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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.

A man suspected of violating a domestic violence restraining was hospitalized in critical condition after being Tased by officers, police said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday around 11:05 a.m. when officers responded to a report of a domestic violence restraining order violation in the 1700 block of West 59th Street, the Los Angeles Police Department said. "As the officers arrived, they saw the suspect, later identified as Brian Garay, in front of the residence," the police department said in a statement. "Garay immediately ran from the officers who pursued him on foot. A Taser was used, and probes struck Garay in the chest and stomach." Paramedics responded and transported Garay to a hospital in critical condition. He has since been upgraded to a stabilized condition. Garay was absentee booked on suspicion of criminal threats.

On Sat., Apr. 13, at 1:28 a.m., deputies responded to take a court-order violation report at a home in Spanaway. The caller stated they had a court order against a family member who kept driving past the house. After the deputy finished getting the details for his report, he was talking to the victim when the suspect drove by in the same silver Chevy Traverse. The deputy ran back to his vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. He detained the suspect and asked him a few questions. Based on their contact, and him witnessing the suspect drive past the victim's home again, he was arrested for violating the court order. One condition of the order was not to possess any firearms. Given the suspect's statements, the deputy impounded the vehicle and later served a search warrant on it. The deputy found a firearm in the vehicle and forwarded additional charges to the prosecutor's office. On Tues., Apr. 16, at 1:41 a.m., a deputy was patrolling the Winco parking lot in South Hill when he noticed a suspicious vehicle with two people inside. When the two subjects went inside the store, the deputy checked the VIN and discovered the vehicle was stolen. He called for backup and they made the arrest. Deputies recovered the vehicle which had been reported stolen in Poulsbo. Both suspects were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, and one of them had a warrant for burglary in the second degree.

A man shot and killed by a Colchester police officer last week pointed a shotgun at officers after suddenly emerging from a door in the basement of his home, according to the Connecticut Office of Inspector General. Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. on Wednesday released a preliminary report and body camera footage from the officer-involved shooting last Thursday that took the life of 33-year-old Jared Michael Billard. Devlin identified the officer who shot and killed Billard as Colchester Police Department Officer Kiruluss Wassef. In the report, Devlin wrote that police, just prior to the shooting, heard Billard rack a pump action shotgun and shout “Here we go. This is you, this ain’t me.” According to the preliminary report, just before 6:20 p.m., Colchester Police Officers John Zavalick, Bryan Kowalsky and Wassef were dispatched to 759 Norwich Ave. on the report of a possible disturbance. When they arrived, a second-floor tenant told them that their landlord, identified as Billard, had been acting erratically since earlier in the day. At one point Billard allegedly lit a grill on the common deck area of the residence and left it unattended, the report said. Then around 5:20 p.m., he came out of the basement apartment where he resided and began grilling, acting confrontational with the second-floor tenant, according to the report. He also allegedly pushed the tenant at one point and displayed throwing knives, the preliminary report said. The officers who responded were told Billard was in the basement, where Zavalick and Wassef began speaking with him behind a closed door, the report said. Zavalick could be seen in the body camera footage that Devlin released, removing what appeared to be a knife wedged partially into the door. Billard told police to leave, but officers said they needed to stay to investigate what was going on. “No, you need to investigate the (expletive) off,” Billard could be heard saying in the footage. “Get out of my property right now.” Police only engage with Billard for about 30 seconds before things start to drastically escalate. The sound of what appears to be a gun racking can be heard before Billard begins yelling “Go, go, go now. Go (expletive) now (expletive).” “Do not tempt me,” Billard could be heard saying in the tense moments leading to the shooting that include more screaming and banging sounds as an officer tells him to drop the gun. “Here we go,” he shouts. “This is you, this ain’t me.” Wassef tells Billard to stay in the room, just before he could be heard shouting “Here we go” one more time. A moment later, he emerges from behind the door pointing a long gun at Wassef, who fires one round at his chest, according to the footage and Devlin’s report. Wassef retreats out of the basement briefly as one of the officers on scene calls out on the radio “shots fired, shots fired, shots fired.” He then checks on Zavalick, who says, “he’s down.” Officers provided medical attention to Billard before he was brought to Backus Hospital in Norwich, where he was later pronounced dead. According to the preliminary report, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that Billard died of a gunshot wound to the trunk with an injury to his lung. His death was ruled a homicide.

A man who was allegedly armed with a BB gun was shot by authorities serving a warrant at a south Toledo home Tuesday. Toledo police said U.S. Marshals were serving a warrant to Kaden McCrory for a robbery parole violation at a home in the 200 block of Leland Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officers with the Toledo Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force made contact with McCrory's mother, who confirmed that he was inside the home. During a search of the residence, officers opened a bedroom door and were confronted by McCrory, who was "pointing what appeared to be a handgun at them," according to a news release from the Toledo Police Department. A Toledo police officer assigned to the task force fired his department-issued handgun, hitting McCrory, who remained inside the room, TPD said. A taser was used but had no effect. McCrory exited the room, holding arrows in one hand and the suspected handgun in the other, and the unnamed Toledo police officer again fired his duty weapon, according to TPD. McCrory maintained a dialog with task force officers during the incident and was eventually reached after removing a door to the room. A TPD tactical medic responded to the scene for lifesaving measures before McCrory was taken to the hospital by Toledo Fire & Rescue Department. "Further investigation revealed the suspected handgun was in fact a BB gun," TPD said in the news release. Police have not said how many times McCrory was shot, but he is expected to survive his injuries. No officers were injured in the incident.

Following a state investigation into the death of a man police were trying to arrest in Shullsburg in February, the Lafayette County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday said it has cleared the officers involved of any criminal liability, although authorities aren't saying how the man died. Gregg A. Marcotte, who authorities say was either 44 or 45, died after being tasered twice by a Darlington Police Department officer shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 12. Lafayette County Sheriff's deputies and Darlington police had been called to the scene because Marcotte was wandering nude and acting erratically in the middle of Water Street, according to the state Department of Justice, which investigated the incident. The DOJ reports that the Taser had no effect on Marcotte, who walked toward the officers and made contact with at least one of them, and that sometime during the interaction, Marcotte allegedly said, “I’m glad I am on drugs; I couldn’t handle your (expletive) if I wasn’t.” Marcotte resisted arrest and either fell or was taken to the ground by police, according to the DOJ. He was then handcuffed and when rolled on his side was not responsive. Police and emergency medical technicians attempted lifesaving measures before he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. District Attorney Jenna Gill said “the action of law enforcement officers on Feb. 12, 2024, were lawful and reasonable acts of defense of self and others," according to a news release provided by Sheriff Reg Gill's office. Jenna Gill and Reg Gill did not respond to messages Tuesday seeking to know if they are related. A person who answered the phone at Jenna Gill's office said they are not related by blood but declined to comment further. The exact cause of Marcotte's death is redacted from documents released in the investigation. The cause is contained in the report of Marcotte's autopsy, according to an unsigned email from the DOJ's Communications Office, but the DOJ's Office of Open Government "does not release private medical records" and "the autopsy report is considered a medical record." Marcotte did not have a criminal record in Wisconsin, according to online state court records, although he was arrested in 2014 with another man for allegedly setting a fire in a ditch near Shullsburg to dispose of what police described as methamphetamine waste.

Former Weymouth Police officer Justin Chappell pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to repeatedly punching a man in handcuffs during a 2022 arrest without legal justification. The 43-year-old Chappell pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. He was charged with the crime earlier this month. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Chappell could be seen on video in a violent struggle with an allegedly intoxicated man at a Weymouth home on July 2, 2022. After getting the man into his cruiser, Chappell can be seen striking the arrestee 13 times with a closed fist, causing visible injury. Chappell will be sentenced on July 16, 2024. The charge of deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. “Members of law enforcement take an oath to serve and protect with professionalism and integrity,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy.

A state trooper’s shooting of a Brooklyn man during a court-ordered eviction was deemed justified by the Office of Inspector General. The inspector general released its report on the shooting of Byron Harvey by Trooper Romello Lumpkin. It happened on May 9, 2023. State police were responding to an eviction at a home on Tiffany Street. Harvey refused to leave the apartment, state officials said. The state marshal requested help because of a large dog in the apartment. The marshal, Trooper Yeung, and two Animal Control Officers entered the apartment by using a key from the landlord. They saw Harvey standing in the living room and holding a large knife. “Trooper Yeung gave Harvey multiple commands to ‘put the weapon down,’ but he refused,” said the inspector general. Yeung then called for backup and Trooper Lumpkin, Sergeant Brian Lovell, and others responded. Harvey refused to drop the knife. According to the report, he said, “You’re going to have to shoot me … if you don’t, I’m going to get at least one of you.” Harvey walked toward the troopers with the knife in a raised position, officials said. Lumpkin then shot Harvey in the abdomen. The inspector general’s office said Lumpkin’s use of force was justified because he was trying to stop Harvey’s attack. “The investigation establishes that Trooper Romello Lumpkin used deadly force against Byron Harvey to stop Harvey’s attempted knife attack. I therefore conclude that Trooper Lumpkin’s use of force was justified under Connecticut law. The Office of Inspector General will take no further action on this matter,” the inspector general said.

Auburn Police have arrested a man they say intentionally tried to hit people with his car. Officers responded to Lea Hill Park on April 20 for reports of a vehicle driving through trying to hit people in the park. While en route to the park, officers passed the described suspect vehicle as it was leaving. A short chase began, but an officer was able to use their vehicle to get the suspect vehicle to stop. An 18-year-old was arrested and booked into King County Jail on multiple felony charges, including domestic violence assault. An early investigation indicates that this was an incident of domestic violence and that the driver was targeting his significant other.

On Friday, April 19 just after 7 p.m., deputies responded to a duplex on Farraday Lane in Palm Coast after the FCSO Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call regarding a highly intoxicated female. Prior to arriving at the residence, Deputy Parker located the woman, Julia Jones, 40, a Palm Coast resident, at the intersection of Farraday Lane and Fawn Lane. While speaking with her, deputies noticed she could not keep her balance and smelled strongly of alcohol. They asked her to stand next to the patrol car to keep from swaying into oncoming traffic, and at that point she became extremely agitated and began screaming. While deputies attempted to detain her to prevent further disturbance, she began spitting on the deputies and struggling to break free. After several minutes, deputies and medical personnel were able to gain control of Jones and place her in the back of the patrol car. During a search of her backpack, deputies located a small bag that contained three white pills that were identified as containing acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Jones was arrested on charges of Disorderly Intoxication – Public Place, Cause Disturbance; Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer; and Possession of Hydrocodone. While en route to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, Jones began banging her head repeatedly inside the vehicle and actively screaming. Deputies transported her to AdventHealth for medical clearance before she was taken to jail. Jones posted a bond of $7,500 and was released. “This woman disrupted a peaceful neighborhood and then continued to berate and attack and spit on deputies,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “If you spit and attack a Deputy Sheriff, we guarantee you a trip to the Green Roof Inn.”

Los Angeles police shot and killed an armed robbery suspect after serving a search and arrest warrant Thursday morning in Reseda, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 4:45 a.m. in the 7900 block of Reseda Boulevard, in a residential area between Roscoe Boulevard and Sherman Way, according to the LAPD. Police detectives and SWAT personnel were serving the warrant at the location when the wanted man emerged, armed with a rifle, authorities told ABC7 at the scene. Shortly after 5 a.m., he jumped from a balcony. "He did exit, but he did not come willingly to the officers," said LAPD Det. Meghan Aguilar. "He was armed with a rifle. At which point the officers who saw him exit did give him commands to drop the rifle." "Ultimately, though, an officer-involved shooting occurred." "The suspect was struck by gunfire, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased." A rifle was taken into evidence at the scene. The suspect was identified only as a man in his late 30s. No officers or bystanders were injured. Details about the alleged armed robbery that led to the warrant were not immediately available.

A 33-year-old man died while in the custody of Los Angeles police, authorities said Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner informed the Los Angeles Police Department Custody Services Division on Wednesday that Ronald Shaheen was pronounced dead by hospital staff, the LAPD reported. Shaheen was taken to the county medical examiner’s Forensic Science Center, where an autopsy report was pending. At about 8:30 a.m. on March 10, LAPD Transit Division officers were patrolling on foot at the Seventh Street and Metro Center station, where they encountered Shaheen allegedly loitering in the area. Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon. The officers conducted a warrant check and discovered Shaheen had an outstanding felony warrant. He was arrested and transported to the Metropolitan Detention Center for booking. “During the pre-booking process at MDC, Shaheen appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency,” the police department said in a statement. “A Los Angeles Fire Department rescue ambulance responded to MDC and transported Shaheen to a local hospital. He was subsequently admitted and was later absentee booked on the arrest warrant.” While hospitalized on March 13, Shaheen was “cited out” for his arrest warrant.

The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. in a neighborhood near Stapley Drive and Main Street. Police say the incident started with officers tracking a stolen work vehicle to the area. When officers arrived to locate the vehicle, 25-year-old Pedro Garcia came out of a residence and approached the vehicle. Police add that when Garcia was questioned about the stolen vehicle, he pulled a knife out of his waistband and lunged at officers. That's when two officers fired a total of three shots at Garcia. Nobody was struck by the gunfire. The suspect retreated and allegedly would not comply with commands. Eventually, bean bag rounds and a Taser were used to take the man into custody. The suspect faces felony charges. Police say Garcia admitted to stealing the vehicle from Tempe.

One man is in custody after a crash involving an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the crash near the I-44 exit on West 49th Street around 11 a.m. it involved three vehicles. OHP said Augusto came off the ramp at a high speed, hit the side of the first vehicle, causing it to spin and go over the curb before hitting the trooper traveling south. They also released photos of the damage to the trooper's SUV. Troopers said Augusto ran from the scene of the accident, but OHP arrested. There were minor injuries at the scene, but nobody was taken to the hospital.

Officer Lentz was at the intersection of Southwest 19th Street and South Telephone Road when he spotted a family of geese, two adults and six chicks, attempting to cross. "Come on," Lentz can be heard saying in the footage. "Come on doggies." Lentz can be seen using his patrol car to block the intersection and escort the family across the road. "There you go, little guys," Lentz said when the geese reached the other side of the road.

Two individuals operating a stolen vehicle thought they could outrun deputies. Little did they know, our Aviation Unit was above tracking their erratic behavior. Coupled with our K9 Unit's precision, deputies arrested Neremiah Lopez, 15, and Yamilex Santana, 18, for Grand Theft Auto, amongst others. "I'm consistently impressed with the precision and speed of our deputies," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Less than seven minutes after these two recklessly ditched their car, law enforcement from HCSO, Pasco County, Hernando County, and FHP took these criminals into custody."