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On April 26, deputies from the Echols County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop near Ben Daniels Farm Road for a violation. The driver, later identified as Sierra Smith, 32, from Dublin, accelerated dangerously, nearly hitting a deputy, and initiated a chase. The pursuit extended for about three miles, with speeds topping 120 mph. During the chase, deputies observed narcotics being discarded from the vehicle. Eventually, the vehicle stopped on Highway 129, and all four occupants were detained. K-9 Nos was deployed, aiding in the containment of the suspects until further law enforcement assistance arrived. A subsequent vehicle search uncovered a firearm, multiple packages of suspected marijuana, and paraphernalia associated with drug distribution. The apprehended suspects face multiple charges, including felony fleeing and drug possession with intent to distribute. Further legal proceedings will clarify the full extent of their criminal activities. The case also reopens investigations into additional felony charges from other counties, increasing the scrutiny on the suspects’ past activities

Coral Springs police released bodycam footage this week, which shows the arrest of a burglary suspect. According to police, the suspect, whose identity has not yet been released, is accused of burglarizing “occupied dwellings” and vehicles. The video shows him running away from an officer after the officer asks him to “have a seat” on the sidewalk. The suspect was taken into custody a short time later with assistance from a K9 unit. Police said the Broward Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit also assisted in the apprehension of the suspect. The suspect faces charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and obstruction.

Multiple New Jersey Transit officers are being praised after saving the life of a choking 3-year-old boy. On Tuesday, New Jersey Transit Police posted the dramatic body camera video on social media showing officers springing into action to help the child. Police said the incident happened Tuesday, April 16 around 9:44 p.m. Officers were at the Trenton Station when they heard cries for help coming from a bus. Responding officers saw a small child being carried by a man coming off the bus, choking with an obstructed airway, according to police. Police said officers began administering CPR, but the object was not dislodged. The unresponsive child had turned blue due to lack of oxygen. "Realizing the immediate need for medical attention, K9 Officer Geoghegan used his K9 vehicle to transport the child to the hospital," police said. Police said Sergeant Filandro continued CPR while Geoghegan drove and by the time they got to the hospital, the child was able to breathe again. "An excellent job and a young life saved by New Jersey Transit Police Officers! Today we salute each officer involved. This includes Lieutenant Mark Frenzel, Sergeant Michael Filandro, Officer Roberto Tavares, Officer Michael Virag, and K9 Officer Timothy Geoghegan," police said in a statement.

On April 19, Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers told a press conference five males aged 16 to 18 had been wounded, with at least one of them left in critical condition. An estimated 500 to 600 students from at least two high schools converged on the park in what is known as senior skip day, when students in their final year of high school ditch their classes, Bowers said.

A homicide suspect identified as 29-year-old Ian Rich of Newburgh Heights was arrested Sunday night after authorities reported an "incident" on I-77 in the area of I-480. We've since learned the situation involved a shooting that left a 58-year-old man dead and a 59-year-old woman hurt. After putting out a warning that Rich should be considered armed and dangerous, Newburgh Heights Police Chief John T. Majoy says Rich was ultimately arrested in Bratenahl. It was around 10:50 p.m. when Bratenahl officers reported seeing the suspect's vehicle driving westbound on I-90. They conducted a traffic stop and detained him at the scene. In new details released late Monday morning, the Cuyahoga Heights Police Department -- which is handling the investigation -- said the victims are both from Garfield Heights. They have been identified as follows: - Killed in the shooting: 57-year-old David Perez Jr. - Hurt in the shooting: Jacquline Perez -- taken to MetroHealth Medical Center where she was treated and released Police say the shooting took place around 9:25 p.m. on I-77 South just south of the Grant Avenue onramp. Rich is currently being held in the Strongsville jail pending further investigation.

The Office of Inspector General on Monday released its preliminary report on the shooting, during which Naugatuck officers fired at a knife-wielding man. The office identified the man as 24-year-old Kyle O’Creene. The incident happened at Baummer’s Pond Park just before 9:15 a.m. on Thursday. It said Naugatuck police reported that they responded to the park for a report of a man with a knife who acted erratically. “Naugatuck officers responded to the park located on Mill Street,” the inspector general’s office said. “Upon arrival, they observed Kyle O’Creene near a picnic table holding a knife.” It said O’Creene stood up and advanced on officers with the knife. He ignored multiple commands to drop the knife. “Officers initially attempted to subdue O’Creene using a Taser, but the Taser deployment was unsuccessful,” it said. “When O’Creene continued to advance on the Naugatuck officers still holding the knife, Officer Crystal Hudson and Officer Joseph Palhete discharged their handguns, striking and wounding O’Creene.” Officers on scene immediately provided medical aid to O’Creene who was taken to Waterbury Hospital for treatment. He remained at the hospital on Monday in stable condition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.