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One person is facing numerous charges after leading police in Georgia on a high speed chase. On Tuesday, the Sandy Springs Police Department released dashcam and bodycam video showing the incident, which happened back on May 14. According to police, officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a Honda CRV for an obscured tag violation. In the above video, the driver refuses to stop and flees, leading to a chase. The vehicle is seen darting around other vehicles, making turns and driving at dangerous speeds on a two-lane road. Eventually, an officer is seen using a PIT maneuver to safely bring the fleeing suspect to a stop. The suspect exits the vehicle and runs off but is quickly captured. The driver, whose identity was not released, was charged with display of a license plate, reckless driving, felony fleeing and eluding, obstruction, possession of marijuana, criminal trespass and a suspended license.

A Maine man regained consciousness from an overdose in the Town of Maine within 45 seconds of a Sheriff’s Deputy administering Opvee, the new FDA approved opioid antagonist Broome County officers recently started using. On Monday, May 20, near midnight, Broome County Deputies responded to a 911 call from the mother of a man saying he was not breathing. Police say the man had a history of opioid use and was suspected to have overdosed. Six minutes later, a deputy first to the scene gathered the needed equipment and found the victim on his bedroom floor with “a weak pulse and agonal breathing.” The mother told the officer she’d given him Narcan five minutes earlier, but it wasn’t working, as he was still unresponsive. The deputy administered a 2.7 mg dose of the Opvee nasal spray and rubbed the man’s sternum as part of the procedure. Within 45 seconds, the man regained consciousness and was verbally responsive to the officer. The man declined further medical attention from EMS. “Excellent work by our Road Patrol deputies in acting quickly to save this man’s life,” said Sheriff Fred Akshar. “Opvee is working exactly as we had anticipated, successfully restoring normal breathing and bringing unresponsive victims back when Narcan doesn’t seem to be enough. The Broome County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to saving lives whenever possible in our community, and this new tool is making that job easier when every minute counts.”

On the afternoon of Monday, May 20, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputies rescued a 1-year-old child that was locked inside a vehicle with the engine off and all windows closed. At approximately 5:05 p.m., the FCSO Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a woman reporting that her daughter had accidentally been locked inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart in Palm Coast. FCSO deputies and a Palm Coast Fire Department (PCFD) engine were dispatched to the scene. Deputy First Class Finn and Deputy Harrison were the first to arrive on the scene. Upon arrival, the deputies located a male and female standing outside the vehicle, which was not running. According to the male, he had placed the child in the vehicle, gone around to the other side, and discovered the door was locked, and the keys were locked inside the vehicle. According to the two, the child had been locked in the vehicle between eight and 10 minutes. Due to the heat, deputies observed the child to be sweating and appearing to be in distress. Deputy Harrison then utilized Shatterballs to break the rear-passenger window of the vehicle, the farthest window from where the child was located. He then cleared the remaining glass with his collapsable baton and unlocked the vehicle from the inside. The child was retrieved and assessed by the PCFD, where she was determined to be okay, despite the exposure to extreme heat.

The city of Charleston has released bodycam footage taken by a city police officer investigating an allegation of indecent exposure by former Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper. The video was taken at Daniel Boone Park on May 15, 2023, when 911 dispatched police to the Charleston park after a woman called to say a man, now identified as Commissioner Carper, indecently exposed himself to her. The patrol officer who responded was Hart Childress, who happens to be the boyfriend of Commissioner Lance Wheeler’s administrative assistant, Megan Estep. Childress talked to both Carper and the caller at Daniel Boone Park on May 15. Carper was questioned but was not cited and was free to go. Hours later, Carper allegedly sent Estep an email asking if she was interested in becoming the golf superintendent at a county park. After the events of May 15, Carper’s family issued a statement saying he suffered from a medical condition that day at the park and this was all an “awful misunderstanding.” Carper then had an open–heart bypass surgery later that same week. Carper resigned from the Kanawha County Commission on May 10, effective that Sunday, May 12. May 10 was the same day the U.S. Attorney and a special state prosecutor decided not to file criminal charges. He will not face charges in Charleston Municipal Court, according to city officials. Carper was on last Tuesday’s primary election ballot, but he said he would not take office even if re-nominated. Challenger Natalie Tennant beat Carper with 86% of the vote. The Kanawha County Commission has met to discuss the procedure for replacing Carper. The two remaining commissioners have 30 days to fill the vacant seat on the board, per the West Virginia State Code. They must choose a Democrat since that is Carper’s party affiliation. The commission says there will be a special meeting on Thursday, May 30 to appoint the new commissioner.

According to police, on March 28 at approximately 1:35 p.m., officers responded to a report of an armed subject in a residence in the 8600 block of Gambier Harbor in Pasadena. Responding officers received information that the subject had shot and killed a cat inside the residence. Officers arrived at the residence and gave verbal commands to a 60-year-old woman, instructing her to come out of the house. The woman stepped outside, but then retreated into the house. The woman then exited the house armed with a handgun. In the body camera footage, officers on scene can be heard giving repeated commands for the female suspect to drop the firearm, but the suspect did not comply with the commands. The suspect then raised the firearm in the direction of the officers. According to police, fearing for their safety, officers discharged their departmentally-issued firearms, striking the suspect. Police say the suspect was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in critical condition. A firearm was recovered at the scene. A cat was located, deceased, inside the residence from an apparent gunshot wound(s).

Phoenix Police shared a new video of an officer-involved shooting that ended with an armed shoplifting suspect being killed. The shooting happened on May 7 near 35th Avenue and Roosevelt Street. Police say a store employee flagged down the officer after an alleged shoplifting incident. "The employee reported that a shoplifting had just occurred and pointed out two people at a nearby bus stop who were involved. The officer drove his fully marked police Tahoe to the bus stop, at which time both individuals ran east on Roosevelt Street," police said. The video shows the officer driving toward the two suspects when a man fired his gun at the officer's car, striking it several times. The officer then made a U-turn and fired back at the suspect, which ultimately killed him. Police say the suspect's handgun was recovered at the scene. The second suspect has not yet been brought into custody.

A woman who was living inside a sign on the roof of a Michigan grocery store told police it was an “old safe spot” known to her family, though she didn't explain why she chose to stay there for a year, according to video of the encounter. The 34-year-old woman, whose name hasn't been released, was very concerned about her possessions as police officers said she would have to immediately leave an attic-like space inside the Family Fare sign in Midland, 130 miles (209 kilometers) north of Detroit. The Associated Press and other news media recently reported the April 23 discovery. Police body camera video was subsequently obtained by MLive.com under a public records request, and portions were posted online Tuesday. “Believe it or not, you’ve got a nickname,” an officer said, noting that some people apparently knew about her. “Spiderman or something?” the woman replied. “No, roof ninja,” he said, referring to a stealthy warrior. “Tell me that ain’t cool.” “That's true,” she said. Police were called to the store when contractors working on the roof followed an extension cord to the hideaway. The woman was inside when two officers asked her to open a small door on the back of the sign. “Did somebody turn you on to this?” one said. The woman said it was an “old safe spot” little known to most people in Midland but “not anymore.” The woman had a coffee maker, computer, bedding and phone. Another officer said the makeshift housing was “impressive” and wondered how she had survived the winter. “I know how to deal with that. I've been in Alaska,” the woman replied. She asked for time to call her employer and get a truck to put her belongings in storage. But the officers said no, making clear that store staff would remove the possessions and return them to her. The woman emerged in black clothing with ski goggles perched on her head. She said she was sensitive to sunlight. She asked the officers how they got on the roof. “Ladder,” one said. “We're not a roof ninja.”

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera video Tuesday of deputies shooting a man who they say was pointing a gun at residents of a Winter Park apartment complex last month. Deputies said they responded to a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. on April 19 from the Indigo Winter Park Apartments on U.K. Circle, reporting a man armed with a gun. Deputies say the man, later identified as 47-year-old Jesse Santino Lewelling, was reported to be pointing the gun at several of the residents. “This dude has a flashlight attached to his gun,” a resident can be heard saying in a 911 call released by the sheriff’s office. “He’s just pointing it at my face…he’s walking around. There’s a little girl that just ran screaming…I’m a little nervous.” According to the sheriff’s office, responding deputies heard a gunshot shortly after arriving at the complex, but still didn’t know exactly where Lewelling was at the time. Additional video from the sheriff’s office helicopter shows Lewelling sitting under a gazebo near the complex’s pool, still armed with the gun. According to the sheriff’s office, as Lewelling sits under the gazebo, onlookers can be seen standing just feet away from him, posing a public safety issue. The video shows Lewelling eventually walking away from the gazebo as multiple deputies converged on him from different directions. At one point, deputies say Lewelling walked to a dumpster in the complex parking lot, temporarily out of view of the sheriff’s office helicopter. When he returns to view, Lewelling can be seen running through the complex with the gun in his hand as deputies close in on his position. Seconds later, the OCSO helicopter video shows Lewelling run around a corner, directly towards a deputy, with the gun still in his hand. In body-worn camera video released by the sheriff’s office, the deputy can be heard ordering Lewelling to drop the gun before shooting him. Deputies say Lewelling dropped his gun after he was shot, but it remained within his reach. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies eventually recovered the loaded gun and rendered medical aid to Lewelling until paramedics arrived. He was then taken to the hospital in critical condition. Lewelling has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, resisting an officer with violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Deputies say Lewelling also had an active warrant out of the state of California for larceny and weapons charges.

On May 18, 2024, Deputy Larson was performing traffic enforcement on Sunset Harbor Road in Summerfield when he spotted a sedan towing a wooden trailer with no tag attached. The driver, Charles Williams, ran a stop sign and fled when Deputy Larson attempted a traffic stop. After a brief pursuit, Williams jumped from the moving vehicle and fled on foot. Ignoring commands to stop, he was tased by Deputy Larson. While being transported to the jail, Williams kicked the patrol car doors and made threats to law enforcement. He was arrested for Flee/Elude, Resisting without Violence, Failing to Register a Motor Vehicle, Operating a Motor Vehicle without a Valid License, and Resisting Arrest with Violence. He is held on a $9000 bond.

The Valley Mills Police Department reviewed best practices after a heated confrontation involving a police officer and the volunteer fire department chief on May 5, 2024, a day police say the city “experienced flooding that it has not seen since 1994.” Valley Mills Police Officer Martin was the on call officer, scheduled to begin shift at 3:00 p.m. on May 5. At 4:12 a.m., Officer Martin received a phone call from a Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department (VMVFD) member stating he “needs barricades out here.” The volunteer “provided no other information,” police said. Ofc. Martin, a member of the VMVFD at the time, checked his VMVFD page notification and observed that there was a request for help at a house fire located outside the city limits in Bosque County and presumed that the barricades were being requested for the house fire, police said. “Ofc. Martin determined the request was for a need outside the jurisdiction of the City of Valley Mills,” police wrote in a social media post, “No contradictive information was provided to Ofc. Martin at that time.” At 6:28 a.m., a Valley Mills citizen called the police department to alert police that the roadways were flooded. Martin contacted Sgt. Williams and both responded to assess the reported flooding. At 7:04 a.m., Officer Martin received a telephone call from dispatch requesting that he assist the VMVFD with flooding at the bridge on Highway 6 at County Road 3310. As Ofc. Martin proceeded to assist, he was unable to get to the scene because Highway 6 was completely flooded at the youth baseball complex. As this event was unfolding, Valley Mills Police Chief Kelli Fikac was 470 miles away at mandatory training. At 7:24 am, Fikac received a call from Sgt. Williams briefing her of the flooding in the 200 block of N. Fourth as well as in the 100 block of Avenue C. The police chief said she advised Sgt. Williams to have city barricades placed at both locations, monitor each location frequently and handle calls as they came in. After the barricades were in place, Sgt. Williams contacted Fikac and informed her that during the incident, the Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Chief became confrontational and when asked why, the volunteer fire chief stated, “it has been brewing for a while.” “I informed the Sgt. to remain professional and that upon my return, I would conduct an after action review to determine what if any changes needed to be made by our agency,” Fikac said, “Upon my return from training, I conducted an in-depth review of body camera video footage and all documentation surrounding the flooding event.” Fikac said the VMVFD had been called at 2:38 a.m. to a house fire located outside the city limits of Valley Mills. She said police do not have access to the VMVFD paging notification system because the Volunteer Fire Chief David Fisk chose to remove police access more than two years ago “due to his disdain of the former Chief of Police.” “Upon the separation of the former Chief from the City of Valley Mills, the Volunteer Fire Chief, David Fisk, decided to continue to prohibit (police) from the VMVFD paging access,” Fikac said. “Based on body worn camera video footage, the confrontation with the Volunteer Fire Chief started when Sgt. Williams stated that per his Chief, they were not to post at the barricades, citing that if they received a major call, they would have to leave,” Fikac said. Volunteer Fire Chief Fisk replied, “What the f*** do you think were supposed to do?” Sgt. Williams is seen attempting to deescalate the situation while the volunteer fire chief said, “we don’t get a paycheck, y’all do.” Sgt. Williams then said, " we are trying to help.” The volunteer fire chief replied, “Go home. Nobody asked y’all to get here anyway.” According to Fikac, the volunteer fire chief further said that “when the mayor asked him if the police needed to be called out, he told the mayor that he did not want the police there.” During this conflict, Volunteer Fire Chief Fisk also told Ofc. Martin, “turn in your s***,” essentially, firing him as a volunteer with the VMVFD, Fikac said. According to Fikac, her sergeant and officer followed the agency standard operating procedure for emergency mobilization immediately upon notification of the flooding. “Both also followed the agency standard operating procedure for adverse weather response and notification to the chain of command,” said.

0:00 - Body cam 1 5:57 - Body cam 2 11:01 - Body cam 3 16:20 - Body cam 4 ----- This incident began at 4 a.m. at George’s Creek apartments on Georges Creek Drive. Police said someone called 911 and told the operator that their uncle had a gun and was threatening to kill himself and everyone else in the home. The bodycam video shows police approaching the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Rafael Warfield, outside an apartment building. The officers yell to Warfield to come out with his hands up. Warfield yells something back at the officers, and then gunfire from the suspect can be heard. An officer fires back. Police said Warfield died on the scene. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is now handling the case. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said officers had to respond to the call right away, but the officers did call for the Right Response Unit, which includes a social worker triaging a call to determine the best response. Bryant said the Right Response Unit was unavailable at the time of the 911 call. According to the Columbus police website, the unit is only available until midnight. “In a situation like this where this is a gun and someone actively, aggressively possibly causing harm to themselves or others, officers have to respond accordingly," Bryant said. "There was no history of mental illness we are aware of at the time." Bryant said there were a total of four officers involved, though only one fired their weapon. All four officers are on administrative leave until their examinations are complete. No officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire.

The Boise Police Officers who shot and killed a Boise man last summer have been found justified in their actions under the law, according to a release by the Boise Police. The Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Fredback was brought in to review the shooting as part of the Critical Incident Task Force. Fredback determined that the actions of the officers were justifiable under the law. On August 3, 2023, two Boise Police Officers responded to multiple calls for assistance by Christian Johnson. Responding officers were aware that Johnson was likely using methamphetamine at the time, and reported that his behavior was agitated and erratic upon arrival. Johnson was armed with a knife and a hammer when officers arrived. The video from the bodycam worn by the officers has been released. The video shows both officers commanding Johnson to drop the weapon multiple times and attempting to resolve the issue peacefully. Instead, Johnson raised the knife and charged both officers, who opened fire.

Police body camera footage shows a man rushing at an officer with a large kitchen knife in each hand before the officer opened fire in Bridgeport last week, according to a preliminary report released by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General. The report released Monday by Connecticut Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. identifies the policeman who fired his gun as Bridgeport Police Officer Israel Colon and the knife-wielding suspect as 49-year-old Dale Stephenson, who was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital following the shooting where he was listed in serious but stable condition. Stephenson was shot last Thursday when Bridgeport officers responded to Birdseye Street just before 6 a.m. on the report of an individual acting erratically and knocking on doors while armed with a knife, according to Devlin’s preliminary report. Officers who responded to the apartment complex encountered Stephenson in the middle of the road, footage from Colon’s body camera shows. Almost immediately upon arriving at the scene, Colon radios in asking for “a couple more units,” saying “This party has two knives,” the footage shows. According to Devlin’s report, Bridgeport Officer Darryl Wilson Jr. also responded to the scene. When Colon steps out of his cruiser, he calls out “Hey, brother” to Stephenson and tries to begin engaging him in conversation. Stephenson almost immediately sprints toward the policeman with a knife in each hand, the bodycam shows. According to the footage, Colon screamed out “Don’t do it” three times as he backed away before firing his gun. Devlin said he fired three rounds and shot Stephenson, who can be seen in the bodycam footage falling to the ground and dropping the knives. According to Devlin’s preliminary report, police provided medical aid to Stephenson before he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. A statement issued last week by Tiadora Josef, director of public information for the City of Bridgeport, indicated that Stephenson was shot in the lower leg. Devlin said in his report that Stephenson has been charged with attempted first-degree assault and related charges in connection with the incident. Court records show he also faces misdemeanor charges of second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace in addition to the felony assault charge. Stephenson is being held on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on June 11, records show.

Police have rescued a 6-month-old baby boy who was shot multiple times while held hostage alongside a woman in Arizona. The Surprise Police Department was alerted to a woman and infant who were being held hostage in the area of 168th Avenue and Jenan Drive on Friday, May 17, according to a May 18 statement on the police department's Facebook page. An earlier statement from authorities said the woman had been held hostage inside her residence "by the father of her child" since 3 a.m. local time after he broke into her home. The woman was eventually able to get away from the suspect and alerted a nearby construction crew, who called the police. "Officers learned the infant was still inside the home with the suspect," the statement read. "When officers arrived at the residence, they heard multiple rounds of gunfire from inside. A Surprise Police officer fired one round in response toward the residence where the suspect was located, and officers quickly worked to force entry and rescue the infant who sustained multiple gunshot wounds," the statement continued. The 6-month-old was airlifted to a nearby hospital "in serious condition." According to the second statement from police, the baby is "in critical but stable condition at a local hospital.” "The female victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries and was transported to the hospital to be with her child," the statement added. The suspect involved was later identified as Todd Christopher Marchetti. According to the statement, the 51-year-old was found dead in the home, which caught fire during the standoff, after refusing to surrender to police. “Marchetti continually refused to come out of the home and peacefully surrender to police. After an hours-long standoff, the home caught fire,” authorities said, per the statement. “The cause of the fire remains under investigation.” “Once it was safe for investigators to enter the residence, they discovered the remains of Marchetti with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” the statement added. “The cause of death is still pending the results of the medical examiner's full report.”

Body camera footage released by the Oklahoma City Police Department shows a driver being arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle with children inside. Police responded to the scene of a rollover accident on Northwest 23rd Street near North Meridian Avenue on May 11. When police arrived on the scene, witnesses had already removed the two infants from the car and pointed police in the direction the driver ran off. Officers determined the vehicle had been stolen with the children inside. Soon after the car theft, the driver crashed, police said. The children were strapped in their car seats and had minor injuries. Police were able to track down the suspect, who had a previous conviction for robbery with a dangerous weapon. Chance Sanders was arrested for kidnapping, larceny of an auto, and leaving the scene of an accident.

A 23-year-old man who ran away from a mental health clinic in Florida on Sunday was critically wounded in a police shooting after officers encountered him armed with pepper spray and a knife, authorities said. The man, whose name was not immediately released publicly, had been taken to The Vines Hospital by family members to be admitted just before 12:30 p.m. when he began "acting erratic" and ran from the clinic, the Ocala Police Department said. Officers found the man about 10 minutes later near the 5500 block of SW 27th Avenue. When officers approached the 23-year-old, he was determined to be "an immediate threat," prompting officers to use deadly force and shoot the man, according to the department. A man who ran from a mental health clinic in Florida was shot after police found him armed with pepper spray and a knife, according to authorities. (Ocala Police Department) Police later said the man was armed with pepper spray and a knife when officers made contact. Preston Bare told WESH-TV that he was heading home when he witnessed the encounter between the man and police. "The cop was holding the gun, and there was another cop holding the Taser on him, and he was patting on his chest, pleading with the man to please drop whatever he had in his hands," Bare told the station. "Then he got tased, and he started to immediately run toward the cop that had his gun drawn on him, spraying him while he's running with the knife in his hand, and then he got shot." The man was rushed to a local hospital and underwent surgery. Police said he is in serious condition and has further medical procedures pending. No officers were harmed during the incident.

Newly-released dash camera video shows an intense Miami-Dade chase that ended in a crash and water rescue. The incident unfolded on May 9th when a woman, 27-year-old Melina Logan, went to Honda of South Miami to test drive a new Honda Civic, according to an arrest report. Miami-Dade Police and Florida Highway Patrol responded and Logan refused to stop, leading to the pursuit, the report said. Logan was driving recklessly and reaching speeds of around 90 mph as she traveled southbound on the Palmetto, making aggressive lane changes amid heavy traffic and using the shoulder to pass vehicles, the report said. Dash camera video shows the Honda approach standstill traffic near the Northwest 25th Street off-ramp before crashing into several vehicles. The car became disabled and pinned against a concrete wall, but Logan managed to get out and avoid officers, police said. That's when a dash camera captured Logan get on top of the concrete ledge and jump off the ramp and into a lake to try to flee from authorities. Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the end of the chase and the woman in the water. Officers threw ropes for her to grab, but she refused, so several officers jumped into the lake to take her out, the report said. During a struggle, she scratched one Miami-Dade officer and briefly pushed a Doral officer underwater, the report said. The officers were able to eventually get her to the ledge and take her out of the water. Logan, of North Carolina, was booked into jail on several charges including grand theft of a vehicle, two counts of battery on a police officer, fleeing and eluding police, leaving the scene of a crash, and resisting an officer. One of the drivers suffered injuries in the crash at the end of the chase and had to be hospitalized, the report said.

A 16-year-old boy has been shot by officers on Detroit’s west side. The shooting occurred on Thursday (April 4) on Fenkell Avenue, Bramell at 7:20 p.m. after officials encountered the teen carrying a gun. During questioning, officials say the teen broke away and ran, causing a foot chase to ensue in which bullets ranged out. Detroit police Chief James White said, “Officers on patrol in the 8th Precinct working special operations near Fenkell and Bramell encountered a male and conducted an investigation for carrying a concealed weapon. During the course of the investigation, the subject broke and ran, and a foot chase ensued and shots were fired. At least two shots were fired, which were confirmed by shotspotter.” White said they’re looking at whether the teen fired shots at the officers on pursuit first or vice versa. The teen was grazed in his left leg and transported to a Metro Detroit hospital, where he was treated for his injury and later released into police custody. White said no officers were injured during the incident, and the 9mm handgun, which was stolen from Dearborn Heights in 2022, was recovered.

A man who was shot by Los Angeles police while they were attempting to arrest him in Torrance was treated and released at a hospital and remained jailed Friday on suspicion of attempted murder. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the shooting occurred around 3:45 a.m. Thursday in the 4800 block of Torrance Boulevard, where Gang and Narcotics Division and Metropolitan Division plain-clothes officers were assisting Juvenile Division detectives to serve an arrest warrant. Police said earlier the warrant was related to a child abuse investigation. The suspect, 44-year-old Erick Franco-Sanchez, saw officers gathering outside his home and fired multiple shots from the home, police said. Police returned fire, striking the suspect, who surrendered a short time later. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released, then subsequently booked on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. An officer was also treated and released at a hospital for a graze wound to an arm suffered in the shooting, according to the LAPD. No other injuries were reported. A gun and ammunition were recovered from the scene of the shooting, police said. According to jail records, Franco-Sanchez was being held in lieu of $2.85 million bail. No details were immediately released on the nature of the original child abuse investigation that prompted the arrest warrant.

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.