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Video shows the moment deputies found a missing elderly woman wandering in the woods early Saturday morning. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said units responded to reports of a missing woman with Alzheimer's who had wandered off on foot in a Tampa neighborhood on Reynoldswood Drive. At around 2 a.m., the sheriff's office said its aviation unit responded, and by using infrared cameras, found the woman in a wooded area east of her home. Body cam video shows the moment deputies found the missing elderly woman in a swampy wooded area. "Hey ma'am, come," the deputy said. "Come here. Come to me." Arriving deputies can be seen guiding the woman, trying to convince her to leave the woods. When the woman didn't respond to English, deputies switched to Spanish. "Ven, ven, ven," the deputy said. "Sigue, vamos, vamos." Once the woman understood what was happening. A deputy was able to pick up the woman — who was missing a shoe— and carry her through the water. The sheriff's office said the elderly woman was unharmed from the experience. "I am beyond thankful and relieved we were able to locate and rescue this missing woman quickly," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "This incident highlights our specialized units and technology's critical role in ensuring the safety of our community. Our team's dedication to service and swift response made all the difference in bringing her home safely."

An Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper added puppy wrangler to her resume when she saved a group of puppies on the road in Huron County. OSHP posted body cam footage of Trooper Halle Paris with the Norwalk Post spotting several puppies in the roadway in June on their Facebook page. In the video, she can be heard saying “Watch out for the dog, watch out for the dog, watch out for the dog,” as a car drives by. Trooper Paris then turns her cruiser around and happily leads the puppies back to their home. She manages to corral them into their kennel and shuts the open garage door to keep the rest of the dogs from escaping. “The puppies escaped while their owner was away. Fortunately, Tpr. Paris was there to save the day!” the post read. The homeowner was contacted by dispatch and returned home to care for the puppies, according to the video.

A man is in police custody after taking off from a traffic stop with an officer still partially inside his car. Police said they stopped Eric C. Handegan, but he was uncooperative and aggressive. Officers tried to tase Handegan, but that did not affect him. Another officer tried to pull the keys from the ignition from, but Handegan sped away first. The officer was able to escape from the car uninjured. Police said they did not chase after the fleeing suspect to keep the officers safe. They also had already identified Handegan. Officer were able to coordinate to take Handegan into custody without incident the next day. He was arrested for Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding, Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, Resisting Arrest, and Criminal Damage to property

Newly released bodycam footage shows the intense moments after a man held his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and barricaded himself inside a family's apartment, according to the Tampa Police Department. A police detective responded around 3:40 p.m. Thursday, to the Meridian Pointe Apartments on East Hillsborough Avenue after receiving a call from a teen girl saying her ex-boyfriend was following her. The detective was the lead investigator on a previous harassing phone calls case involving the teens. Police say the ex-boyfriend, identified as 18-year-old Damarion Murray, then pulled a gun from his waistband and chased the girl into an apartment building, shooting at her twice. "Thankfully, she was not struck," the police department wrote in a release. Murray held the girl at gunpoint, forced her into an occupied apartment and barricaded the door, according to investigators. "Murray then called a family member, stating 'Either she dies, or I die,' as the family member tried to convince him to let everyone leave safely," police said. Bodycam footage shows officers forcing entry into that apartment, removing chairs and other furniture placed in front of the door. A girl inside the apartment can be heard screaming for help before pushing through the obstacles in the door and running to safety. "There's kids. There's kids," officers said as they made their way further into the apartment. Police could then be heard yelling, "Hands up! Hands up, now!" as Murray ran into the back room of the apartment. As officers gave orders for Murray to come out of the back room, two gunshots rang out. 'I want my dad back': Daughter searching for Sarasota man last seen during Hurricane Debby "Immediately following the second gunshot and with the belief their lives were in immediate danger, Officer Joshua Williams, a five-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department with ten years of previous law enforcement experience, fired two rounds towards the back room," the Tampa Police Department said. Officers continued helping kids exit out the front door of the apartment until Murray was the only one left inside. The SWAT team was activated and entered into a standoff with Murray. After an hour and a half with no response, police said they went into the back room to find Murray dead in a closet from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The medical examiner confirmed that Murray died by suicide. “This was a terrifying situation that could have ended tragically for many innocent people in an apartment complex filled with families and children,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said. “I am incredibly proud of the bravery and quick actions of our detectives and officers, who put their own lives on the line to protect the victim and the apartment occupants. It is fortunate that no innocent lives were lost.”

Troopers from Metro South attempted to stop a motorcycle driver and the driver fled. The trooper did NOT pursue and notified Trooper 2. The suspect finally stopped for local police and was arrested. He had a go pro camera and recorded his driving. Another example of a traffic ticket turned into a jail visit.

Baltimore City Police released body cam footage showing the moments that led to officers shooting and killing a 17-year-old with a firearm on Monday night. In the video, an officer is seen chasing down the teenage boy, now identified as William Gardner, down North Stricker Street. The unit was originally in the area to further investigate a shooting that took place an hour earlier. The department says the teen was standing with a group, grabbing his waistband, and doing what appeared to be a quote "security check." "This could be indicative of an individual who has a firearm in their waistband...checking to see that it's still there, not falling or moving," Brian Nadeau, BPD Deputy Commissioner said. Gardner ran away when officers tried to engage with him, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said in a news conference on Monday. The agency says that an officer got out of a patrol car to talk with the teen, but he began to run away. Two officers chased Gardner in the car while one ran after him. The officers in the car warned the teen multiple times as they yelled "Get on the ground" or "You're gonna get shot". The juvenile continued to attempt to get away. As Gardner approached an intersection, he pulled a gun off his hip and aimed it at the officer chasing him. At this point, officers shot and killed Gardner. In a press conference, officials say officers fired as many as 21 shots.

On Wednesday evening, Lacey Police responded to a narcotics' complaint. The vehicle involved left the scene and got on to I5 SB. The vehicle return showed the car was stolen out of Tacoma. When Lacey PD attempted to stop the car, it fled on to Trosper Rd. Lacey PD terminated their attempted traffic stop and TCSO took over, initiating a pursuit. The vehicle fled west on Trosper Rd at 100mph before crashing into a large retaining wall. The driver was apprehended without further incident. During a post arrest search, deputies located numerous stolen ID’s in the vehicle. Additionally, the suspect had the car owner's ID and a stolen knife belonging to them in his pocket. He was booked into Thurston County Jail for attempting to elude, ID theft, and driving without a valid license. Great work by our deputies getting another individual out committing crimes in our community, off of our streets!

A 16-year-old female and a 17-year-old male were arrested after a chase on Tuesday involving a stolen truck, a high school football field and the Gwinnett County Police Department. According to Gwinnett County Police Department, they were told a Ram 1500 truck was stolen from a driveway of a house on Adams Acre Drive in Lawrenceville on Aug. 6. The owner of the truck had video that showed the two thieves entering multiple vehicles before finding keys in the truck and taking it. "We believe the suspects were just breaking into cars, found the keys, and decided to take the truck," said Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Collin Flynn. After stealing the truck, the thieves allegedly drove it to Mill Creek High School and used it to damage the football field. Later that day, the truck was picked up by several Flock cameras in the Buford area. Officers responded and found the truck behind a Walmart on Sardis Church Road. The two thieves were sitting inside the truck. The officers attempted to box the vehicle in, with one officer parking behind the truck and the other parking in front. However, the truck began moving, almost striking one of the officers. "The vehicle was very close to striking the officer who tried to stop them initially. Had they moved over about a foot, they could've struck our officer and injured him more severely," said Sgt. Flynn. The officers followed the truck for a short distance until it crashed into another vehicle on Hamilton Mill Road. After the crash, the two thieves jumped out and started running. Officers chased the two thieves, using a Taser on the 16-year-old girl in the process. The 17-year-old, who has been identified as Robert Krause of Lawrenceville, was also captured a short time later. Krause and the girl were taken to a youth detention center. Their charges include aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, hit-and-run, driving without a license, obstruction, giving a false name to a police officer, theft by taking a motor vehicle, and entering an auto.

First responders are praising a Good Samaritan who jumped into action to rescue a woman in the Maumee River. It happened near the Martin Luther King bridge in downtown Toledo around 2:00 a.m. on July 31. A new video released Aug. 8 shows the moment the Good Samaritan jumped into the water to help. Toledo Police called it an example of Toledoans making a difference every day. Toledo Police records say a 34-year-old woman jumped off the MLK bridge. Justin Slater, 38, was fishing with friends nearby when he heard a splash and someone calling for help. He then called 911. Dispatchers told Slater not to jump into the river out of concern she might take him underwater, but he jumped in any way and pulled her to the river bank, where TFRD divers were able to help get everyone out. The woman was taken to an area hospital to get checked out. Her condition is unknown at this time. “Some say they wouldn’t do it, but if you see somebody swimming for their life, who wouldn’t jump in and try? I think any human would,” Slater said.

Mesa police identified a woman who died in an officer-involved shooting after she allegedly threatened her boyfriend with a knife, investigators said. According to Mesa Police Sgt. Richard Encinas, officers responded to a neighborhood near Brown Road and Country Club Drive around 10:30 a.m. after the suspect’s roommate called 911, saying 24-year-old Rachel Rodriguez was armed with a knife and wouldn’t let her boyfriend leave the home. When officers arrived, the roommate was outside the house, but the couple was still inside. They tried talking to Rodriguez over a loudspeaker to get her to come out. Police said they then heard the man yelling and screaming, which prompted police to go inside the home immediately. As officers entered the house, one officer shot Rodriguez and rescued the man. She died at the scene. The boyfriend wasn’t hurt. No officers were injured.

At 11:02 am on June 13th, one of our deputies located a stolen vehicle at 96th St and 20th Ave S in Parkland. The suspect immediately fled. Just as quickly as it started, our deputy performed a successful PIT maneuver in less than 40 seconds. All the screeching you hear is because the deputy pushed the vehicle over 300 feet to have it stopped in front of a telephone pole to help pin the vehicle in. The deputy gave commands for the driver to exit the car, but realized he needed to wait for more people. An armed citizen kindly offered to help, but backup had just arrived. During a search of the man, deputies found a bag of meth in the driver's pocket. In the end, this 44-year-old suspect was booked into the Pierce County Jail for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Maybe this guy didn't know where he was, but these suspects had better think twice before trying to flee from Pierce County Deputies!

Body camera footage was released Thursday, showing a Florida man jump off a bridge and into the river in an attempt to avoid being arrested. The Daytona Beach Police Department said its officers spotted a robbery suspect they were searching for walking along a bridge around 7 a.m. When officers told the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Richard Martinovics, he was being detained, he jumped the guardrail and plunged into the Halifax River below. "This is gonna be him," an officer said after watching Martinovics hit the water. The police department enlisted their marine unit to locate and apprehend Martinovics in the water.

An investigation was underway after an allegedly armed man was shot and killed by police in Pomona overnight. The shooting happened around 11:57 p.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a call about a man with a gun at a motel on Holt Avenue, according to the Pomona Police Department. The suspect ran from the scene and pulled out a gun before officers opened fire at the intersection of Hamilton Boulevard and Center Street, the department said. Investigators believe the suspect, who has not been identified, fired at officers, prompting them to fire back. Additional details about what led up to the deadly shooting were not available, but video from the scene shows a car riddled with bullet holes and a shattered driver's seat window. The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he later died. No officers were hurt. Authorities say a gun was recovered at the scene.

Two NYPD officers were released from the hospital Monday after they were shot overnight in Queens. Police said officers Richard Yarusso and Christopher Abreu spotted a man on a moped going the wrong way on 82nd Street near 23rd Avenue while they were investigating a robbery pattern involving suspects on scooters. The officers, both 26, tried pulling the man over, but he took off running, according to police. "During the pursuit, the suspect fired multiple rounds at our officers, who then returned fire," said NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Abreu was shot in his leg. Yarusso was shot in his bulletproof vest. The suspect, who police identified as 19-year-old Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, was shot in his right ankle and underwent surgery. He was hospitalized in stable condition and has not yet been charged. "[Mata] is a suspect in several robbery patterns currently going on in the borough of Queens," said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny. "The patterns that we're looking at currently in Queens that he's involved with involve phone snatches and instances where a woman was attacked, her credit card was stolen, and eventually used in a Queens smoke shop." Authorities said Mata is a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. illegally in 2023 and has no prior arrests in New York City. Police recovered the gun and motorized scooter Mata allegedly used Monday. They said the gun was "not legally possessed." Officers Yarusso and Abreu received a large round of applause from fellow police and first responders as they left Elmhurst Hospital. Mayor Eric Adams and Caban spoke with the officers and their families at the hospital. "They're in good spirits, and the NYPD stands at the ready to assist them in the full recovery," said Caban, after speaking with the officers and their families. Adams, holding the vest Yarusso was wearing, said, "because of this vest, a young police officer [is] going home. Senseless act of violence, a total disregard for life." Adams said the officers showed professionalism and discipline. Abreu has been with the NYPD for five years. Yarusso has two and a half years on the job. Police said Mata had been living in a migrant shelter, called the Landing Families Shelter, at the former Marriott Hotel on Ditmars Boulevard. Some city leaders and community members called for the shelter to be shut down after his arrest.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 16:56 - Bodycam 2 ----- Police in the US state of Pennsylvania have released bodycam footage showing officers attempting to intercept Thomas Matthew Crooks moments before he attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally last month. The footage, released Thursday, captures the desperate efforts of Butler Township police officers as they tried to stop Crooks, who was armed with a DPMS AR-15 rifle, the Fox News reported. The incident occurred during a campaign rally where Crooks fired at Trump, grazing the former US president’s ear and resulting in the death of a rallygoer. The footage shows one officer hoisting another onto the roof of the building, where Crooks was located some 12 feet above the ground. As the US officer reached the roof, Crooks pointed his weapon at him, causing the officer to duck and lose his grip, falling about eight feet and spraining his ankle. Seconds later, Crooks opened fire, leading to the chaos that ensued at the rally. Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe said that the officers’ intervention likely saved Trump’s life by distracting the shooter. “If I’m interrupted, and I move my gun, you are going to have to reassess that whole situation," Slupe said. “Timing is everything," he added, noting that the interruption allowed Trump to turn his head just in time to avoid a more serious injury. The release of the bodycam footage is part of ongoing investigations into the security failures that allowed Crooks to get within 150 yards of Trump and open fire. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe acknowledged that video footage of a figure moving along the roof shortly before the shooting indicates a “failure" in security measures. The FBI has revealed that Crooks arrived at the rally site at 11 am. on the day of the shooting, and spent an hour there before leaving, only to return at 3:50 pm. Local law enforcement first spotted him around 5:10 pm, approximately 50 minutes before Trump was scheduled to take the stage. During his second visit, Crooks flew a drone near the rally site, but the FBI later reported that no photos or videos were taken from it.

Louisville Metro Police released body camera footage Thursday from a fatal shooting near Dixie Highway on July 25. Yoel Napoles-Ravelo, 32, was shot and killed in the 6600 block of Eagle Wood Drive, which is off Dixie Highway near the Gene Snyder Freeway, at 9:30 p.m. Napoles' family said he called for help while suffering a mental health episode. In a 911 call released Thursday, the dispatcher asked Napoles multiple times what was happening but couldn't get an answer, and there was a lot of yelling in the background. The body camera footage started with Officer Matthew Forbes approaching the residence and telling Napoles to put what he had in his hands down. Forbes then spoke with Napoles' sister outside the home, who told him how her brother was high and acting aggressive, but wasn't normally that way. Police said they found methamphetamine inside the home. Forbes kept reiterating to Napoles that he wasn't in trouble and just wanted to talk to him through the screened window. Then, Forbes said, he saw Napoles with a "huge butcher knife in his hand." Napoles punched out the screen and kept going in and out of the window while officers tried talking to him. Forbes said Napoles kept acting "very erratic" but continued telling him he wasn't in trouble. Napoles picked up and put down the knife multiple times, then came out the window with the knife in his hand and approached officers. That's when officers used a foam baton launcher, a taser, and three officers fired their firearms at him. Napoles was pronounced dead on the scene. Forbes, Garret Schmeltz and Kendrick Eaves were identified as the officers involved in the fatal shooting. The Public Integrity Unit is investigating the shooting. Napoles became a citizen of the United States five years ago and didn't have a criminal record. His family said Napoles only had two prior episodes like this in the past but never to the level of last week. Two years ago, Louisville launched a Crisis Diversion Team to help when 911 calls show signs of mental distress. The city made an effort to send a non-police response when someone is experiencing suicidal thoughts, addiction issues or hallucinations. MetroSafe said deflection cannot help in situations where there are safety concerns, so if there is an active threat involving a weapon, police respond to the scene.

The Fort Wayne Police Department released the videos connected with a traffic stop that ended in a physical fight between a Black woman and two white male police officers. Twenty-nine-year-old Tyjana Smith was pulled over just after 3:30 a.m. Monday in the area of Abbott and Manford streets in the Pontiac Place neighborhood. A bystander video of the incident went viral earlier in the week, showing two male officers fighting with Smith on the ground. One of the officers appears to punch her in the head while she is squirming around on the ground. The primary responding officer was Mason Wills, recently named in the June fatal shooting of 22-year-old Linzell Pahrm during a traffic stop. In police body camera footage of that shooting, Parhm appears to be afraid, and is seen struggling to keep his hands on the dashboard in opposition to Wills' commands. He is reaching down, where an AK-style pistol is on the floor of the car. Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker issued a statement along with the release of Monday’s footage, saying the decision to release the footage continues a commitment to transparency. “An internal affairs investigation, along with an investigation by the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, is ongoing into this matter. As we continue to investigate, the officers involved in the incident have had a duty reassignment,” the statement said. In the video, Smith refuses to identify herself to officers and then refuses to get out of her car. When the two officers try to remove her, she fights. Wills throws her wig to the side and as they struggle, she slips on it and the three end up on the asphalt. Wills is seen in his dashcam footage throwing a punch toward her head. In the bystander video, it appears to land on her face. In audio of both bodycams, he says she kicked him. Smith is charged with felony charges of resisting law enforcement causing bodily injury, battery against a public safety official, and two misdemeanors charges including failure to identify and driving while suspended. On Thursday, Smith appeared in Allen Superior Court on those charges, and also pleaded guilty to a similar charge of driving while suspended filed in January. She has been charged with this offense nearly half a dozen times in the past seven years.

Police in the US state of Pennsylvania have released bodycam footage showing officers attempting to intercept Thomas Matthew Crooks moments before he attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally last month. The footage, released Thursday, captures the desperate efforts of Butler Township police officers as they tried to stop Crooks, who was armed with a DPMS AR-15 rifle, the Fox News reported. The incident occurred during a campaign rally where Crooks fired at Trump, grazing the former US president’s ear and resulting in the death of a rallygoer. The footage shows one officer hoisting another onto the roof of the building, where Crooks was located some 12 feet above the ground. As the US officer reached the roof, Crooks pointed his weapon at him, causing the officer to duck and lose his grip, falling about eight feet and spraining his ankle. Seconds later, Crooks opened fire, leading to the chaos that ensued at the rally. Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe said that the officers’ intervention likely saved Trump’s life by distracting the shooter. “If I’m interrupted, and I move my gun, you are going to have to reassess that whole situation," Slupe said. “Timing is everything," he added, noting that the interruption allowed Trump to turn his head just in time to avoid a more serious injury. The release of the bodycam footage is part of ongoing investigations into the security failures that allowed Crooks to get within 150 yards of Trump and open fire. Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe acknowledged that video footage of a figure moving along the roof shortly before the shooting indicates a “failure" in security measures. The FBI has revealed that Crooks arrived at the rally site at 11 am. on the day of the shooting, and spent an hour there before leaving, only to return at 3:50 pm. Local law enforcement first spotted him around 5:10 pm, approximately 50 minutes before Trump was scheduled to take the stage. During his second visit, Crooks flew a drone near the rally site, but the FBI later reported that no photos or videos were taken from it.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released dash cam and body cam footage of a high-speed chase and arrest from Saturday, August 3. According to DPS, a smuggler in a Nissan Pathfinder led troopers on a fast chase through Laredo. The driver, Miguel Vasquez from Laredo, drove recklessly, running through neighborhoods and ignoring stop signs. The SUV caught fire, forcing him to stop and run away on foot. Troopers quickly caught Vasquez and arrested him along with five illegal immigrants from Mexico. Vasquez faces charges for smuggling people and evading arrest. The five immigrants were handed over to the U.S. Border Patrol.

A man with a felony escape warrant for assault is in custody after attempting to elude Thurston County deputies Saturday night. A Thurston County Sheriff's Office deputy and police dog, Igo, attempted to stop a street bike with boat trailer plates in north Lacey for passing in a no-pass zone. The rider fled the traffic stop, and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit entered Interstate 5 heading southbound, where police said the rider reached speeds of 130 mph. Sheriff Derek Sanders said he picked up the quest at exit 109 and followed the bike onto Pacific Ave. "Most of the time, they flee into Pierce County, but I thought what the heck, I'll go northbound on College Street and see if I can cut it off and, lo and behold, it came my way,” Sanders said. Officials said the rider then exited the roadway down a grass hill into the back entrance of a trailer park, where Sanders found the bike unoccupied a short time later. The bike was impounded. TCSO Deputies and Olympia police set up a perimeter while K9 Igo tracked the motorcyclist to a trailer, where he was located and arrested. The man had an active Department of Corrections felony escape warrant for assault in the second degree with a deadly weapon and was in the possession of suspected narcotics. He was booked into Thurston County Jail for attempting to elude, driving with a suspended license in the third degree, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and his warrant. Sanders said the situation is a good example of where a pursuit for a minor traffic violation allowed deputies to take a dangerous suspect into custody. A few months ago, this pursuit would have been terminated, but state lawmakers adjusted the rules and gave law enforcement officials more discretion in when they can chase fleeing suspects. "It was just that abrupt don't chase for hardly anything that we never thought was going to work, and it didn't,” Sanders said. "The reality is for the last couple of years, repeat felony offenders, dangerous people, have had their way on our streets but not in Thurston County anymore." The motorcycle rider, who KOMO News is not identifying because he has not yet been charged, did go before a Thurston County judge on Monday. The suspect, 34, was ordered held on $10,000 bail. Prosecutors have until Wednesday to decide if they will file criminal charges.

The Pope County attorney has determined a deputy's actions were justified when he fired his weapon during a deadly shootout with a domestic assault suspect in April. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the suspect, Bryan Nygard, fired first after authorities told him he was under arrest inside his home in Cyrus on April 15. Deputies Josh Owen and Brody Merrill returned fire. Nygard died at the scene, and Owen later died at a hospital, the BCA said. Merrill was hit in the chest and was briefly hospitalized. Starbuck police officer Alex Olson was also at the scene. He was hit in the ankle and not hospitalized. On Tuesday, Pope County Attorney Neil Nelson announced there would be no charges against Merrill. "I have determined that the use of force by Deputy Brody Merrill was justified and entirely lawful," Nelson said. "In reviewing the body camera footage of Deputy Merrill, Deputy Owen, and Officer Olson, it appears that the officers were entirely unaware that the suspect possessed a firearm until he produced it when instructed to stand up in order for Deputies Owen and Merrill to effectuate a lawful arrest. Deputy Merrill was left with no alternative but to discharge his department issued firearm in response to the deadly threat he and Deputy Owen were faced with. Deputies Owen and Merrill acted quickly and heroically to neutralize the threat and avert what could have been an even more tremendous loss to our community."

A man was caught, cuffed and is now facing serious charges after he led authorities in a high-speed pursuit that ended in a rollover crash on State Road 826 in Miami Gardens. Florida Highway Patrol units responded to the entrance to the northbound Florida Turnpike and eastbound State Road 826, Thursday afternoon. According to investigators, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies began following a stolen black GMC Denali in the area of the Golden Glades Interchange. As the pursuit went on, the Denali veered off the roadway, allowing FHP to pin the truck into construction materials. The truck ended in a pile of sand. The Denali also crashed into a blue Mercedes-Benz and a box truck which rolled over on its side. 7Skyforce flew over the scene after the Denali crashed and blocked the entrance ramp. The driver of the truck, identified as 35-year-old Joseph Gianino, had to be extricated from the truck by rescue crews. Gianino was placed under arrest and is facing a list of charges that include grand theft, fleeing and eluding and leaving the scene of an accident. According to the arrest report, Gianino was previously on probation for fleeing and eluding police. The ramp to enter the Turnpike from U.S. 441 and SR 826 has since reopened to traffic. Thursday’s pursuit marked the third high-speed police chase in Miami-Dade County in the last few days. Wednesday afternoon, a man and woman who were involved in a reported shooting led Miami Police on a high-speed chase, which shut down Biscayne Boulevard during rush hour. The suspects, 32-year-old Ariadne Rodriguez and 35-year-old Jonathan Lozano, were arrested and face a list of charges. Another incident occurred just after 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Southwest Eighth Street and 109th Avenue. Investigators said a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle ended in a rollover crash near Florida International University. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Eduardo Jesus Pastrana, attempted to flee the scene but was arrested. Pastrana is currently being held on a $20,000 bond, plus house arrest for the accused car theft. No serious injuries were reported in any of these incidents.

OCSO's Warrants Team stopped 38-year-old Leland Meece at a gas station near I-240 and Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday. The Sheriff's Office said Meece is wanted on several felony warrants, including domestic assault with strangulation and possession of stolen property. During the stop, Meece took off down Penn, reaching speeds around 60 MPH. Deputies decided to terminate the pursuit less than a minute later when Meece blew through an intersection at high speeds. Moments later, Meece crashed into several vehicles, injuring three people. The OCSO said Meece then ran from the scene but was tackled by deputies and taken into custody. A passenger in Meece's vehicle,29-year-old Callie Dotte, also had outstanding warrants for drug possession. Everyone who was injured was treated and released from local hospitals, according to the OCSO. "I am so proud of these deputies", Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said, "Pursuits are always dangerous, and these deputies put the safety of the community first, risking their own lives to put a dangerous criminal behind bars."

Dash camera video provided by Springboro Police show the chase and, ultimately, the arrest of an 18-year-old vehicle theft suspect. Police initially reported that one suspect had been arrested. The video shows two people jumped from the vehicle. Police did not mention a second suspect in their initial report; we're waiting to hear back on whether the second suspect remains on the run. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Dayshawn Marvin Lee Brinson, 18. He is charged with Failure to Comply with the Order of a Police Officer, Breaking and Entering, Obstructing Official Business, and Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Brinson and another person were seen on dashcam video driving north on I-75, just south of US 35 in Dayton. The reportedly stolen car they were driving slowed and swerved around "stop sticks" intended to deflate the car's tires. Moments later, the car slowed, the two occupants jumped out, leaped over the guardrail and fled from police. The car continued rolling until it came to rest against the guardrail.

Body cam video captures the moment a deputy pulled a missing 5-year-old boy from a lake in Deltona Tuesday night. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VSO) said at around 7:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a missing child on Valmont Lane. The boy's father said his son— who has autism— escaped the house through a second-story door, which set off an alarm. Noticing the child was missing, the familybegan looking, asked neighbors for help, and called 911, VSO said. Deputies began to search the house and surrounding area, but the boy was nowhere to be found. Deputies said the boy was drawn to water, knowing this, deputies began checking bodies of water near the neighborhood. Deputies headed to a pond a few blocks over behind Toluca Court. Around 7:48 p.m., Deputy Wes Brough heard a voice and spotted the boy out in the water, hanging onto a log. Body camera video shows Deputy Brough reacted without a moment's notice to get to the boy. Once the child was in his arms, Brough can be seen walking back to shore with a look of relief on his face. Once the young boy was medically cleared, he was reunited with his family, the sheriff's office said. VSO confirmed that the boy'sfamily had taken several measures to secure the house, including the alarm on the door that immediately alerted them the boy had gone missing.