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Dashcam footage released by the Florence County Sheriff's Office showed the target of a high-speed chase May 15 drove off the road, crashed and died just outside the Freedom Estates community on Freedom Boulevard. The officer who pursued the driver in a white Mercedes turned his lights on when the speed of the car reached 70 mph, the officer in the video said. He started following the car around South Vance Drive. The deputy tried to stop the driver for "erratic driving," according to a May 16 sheriff's office press release. The chase began near the MUSC Florence Health Medical Center and the video showed some traffic on the streets. The driver being chased used the median to pass by another car where the streetlights end on Freedom Boulevard. The officer also used the median to pass the same vehicle. "He ain't gonna last much longer," the officer said. "Driving like he's driving he's going to wreck himself." A few seconds after that the driver being chased went off the road at the second curve before the intersection of National Cemetery Road and Freedom Boulevard. "He went down into an embankment," the officer said over his radio. The officer then parked his car on the side of the road and got out. He approached a wooded area where the driver being chased went. The car could not be seen in the video at this point. The driver being chased did not hit any other cars in the video.

South Brunswick Police Department is sounding the alarm about motorists’ needing to Move Over while police conduct motor vehicle stops. “In the past 3 weeks, we have had 2 patrol officers SUVs struck while conducting motor vehicle stops. We are lucky that in both cases no officers were injured, but one police car was totaled,” said Chief Raymond Hayducka. He added, “It is dangerous to be stopping vehicles on the highways, sometimes only feet from trucks and cars going 55 mph. We need drivers help at moving over or reducing their speed when they see a police car with its lights on.” The first case took place on April 29, 2024, at 3:37 am. South Brunswick Officers Jorge Robles, Ben Salihi, and Sgt Jesse Blake were already on a car stop for an impaired driver on Route 130 near Viking Way. As they were evaluating the driver with a field sobriety test, a second vehicle crashed into the rear of the police SUV at a high rate of speed. (See video). The driver of the second vehicle, Gonzalo Najera age 30 of Princeton, was found to be driving while intoxicated and arrested. The patrol SUV was totaled in the crash. Najera was charged with multiple offenses, including driving while under the influence. The second crash occurred Thursday at 8:30 am on Route 130 near Broadway Road. Patrolman First Class Jason Gassman was conducting a motor vehicle stop with his emergency lights activated. While the officer was speaking to the driver of his traffic stop, a Grey Honda Odyssey minivan sideswiped the police SUV, damaging its driver’s side. The driver continued northbound without stopping. South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau is still investigating the hit-n-run. “These two incidents highlight the danger officers face every day. If PFC Gassman had been on the driver’s side yesterday, this would be a much different story,” said Chief Hayducka. New Jersey law is clear on the requirements to MOVE OVER or slow down as you approach an emergency vehicle operating in the roadway. Chief Hayducka added, “It only takes seconds to slow down and move over, but the difference by not doing so can be a tragedy.”

Authorities in Lorain County have arrested Matt Dillion, a man who allegedly assaulted a police officer and dragged the officer by his car while evading arrest for domestic violence. According to the Lorain County Sheriff's Office, Dillion, who was wanted on several warrants including charges of domestic violence and assault on a police officer, was arrested in Amherst on Thursday The arrest came after a pursuit by the Amherst Police Department and Lorain County Sheriff's Office. The suspect fled on foot after crashing into a Lorain County Sheriff's Cruiser near the State Route 2 overpass. Law enforcement officers took Dillion into custody after using the drone unit and K9 "Zor." Officials noted that the deputy driving the vehicle was not injured, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Deputies responded to an address on Wallu Drive in South Amherst on Wednesday for a complaint of domestic violence and found Dillion sitting in the driver's seat of a pickup truck in the driveway of the residence. Deputies determined Dillion was in violation of Ohio's domestic violence statute following an investigation. Authorities say deputies attempted to give Dillion multiple verbal commands for him to exit the vehicle for over an hour, which Dillion refused. Deputies then tried to remove Dillion from the vehicle. Dillion allegedly shifted the truck into gear and attempted to reverse out of the driveway. "While reversing, a Deputy was partially dragged by the vehicle while being physically assaulted by Dillion," the sheriff's office said. The officer was not injured. Dillion escaped the deputies after the incident and several warrants were issued through Oberlin Municipal Court. Later that same day, the sheriff's office was again called to the same Wally Drive home, where Dillion and his pickup truck had allegedly returned. After deputies attempted to arrest Dillion, deputies say he refused to comply and drove away in the pickup truck. Deputies tried to pursue Dillion's truck on State Route 113 in South Amherst, but ended the chase on SR 2 near Avon "in the interests of public safety." Authorities reported there were no injuries in any of the incidents. According to the sheriff's office, further charges against Dillion are pending following Wednesday's incidents.

A 32-year-old man is in stable condition from gunshot wounds suffered while allegedly raising a knife to a police officer in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday. Officers were initially dispatched to the area of San Pedro and Sixth streets at about 2:20 p.m. Thursday regarding a woman possibly being sexually assaulted, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Officers determined that the possible suspect was no longer at the location and requested to be taken off the call. As they were standing near their patrol vehicle, Kyle Harpt -- who police said was not a suspect in the sexual assault and had no connection to the radio call the officers were investigating -- allegedly approached within several feet of the officers while holding a knife in his right hand before suddenly running toward an officer. Harpt was struck by gunfire and collapsed on the sidewalk. Paramedics who were already in the area began rendering aid and transported him to a hospital in stable condition. Harpt was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and an 8-inch folding knife with a 3-and-a-half-inch blade was recovered at the scene of the shooting, police added.

The police chase began near the John Glenn International Airport with the Whitehall Division of Police but moved into the southwest side of Columbus around 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday. At 1:32 p.m., the teenage driver made a sudden U-turn at Clime Road near River Bend Road. A Columbus police cruiser struck the side of the Hyundai, caving in the passenger side door and deploying the airbags. Before that collision, the driver-side door had visible damage, but it's unclear if that occurred during the chase. The chase continued on Clime Road and throughout the Hilltop neighborhood before eventually ending up on Clime Road again. Officers could be seen using spike strips, but the teen was able to avoid them. After the teens got back onto Demorest Road, they drove through a shopping center parking lot. A police officer rammed into the back of the Hyundai as it got back onto the road, causing the rear bumper to fall off. The officer hit the bumper again and the Hyundai spun out into a different Columbus police cruiser. The Hyundai, despite being hit again, was able to escape. The chase continued down to a construction site on Eakin Road, where officers had trouble keeping up with the vehicle and could be heard saying they couldn't see. After driving out of the neighborhood, the Hyundai went down a dirt road on West Mound Street. An officer was able to use another pit maneuver and the Hyundai crashed into a tree. Officers took the teens into custody. Both have a history with stolen cars. “Stolen cars have become an increasing problem in Franklin County. This is also considering the severity in nature of the incident, the amount of people who were impacted by it, community members who could have been impacted by the incident,” the prosecutor said in court. Both teens are being held in juvenile detention until their next hearing.

0:00 - Surveillance video 0:42 - Dashcam 1 2:14 - Bodycam 1 3:18 - Dashcam 2 3:57 - Bodycam 2 5:44 - Dashcam 3 7:08 - Bodycam 3 ----- An Illinois police officer who fatally shot a suspect in Wisconsin in March will not be charged, the Rock County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday. The fatal shooting happened on Saturday morning, March 16 – one of two officer-involved shootings involving the same suspect. Authorities said the first shooting happened on Illinois Route 251, just south of the Wisconsin border, during a traffic stop of a carjacking suspect around 9:10 a.m. that morning. The suspect fled police, and a pursuit made its way into Beloit. There, an officer with the Roscoe, Illinois Police Department ultimately rammed the fleeing vehicle and fired their weapon. Video captured the impact and the gunfire. The suspect was taken to a hospital and later died. The Roscoe officer was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. While Beloit officers assisted in the chase, the police department said they were not involved in the shooting.

Body cam footage was released Friday of a May 5 deadly encounter between Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies and an armed suspect. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office released the footage, which contains dispatcher audio of the initial call to authorities, on social media. It all happened on East Monte Vista Avenue and North Quincy Avenue, just outside of Turlock, when deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person trespassing on private property while armed with a knife. Dispatcher audio captured the moment the caller said he already kicked the individual off of his property twice. "I don't know if he's on drugs or if he's drunk, but he is just having a fit out here," the caller said. "I did notice that he does have a knife on him, too." That suspect was later identified as Kevin Frey, 44. Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse narrates the video released on Friday. Sheriff Dirkse said the responding deputy, Deputy Rose, located Frey at the scene trespassing with the knife visibly in his hand. The footage shows the deputy repeatedly asking Frey to drop the weapon, with Frey refusing and stating multiple times that he would leave the scene. Deputy Rose can be heard telling Frey that he was not free to leave and needed to put his hands in the air. Frey is seen walking away from Rose from East Monte Vista to North Quincy. An additional deputy responded, as well as officers from the Turlock Police Department. All law enforcement officials surrounded Frey from all directions as they continued attempts to get him to drop his weapon and surrender. Sheriff Dirkse said the negotiations on North Quincy lasted another 15 minutes, during which, Frey claimed to have a gun in his backpack and threatened to stab Deputy Rose. At this time, crisis negotiators were called to the scene but didn't after law enforcement shot Frey. Body cam footage shows Deputy Rose's continued attempts to get Frey to drop the knife and surrender, and Frey repeatedly saying he was going to charge the deputy with a knife. Minutes later, Frey, who had been in a sitting position, got up and walked toward Deputy Rose with the knife in his hand. Sheriff Dirkse said Frey covered 27 feet in 8 seconds before another deputy fired his gun at Frey. Frey fell to the ground after a single shot from the deputy. Frey, who still had the knife in his hand, refused continued commands from law enforcement to drop it, Sheriff Dirkse said. Law enforcement officials slowly moved in on Frey to detain him and perform life-saving measures, including CPR. Frey was loaded into an ambulance and taken to an area hospital, where he was declared dead. Deputies recovered the knife, and there was no gun located in Frey's backpack. Frey was later found to have had eight prior arrests, between 1998-2004, for various misdemeanor offenses. On May 1, 2024, Frey had set his own apartment on fire and he was wanted on felony arson charges, Sheriff Dirkse said.

Two traveling thieves were arrested on Tuesday in connection to a series of thefts at Best Buys across Florida, deputies say. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office (IRCSO) said Best Buy employees alerted deputies of two suspected shoplifters linked to a string of thefts from multiple locations. However, this time, deputies were waiting for 36-year-old Andrew Causa and 32-year-old Danielle Lorini. Deputies waited outside the store until the two headed toward the parking lot. Body cam video provided by the sheriff's office shows the encounter between deputies and their suspects. Video shows deputies trying to call Causa over. Instead, Causa tried running, but didn't make it far. Deputies caught up with him and wrestled him to the ground. Deputies waited outside the store until the two headed toward the parking lot. Body cam video provided by the sheriff's office shows the encounter between deputies and their suspects. (IRCSO)< > Once Causa was detained, the deputy approached the Jeep Lorini was in. In the video, the deputy drew his taser and told her to step out of the SUV. She was apprehended without issue. Once the two suspects were arrested, the Best Buy employees can be seen thanking deputies for stopping the two thieves. "You just don't know how happy this team is. They got us for $7,000, man," one employee said. Another chimed in saying, "Between all across the other stores about $16,000-$17,000." IRCSO said Lorini from Coral Springs was booked into the county jail for grand theft over $300, and Causa from Fort Lauderdale was booked for resisting an officer without violence, felony grand theft over $300, felony fist degree petit theft, controlled substance possession, and drug paraphernalia possession.

Video released by a Georgia police department shows how officers were able to save an elderly woman from a house fire. On Thursday, the Columbus Police Department shared the above video from the response to a house fire that happened back on May 10 on Waterhill Road. According to police, officers responded around 12:45 a.m. after they smelled smoke nearby and eventually found the home engulfed in flames. Authorities knocked on doors and windows but got no response. Neighbors told officers they believed someone was still inside, an 89-year-old woman. With the fire spreading and firefighters not yet on the scene, police kicked the front door open, finding the resident who was asleep in her bedroom, and escorting her to safety.

The suspect in an officer-involved shooting Sunday afternoon has been identified. According to Oklahoma City Police, officers responded to the 3000 block of NW 61st St. around 4:20 p.m. on May 5 regarding a domestic situation after a woman shot a man. Upon arrival, police found the male victim in the front of the house and moved him to a safe area to receive medical attention. Officers then called for the female suspect, identified as 61-year-old Lisa Daniels, to come outside. She announced to police that she had a gun, and officers got into position to cover the outside of the house. Police say Daniels exited the residence with a sweater over her hand while making motions like she had a gun in her hand. She began to walk closer to officers with her hand raised, which prompted an officer to fire his gun. Daniels was not hit, and officers determined she did not have a gun in her hand. They were able to tase her and take her into custody. Daniels has been booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center for domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The gunshot victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive. No other injuries have been reported.

0:00 - Body cam 1 8:46 - Body cam 2 11:32 - Body cam 3 ----- A YouTube video released by Chasing Liberty himself, which is a cut-together version of two Tama police officer body camera tapes regarding an incident that occurred on March 30, has been making the rounds on the internet. The edited YouTube video shows officers responding to a home in Tama after a 911 call stated that multiple individuals were screaming and fighting. The 911 caller also stated at one point that someone was yelling, “Stop, stop.” Officer Jake Kessler of the Tama Police Department was the first responding officer. In the video, Kessler attempts to assess the situation and asks a man, who is later identified as Andrew Haus of St. Anthony, for his ID. Haus refuses, there is a back and forth, and Kessler, with the help of other officers, puts Haus on the ground and handcuffs him. Haus pleaded guilty to interference with official acts, which is a misdemeanor. Haus said he is contacting lawyers, but has yet to find one that will take his case against the Tama Police Department. He went on to speak about his children, who witnessed the incident. “My 3 and 5-year-old were right there when it happened, and now when they see a cop they get scared,” he said. Sometime after the March 30 incident, Haus and Chasing Liberty communicated via email about what happened, and Chasing Liberty decided to compile the edited video that was released on April 13.

A police officer was injured and a suspect bitten by a dog Monday night, following a traffic stop on the east side of Dayton. Dayton Police say officers pulled over a car about 10 p.m. May 13 at Bierce Avenue and South Torrence Street for an expired license plate tag. Officers said the driver was acting nervous and moving around, including moving items in the car. According to a narrative provided by Dayton Police, one officer was running the vehicle's plates on the cruiser's computer, while the second officer asked the driver, identified as 30-year-old Antoine Still, to get out of the car. Police say Still refused to comply and officers tried to remove him from the vehicle. Police said Still then put the car in drive and accelerated while one officer was inside the vehicle, struggling with him. The car crashed into parked vehicles, before Still backed it up. One of the officers tried to open the passenger's side door, but it was locked. The vehicle then backed up and stopped. The second officer broke the passenger's side window but, according to police, the vehicle took off again and crashed into a tree, with the first officer still inside the car. The airbag deployed and Still then got out of the car and ran. Body camera video shows the second officer give chase first and deploy a Taser as Still ran into a yard. Still was eventually arrested after hiding nearby. Police say the suspect had been bitten by a dog in the neighborhood and was taken to a hospital to be treated before being taken to the Montgomery County Jail. In the body camera video released by Dayton Police, Still repeatedly said his ribs were broken during the arrest. Police say that the suspect did not sustain any broken bones during the arrest, nor were bones broken before the encounter with the officers. Still is facing Felonious Assault, Kidnapping, Possession of Drugs, and several misdemeanor charges. The officer who was in the vehicle while Still drove away was injured during the incident and was treated at a hospital and released. "Unfortunately, this is an example of how quickly situations can escalate and become dangerous for our officers," Dayton Police wrote in the narrative. "Fortunately, all parties involved in this incident were not more seriously injured."

Los Angeles Police Department officers fatally shot a man allegedly armed with a knife in Koreatown after his parents called the county's Department of Mental Health (DMH) to the home, authorities said Friday. Officers responded to a call in the 400 block of South Gramercy Place just before 11 a.m. Thursday to assist DMH officials who were trying to put the man under a 5150 hold, according to LAPD. They later opened fire on Yong Yang, 40, after allegedly seeing that he was armed with a large kitchen knife. LAPD's Force Investigation Unit is now investigating the deadly shooting. DMH officials were trying to place Yang under the 72-hour 5150 hold to receive evaluation and treatment after he allegedly tried to assault one of them. Yang had been diagnosed as bipolar with schizoaffective disorder and his parents initially called health officials because he had been displaying what police described as "erratic and threatening behavior," according to an LAPD statement about the shooting. Yang was not a resident of the home where his parents lived. DMH officials had already done paperwork to place him under the 5150 hold when officers were called, according to LAPD. Before officers arrived, a DMH ambulance was on its way to transport him to a nearby medical facility for treatment. Upon their arrival, the officers met with DMH officials outside the home. They decided to request more police units, a supervisor, and notified the DMH's Evaluation Unit, police said. Aerial footage shows at least eight patrol vehicles at the scene "Several attempts were made to communicate with Yang and encourage him to exit the residence; however, he refused," LAPD officials said in a statement. The officers got a key to the home and went up a narrow staircase leading to the front door, where they announced their arrival and tried to use the key to open the front door, according to LAPD. As they were doing this, they allegedly saw Yang holding a large kitchen knife while standing in the living room several feet away. "Moments later, Yang advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred," the LAPD statement reads. "Yang was struck by gunfire, dropped the knife, and was taken into custody without further incident." First responders arrived soon after and pronounced him dead at the scene, according to police. Police said an 11-inch kitchen knife with a 6-inch blade was found at the scene. No other injuries were reported in the incident. LAPD has not released any other details.

The Yuma Police Department released edited body camera video that shows when police opened fire on a 29-year-old man armed with a knife earlier this year. Yuma Police was dispatched to the neighborhood of Magnolia Avenue on April 12, 2024, after neighbors called the police, saying a neighbor with a knife was making threats. The 911 caller said the neighbor had a mental illness and explained that police had dealt with him before. Newly obtained body camera video shows the moments that led up to the shooting. From the officer’s body-cam footage, you can see police repeatedly asking him to drop his knife. “Look, we just want to talk to you, man. Dude, put the knife down. Steve, we’re just trying to figure out what happened,” said one officer. He ignores them and keeps walking away. It’s at that point when one officer pulls his taser and fires it, but the suspect keeps walking away and heads down the canal. When he turns back into the neighborhood, police close in on him, and they try to hit him again with the taser. Seconds later, an officer fires his pistol, and the suspect is shot several times. Police Chief Thomas Garrity said the suspect was going for a knife and said they recovered two bladed weapons at the scene. “As part of the investigation, we do know there were 12 shots total fired,” said Garrity. We talked to the 29-year-old suspect’s family, who said police fired too many shots. An eyewitness who saw the whole thing go down stayed firm on her stance after watching the video released by police. “I still think he shouldn’t have been shot so many times. He had a kitchen knife in his hand, he didn’t have a gun,” said Marie Hernandez. When the police chief was asked if officers were fired excessively, he said the county attorney should decide. “My opinion now doesn’t matter, that’s up to the attorney and the investigation,” Garrity said. “I think the video shows for itself what the officers did.” The chief said the suspect had previous run-ins with police, but they weren’t aware of his mental state at the time. However, others say that isn’t so. The same reporting party who called 911 also reportedly told one of the officers at the scene that the suspect struggled with mental illness. The suspect has not been charged. His family said he is out of the hospital and recovering in rehab.

On May 10, another human smuggler using a stolen truck was arrested in Val Verde County after causing serious property damage in his attempt to evade capture. The alleged smuggler, Carlos Lombardich-Villalobos from Lockhart, Texas, drove through multiple intersections and eventually drove through a ranch fence, crashed into a tree, and he and multiple illegal foreign nationals bailed out of the vehicle and fled on foot, authorities said. Texas DPS aircraft assisted troopers on the ground to locate Villalobos. Officials have explained their goal is to catch the smuggler. In this case, they did, and charged him with smuggling of persons, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, deadly conduct, evading arrest, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. They also learned that the Dodge Ram he crashed was stolen out of Bastrop, Texas. The troopers also apprehended six illegal foreign nationals and referred them to Border Patrol.

Just-released body camera video shows deputies and firefighters arriving on the scene of a bus crash that killed eight people and injured dozens. Dashcam shows a Marion County sheriff's deputy weaving through backed-up traffic to get to the scene where the bus was lying on its side. Several people were standing near the bus, while others were on the ground, waiting for help. Firefighters opened the back door of the bus and entered to assist people still inside. Bryan Maclean Howard was arrested on DUI manslaughter charges after troopers say he crossed the center line and side-swiped the bus, according to Florida Highway Patrol. While the arrest affidavit shows breath tests that were negative for alcohol, troopers said Howard appeared unsteady at the hospital, with bloodshot eyes and other indicators of insobriety. They said he failed a standard sobriety test. Troopers also said Howard admitted to using cannabis oil through a vape pen he obtained from a friend who has a medical marijuana card.

Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) encountered an unusual roadblock in the form of a 9-foot alligator. The encounter with the gator happened on Wednesday morning. It led to deputies having to contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for backup. Deputy body cam video shows a deputy approaching the gator who is just lying in the roadway. "You just taking a nap?" the deputy can be heard asking the gator. "Oh, hi big boy," the deputy continues. The video continues to show deputies and officers from FWC wrangling the gator before they load it into a truck. Deputies say the gator was moved to a safe location.

A man found semi-conscious on board a boat that was circling in a Sarasota waterway earlier this month is expected to make a full recovery. "When I came out, I saw this boat circling like crazy and there was nobody in the boat," said homeowner Frank Kramer. "It came out of Phillipi Creek and was doing big loops around here and hit all four of my outer pilings at different passes before it finally knocked out the sign down here." Kramer says he called 911 about the boat, and that's when Sarasota Police Officer Michael Skinner responded to the call, according to the police department. Upon arrival, Skinner says he saw the spinning boat with an unconscious man on board. Skinner maneuvered his police vessel to intercept the boat by wedging it against a nearby seawall. Body camera video shows Skinner boarding the boat and shutting off its engine. Sarasota County Fire Rescue was on standby near the seawall and rendered medical aid to the boat’s owner, later identified as Paul Hudson. On the video, Hudson can be heard telling rescue crews that he hit a big wake. Hudson, who was semi-conscious, got vital medical attention and was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery. READ: Coast Guard rescues 4 men from sinking boat and injured woman near Tampa Bay "I'm incredibly proud of Officer Skinner's quick response and selfless actions," said Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche. "His bravery exemplifies the dedication of our law enforcement officers to serving and protecting our community." Skinner played a vital role in getting Ethan’s Law passed through the state legislature, which requires operators of vessels 26' and under to wear a cutoff switch. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the incident. The rescue comes just as National Safe Boating Week begins this weekend, and police put out important reminders. "He had the emergency cut off switch, but it wasn’t used as it was designed. He was actually using it as a keychain, which isn’t uncommon for boaters to do that. But that’s not what it’s designed to do," said Skinner. "In this instance, he probably could’ve had medical staff attending to him a lot sooner than waiting for us to show up on scene." Skinner said the emergency cut-off switches, whether wireless or attached, should be properly worn so that when the boat operator falls out of the boat or leaves the steering station or helm, the engine will immediately shut off.

0:00 - Intro 0:34 - Sergeant Gallagher 2:48 - Sergeant Campbell 5:26 - Officer Caldera 6:26 - Officer Hewitt ----- A Houston Police Department sergeant opened fire at a wanted murder suspect who was armed with a gun with an extended magazine, authorities said on Monday. HPD said neither the suspect nor the officer was hurt during the warrant service at 8340 Antoine Drive, outside of Houston city limits in the Inwood North area. According to police, 18-year-old Periche Roshal Barley is the suspect in a Feb. 21 shooting that left one person dead and four others injured in the 13600 block of Ella Boulevard in the Greater Greenspoint area. Investigators received intelligence that led them to the back of an apartment complex on Monday, where officers observed him with a handgun. Police said they gave commands to drop the gun before the officer discharged a service weapon twice, hitting a fence. HPD said the suspect then obeyed commands and was placed in custody.

A man who was driving drunk in December when he crashed into multiple first responders who were investigating an earlier crash pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to multiple charges in Adams County District Court. Benjamin Winters was arrested after the Dec. 7 crash on Interstate 76 near Sable Boulevard in the Commerce City area. Commerce City Police Department (CCPD) officers and South Adams County firefighters were outside their vehicles investigating a separate, single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes when they were hit, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Investigators said Winters drove around a firetruck on the left shoulder, reentered the roadway and hit the officers and firefighters, who were in the left lane near a patrol car. He continued on before coming to a stop on the left shoulder. One of the firefighters suffered serious injuries and required surgery. On Wednesday morning, Winters pleaded guilty to all charges against him. That included: Vehicular assault - DUI Vehicular assault - reckless Three counts of third-degree assault - first responder He's set to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 9.

A Key West man is now facing two additional counts of attempted murder after being accused of stealing a tractor from a golf course and driving it to the College of the Florida Keys. Ethan Robert Layne, 22, was initially charged with a single count of attempted murder following the May 4 incident. He also faces four other felony charges and eight more felony charges are pending, authorities said. According to Key West police, Layne, a groundskeeper at the golf course, stole the tractor and drove it to the college with the intent of killing two people there. “He drove the tractor through the lobby of the Lagoon Landings dormitory, then used the bucket attachment of the tractor to destroy the overhead plumbing under the building,” a news release from the police department stated. “Layne then rammed a truck in the parking lot, overturning it. Another vehicle was occupied by a man and his four-year-old daughter. The victim saw the tractor veer toward his car, raise its front end, and it smashed down on his car. The tractor backed away momentarily and the victim was able to escape the car with his child.” Police said Layne also aimed the tractor at a third vehicle, but the driver was able to evade him. According to authorities, Layne then drove the tractor off campus and onto College Road. Multiple people called 911 to report the chaos that was unfolding and multiple police officers responded to the scene. “The first officer on scene encountered the tractor on College Road in front of the transit center,” the news release stated. “Layne then aimed the tractor directly at the police car and rammed it, lowering the bucket into the windshield several times. The officer then fired several rounds at his attacker.” Layne was taken into custody a short time later. No injuries were reported.

New York City Police officers jumped into action to help a man suffering a medical emergency on the subway tracks as a train approached in The Bronx on May 14, dramatic body-worn camera footage shows. According to the NYPD, officers at the Third Avenue/149th St station “sprang into action” and “without hesitation pulled him off the tracks.” Bodycam footage shows officers from the 47th Precinct rushing through a crowded station toward the man, who was lying on the tracks near the electrified third rail, which can be deadly if touched.

A Pinellas County deputy helped reunite a mother with her little girl after the child got lost on Indian Rocks Beach. Bodycam video shows Deputy Moore coming to the young girl’s aid after her mother gave authorities the description and recent photo of her. “I think that might be her,” Deputy Moore said as his vehicle approached a small child near the water. “I might have her here.” 8 dead, dozens hospitalized after migrant work bus crashes in Florida highway: officials As the deputy inched closer to the girl, she waved at him, and he was able to confirm she was the missing child. “Mom’s looking for ya,” he told the girl. “I know,” she said. When the deputy asked if she was okay, she replied, “I miss my mommy. I miss her.” “You need a hug?” the deputy asked. “It’s gonna be okay. Let’s go get you to mom, alright?” A crowd surrounded the deputies’ vehicles during the emotional reunion. The girl’s mom could be heard crying in the video. The sheriff’s office said thanks to the photo of the girl, a unique swimsuit, good description, and a “bit of luck,” Deputy Moore was able to safely find the girl. PCSO is also reminding parents to keep a close eye on their children while at the beach, as it’s “very easy for a child to slip away or get swept far out by a current.” “Thankfully, this story has a happy ending,” the sheriff’s office wrote. “Any time you take your kids to a crowded location, consider taking a photo of them in their current outfits so if the unthinkable occurs — your child is lost — they can be located as quickly as possible.”

A local police officer was justified when she shot and wounded a man at an apartment complex last year as he advanced on her with a knife, telling her to "hit me," the state Office of the Inspector General determined. Officer Haylee Ouellete fired her service handgun eight times at 58-year-old Joseph Diloreto during the incident on July 16, 2023, Inspector General Robert Devlin wrote in a report released Wednesday. One of the shots struck Diloreto in the upper leg, causing him to fall to the ground, a portion of Ouellete's body-worn camera footage shows. He subsequently was taken into custody. Ouellete had been dispatched to the apartment on North Main Street after a 911 call reported a possible domestic disturbance. She encountered Diloreto, who was in a "highly agitated state" and threatened to kill Ouellete, Devlin wrote in the report. Diloreto then advanced on her from a doorway of the apartment into the apartment complex courtyard. At the time of the shooting, Ouellete was 28 years old and had been with the Manchester Police Department for 4 years. She had "no relevant disciplinary history," the report noted. Devlin's report and Ouellete's body-worn camera footage from the encounter show she first attempted to subdue Diloreto with her Taser, which was ineffective. He then advanced on her with a knife, despite her shouting at him multiple times to drop it, the video shows. "Hit me, hit me, hit me!" Ouellete's body camera footage captured Diloreto yelling at her, as he advanced on her with his hands up. He fell to the ground after Ouellete opened fire on him. The clip ends with Ouellete reaching down to the ground to pick up an object, and radioing that she had recovered the knife. "Based on the facts developed during the investigation, I have determined that Officer Ouellete used deadly force to defend herself from what she reasonably believed to be the threat of serious injury of death," Devlin wrote in his report. "Accordingly, I find such use of force to be objectively reasonable and justified." The report noted Diloreto denied making threats or being armed, a claim Devlin rejected in the report based on the evidence. State police detectives who processed the scene recovered evidence from the courtyard and outside the apartment. The scene evidence showed Ouellete's shots appeared to have struck the exterior of the apartment, as well as a landscaping timber and the concrete door landing, the report said.

0:00 - Intro 0:21 - 911 calls 1:35 - Cellphone video 1:59 - Body cam 1 6:43 - Photos 6:46 - Body cam 2 7:29 - Cellphone video ----- Body-worn camera video released by the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday shows deputies shoot a man armed with a BB handgun and knife in Bonsall earlier this month after he ignored their commands and continued to walk toward them. The man survived his injuries and was arrested on suspicion of brandishing a deadly weapon while resisting arrest and obstructing an officer, sheriff’s officials said. The edited video captures Deputies Jorge Chavez and Lisa Lee shoot Patrick Wendell Lowell, 66, of Escondido, in the legs and lower body around 11:35 a.m. May 4 along state Route 76 near Via Montellano. Text in the video explains that 911 received 11 calls from witnesses reporting a man — later identified as Lowell — walking down the side of the road with weapons in his hands. In the recorded audio clips, one witness reported seeing a man walking down the road with “two Glocks in his hands,” while another caller said it was a “pistol and knife” in either hand. Footage captured by a passing driver then shows Lowell walking with what appears to be a gun and knife in his hand. The gun was later determined to be a Glock replica BB-gun pistol, the video says. A knife was also recovered at the scene. The video then cuts to footage captured by Chavez’s body-worn camera while they confront the suspect. Chavez tells dispatchers the man is walking toward them with his hands on the gun. Chavez and Lee both raise their firearms while standing behind the vehicle’s doors. “Sir, stop. I’m telling you right now to stop,” Chavez yells. His body-worn camera, which is visually obstructed as he stands behind his SUV door, does not show Lowell. “If you come any closer, you may be shot.” “Do not do this!” Chavez continues to order Lowell to stop walking toward them and to stop pointing the gun at them. Lee’s body-worn camera records Chavez’s orders but is also obstructed by the vehicle’s passenger side door. “Stop right now,” Lee yells. Chavez then opens fire multiple times, followed by Lee. Lowell falls to the ground after being struck.