

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in a shooting incident in which an HPD officer discharged a weapon at 14103 Buffalo Speedway about 1:55 a.m. on Monday (March 25). The suspect, Manuel Martinez, 38, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant and deadly conduct in the 176th State District Court. A booking photo of Martinez is attached to this news release. Officer M. Najera discharged his duty weapon at the suspect, who was not struck. Officer Najera was sworn in as an officer in October 2022 and is assigned to the Southwest Patrol Division. No one was injured in the incident. HPD Special Investigations Unit Sergeant D. Lane and Detectives J. Montalvo, N. Arellano and W. Elliott reported: HPD patrol officers responded to a disturbance with a weapon call at a residence at the above address at about 1:05 a.m. Officers learned the suspect, later identified as Martinez, was inside a recreation vehicle (RV) in the back yard of the residence. As officers attempted to convince the suspect to surrender, he told them he had guns and wanted to commit suicide by police officers. At about 1:55 a.m., officers heard what appeared to be a gunshot inside the RV and the suspect was spotted near a broken window. Officers saw he was holding what appeared to be a long gun, and he lowered it in the direction of Officer Najera, who then discharged his duty weapon towards the suspect. The suspect was not hit. He then barricaded himself inside the RV and refused to come out. The HPD SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Teams responded to the scene. At about 5:40 a.m., the suspect surrendered to SWAT officers. He was subsequently arrested and charged for his role in this incident. As is customary in HPD officer-involved shooting incidents in the Houston city limits, this case is being investigated by the HPD Special Investigations Unit and the Internal Affairs Division.

The Knoxville Police Department has released the body-camera footage from an in-custody death that occurred on April 7. On April 7 around 9:20 p.m., KPD said that their Special Operations Squad was assisting the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in serving a search warrant at an apartment at The Ammons apartment complex on Asheville Highway. According to KPD, the warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation being led by the TBI’s Drug Investigations Division. Multiple people were detained at the apartment complex. One of the people detained, 57-year-old James Lee Dickens, reported he did not feel well. He died shortly after being transported to UT Medical Center, a police spokesperson said. This link provided by the Knoxville Police Department contains the body camera video from when KPD’s Special Operations Squad entered the apartment at 9:21 p.m. and goes until after Dickens’ handcuffs are removed and medical personnel take over. The video shows Dickens being handcuffed on the ground with several officers around him. After he is handcuffed, one of the officers searches him and rolls him on his side. Dickens repeats several times in the video that he does not know what is going on. He also tells the officers he has heart problems and the officers sit him up. In the background of the video, a girl can be heard crying and Dickens asks if his daughter is okay. The other people detained can also be seen getting searched and sat up. The video shows the officers standing around the people detained for around six minutes while Dickens repeatedly asks what is going on and says he has to go to the bathroom. The officers then take Dickens to the bathroom around 9:34 p.m. Dickens is then brought back into the main room and is sat back on the floor. The officers then take pictures of the detainees and the scene. Once the pictures are taken, the officers collect IDs from the detainees who have them on their person. While this is happening, some of the other detainees can be heard saying that Dickens is sweating heavily and needs to take his medicine. The officers ask Dickens if he needs an ambulance and begin searching for his medicine with the help of his daughter. At 9:43 p.m. according to the video’s timestamp, medical assistance is requested. While they are waiting for medical assistance, a TBI agent explains that they have a warrant to search the apartment. According to the video’s timestamp, Knoxville Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene around 9:52 p.m. Dickens can be heard breathing heavily while he is checked by KFD personnel. They attempt to ask him questions, but he does not answer. His cuffs are then taken off and the video ends. KPD shared that Dickens was taken to UT Medical Center, where his condition “quickly and for unknown reasons deteriorated.” He died a short time after arriving at UTMC. In the release shared with the bodycam footage, KPD wrote that “No force was used during Dickens’ detainment. There were no violations of department policy or procedures identified in the preliminary review of the body-camera footage, and all of the involved officers remain on regular assignment.” The death is still being investigated by both the TBI’s Criminal Investigation Division and the KPD’s Office of Professional Standards.

Video released Wednesday by Westerville police shows the process they went through to rescue ducklings trapped in an area storm drain. Officers Jon Baer, Maddie Muncie and TJ Ryan spent around an hour on Monday attempting to save a group of ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain by the Harrins-Askins House of the Rotary Club of Westerville. Bodycam footage recorded around 8:40 a.m. showed them using grabber tools to try and pick the ducklings up, but just barely missing the baby birds. A few minutes later, the officers tied bags to a thin metal rod to create a makeshift net. The video showed one shining a flashlight into the gutter while another used the net to catch the ducklings. From there, they were pulled up, freed from the bags and then reunited with their mother.

Body-worn camera footage released Wednesday by North Providence police shows the arrest of former New England Patriots player Malcolm Butler last month. Butler was arrested on a DUI charge after police said they found his vehicle stopped in the middle of Mineral Spring Avenue around 3:22 a.m. on March 16. He showed signs of intoxication, according to police, and when the officers asked if he’d been drinking, Butler allegedly replied: “Just take me to jail.” Police said Butler refused to take a chemical test after he was taken into custody. Butler pleaded not guilty to the DUI charge late last month. He is best known for his goal-line interception against the Seattle Seahawks that sealed the Patriots’ fourth Super Bowl title in 2015. He retired from the NFL earlier this year, having last played for the Tennessee Titans in 2020. In the bodycam video, which is partially redacted, one officer can be heard asking, “Wait, are you Malcolm Butler the football player?” Butler responds by saying he now makes music, which can be heard playing from the phone in his hand. When the second officer mentions that Butler’s car is blocking the road, he replies, “I just got so into what I was doing.” Butler then gets out of the car and can be seen speaking to the officers for several minutes before they put him in handcuffs. Later in the video, one of the officers can be seen searching Butler’s vehicle. A tow truck is eventually brought in to remove the car from the roadway.