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Police are releasing video of a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, with police having guns drawn as they approach the suspect. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon. Michigan State Police say that deputies with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make a traffic stop on Tuesday morning. That vehicle sped off, and police terminated the pursuit. Police then say the suspect in that vehicle carjacked a white pick-up truck, implying that he had a weapon. Multiple police units began chasing the truck into Livingston County. Near Owosso Rd., deputies deployed spike strips, deflating the truck’s tires. The chase continued onto Grand River Ave, where the truck crashed into a Lexus SUV. Police ordered the two occupants of the SUV to retreat behind them as they took the suspect in the truck into custody. After all involved in the crash were checked out by medical professionals, the suspect was lodged in the Ingham County Jail on original charges. Charges are also expected to be brought about in Livingston County. Michigan State Police say that the suspect, in his 60s, is from Fenton.

Police in Cleveland say a father is facing charges for leaving his young daughter alone in a parked car while he was inside a casino. The Cleveland Division of Police released body camera footage showing officers finding a 10-month-old girl in a parking area at the Jack Cleveland Casino on April 27. Authorities said she was found alone in a vehicle in the casino’s parking garage after officers were called about the situation by a passerby who spotted the baby. Cleveland Division of Police Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz said the 10-month-old was left alone in the parking garage for over 90 minutes while her father, 27-year-old Kyle Miller, was inside the casino. Miller is facing charges that include endangering children. Police said the young girl was taken to an area hospital for a precautionary check-up before being released to another family member.

Two goslings that were tangled in a fishing line were reunited with their family after being freed by officers in Wisconsin. Bodycam footage released by the Wasau Police Department shows the rescue operation at DC Everest Park on Sunday, June 30. Police said the young geese “had their feet tied together by fishing line.” Officers “faced off against an angry mother goose, but were able to grab hold of the two babies,” police said. “After a few minutes of cutting on the fishing line, they were finally able to disconnect them. The officers then returned the pair to the shoreline, so they could reunite with the rest of the gaggle out on beautiful Lake Wausau.”

A police officer has been filmed bringing down a man accused of trying to rob a Queensland service station. The officer was among those to respond to the alleged attempted robbery at the Distillery Rd premises in Eagleby in Logan about 3.40am on Wednesday. He was filmed by a colleague’s body-worn camera tackling the suspect, who had allegedly tried to flee the scene. The 29-year-old Edens Landing man is accused of trying to smash his way through a window of the service station. He is yet to be charged. Police believe two other men were able to escape the area before being caught. They remain wanted by police. The trio is also believed to have tried to break into a tobacco store on Arthur Way in Ormeau earlier in the morning.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released both the bodycam and dashcam footage from the Beloit Police Department tied to an officer-involved shooting on May 16, 2024. Officer Cole Gille was responding to a domestic disturbance call when he found a stabbing victim, suffering from 40 stab wounds, in need of assistance. While on scene, Officer Gille and other responding officers discovered two children at home, as well as the suspect, Gregory Tracy. According to the Rock County District Attorney's office, police tried to prevent Tracy from reaching and harming the children, but had to use deadly force when he would not cooperate. “Officer Gille acted in accordance with his training and the policies established by our department,” said Andre Sayles, Chief of Police. “The investigation conducted was thorough and comprehensive, and I have full confidence in its findings. The decision reflects the commitment to ensuring that justice is served based on evidence and facts, not assumptions or external pressures. “The safety and security of our community remain our highest priority. Officer Gille’s actions were in response to a situation where his life, and the lives of others, were in imminent danger. He made a split-second decision in a highly volatile situation, a decision no officer wants to make but is trained to when faced with such circumstances.” The victim continues to recover from the attack.

An Edgewater police officer berated and threatened to shoot a suspect in an arrest captured by his body-worn camera – video that helped convince prosecutors they could not present the case to a jury, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. The same officer had been fired by another department four years earlier for similar behavior. In the Edgewater incident, which occurred Dec. 28, the 19-year-old suspect had tried to steal two vehicles, had pointed a gun at two people, and had fired at least eight shots. The body camera footage – and the failure of Edgewater officers to collect and properly process evidence in the case, such as fingerprints – prompted a plea agreement in the case. “It’s only by the grace of God that no one was killed or injured,” Jefferson County District Judge Philip McNulty said in court Tuesday before sentencing the man to 36 months in an intensive community corrections program, where he’ll also get treatment aimed at steering his life in a new direction. The body cam footage captured the officer in a foot chase with the suspect, who tossed away a gun as he ran. “Let me see your hands mother-f----- – do it,” the officer screamed at one point. “I’m going to shoot you right now. Don’t move … Get down. Get down. Get down.” After the man dove on the ground, the officer threatened to shoot the man repeatedly. “I’m going to f------ blow your brains out if you move you b----,” the officer said at one point. “Don’t f------ move.” The officer also held his handgun against the back of the man’s head for more than 30 seconds. Alexis King, the district attorney in Jefferson County, described the video as “abhorrent” and “problematic.” “I've never seen a body worn camera quite like that,” King said. “The body-worn camera, and his decision to hold a gun to that man’s head, was not OK.” Ed Obayashi, a national expert in police use of force, said that is not taught or condoned. “It's improper, it's unsafe, the individual could suddenly jerk, and then the hand could react, the finger – the trigger finger – could pull the trigger accidentally,” Obayashi said. The only time an officer could justify putting a gun against a suspect’s body is in “a life-or-death struggle, handle to hand,” Obayashi said. “You're really both on the ground wrestling,” he said. “You determine that your firearm is the last resort, that you're losing – you're losing the battle – you're going to be overcome, the individual is going to take your gun, and you have no other choice.” The officer, Paul Perez, declined a request for an interview from 9NEWS Investigates. So did Edgewater Police Chief Eric Sonstegard, who in a written response to questions pointed out that he had disciplined Perez for his actions in that case and two others. Internal affairs documents obtained by 9NEWS Investigates show that Perez’s dealings with an intoxicated man were an issue in one of the other cases. In that incident, Sonstegard wrote, “Officer Perez’s tone, which I can only describe as screaming and borderline out of control, coupled with excessive profanity, gave the impression of a police officer that was losing control and did not have the skillset to de-escalate and deal with difficult persons.” In the incident capture on his body cam footage, Sonstegard wrote, “while the safe apprehension of the suspect was meritorious, we observed tactics, language and demeanor from Officer Perez that were inconsistent with best practices.” Sonstegard ordered Perez to undergo additional training in de-escalation, to see the department’s psychologist, and to surrender his status as a field training officer for at least a year. In written responses to questions from 9NEWS Investigates, Sonstegard said he is “confident in Officer Perez.” “We also recognize our officers are not perfect and as mothers, fathers, husbands, and wives that they go through ups and downs in their lives, and we help them through those times,” Sonstegard also wrote. Perez began his law enforcement career at the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office in July 2018. In June 2019, supervisors extended his one-year probationary period for six months “to address performance related issues,” according to documents obtained by 9NEWS Investigates. Those records show he was fired less than two months later for his actions in four incidents: An Aug. 7, 2019, traffic stop in which he violated multiple department policies. Internal documents show he was “abusive, rude, and condescending” – telling the woman he didn’t “give a s--- what you think” and threatening to write her a ticket when she called him a liar. An Aug. 11, 2019, incident in which he pulled a gun on a man he thought was having a medical issue – despite the fact he “had no articulable reasons to justify the use of deadly force.” An Aug. 19, 2019, incident in which he stopped an “obviously intoxicated” man, pulled a gun, pointed it at the man “gangster style,” and threatened him by saying, “I’ll shoot you where you stand, partner.” An Aug. 21, 2019, traffic stop of a woman driving a car with a stolen license plate on the front of it. It turned out to be a mixup – her rear plate had been stolen, and she’d replaced it, but forgot to change the front plate. A commander concluded that Perez had “no articulable reason justifying the use of deadly force.” The supervisor wrote: “Once it became obvious, based upon the female driver’s reactions, dress, and demeanor, that no threat presented itself, Deputy Perez failed to de-escalate his use of force.” According to the documents obtained by 9NEWS Investigates, “Deputy Perez stated that it is his philosophy that to de-escalate a situation he must escalate his use of force. This is in direct conflict, and violation, with the philosophies and training of the sheriff’s office.”

The Austin Police Department (APD) has released body camera footage showing the moments leading up to a man's death in police custody following a disturbance at a convenience store on June 17. APD said officers received multiple 911 calls around 4 p.m. on June 17 about an incident at the Circle K convenience store, located at 8801 S. Interstate 35 frontage road in southeast Austin. Witnesses reported a man, later identified as 35-year-old Jermaine Joseph Sims, was "acting erratic" and "throwing things." Police said at 4:05 p.m., Sims stole a pick-up truck from a gas pump, turned onto the I-35 southbound frontage road at Slaughter Lane, in the wrong direction, and crashed into multiple vehicles. Sims was taken into police custody around 4:10 p.m. APD said following his being taken into custody, Sims was taken to a local hospital by Austin-Travis County EMS. There, he was pronounced dead at 6:04 p.m. APD did not provide details at the time about Sims' injuries or whether police used force when taking him into custody. The department only said that because Sims died after he was detained by officers, the incident is being investigated as an in-custody death. Now, body camera video provided by APD is providing a clearer picture of the events that led up to Sims' death. The video shows Sims, wearing no clothes, exiting the vehicle following the crash as police approach him. Officers quickly bring Sims down to the ground before handcuffing him. The video shows Sims lying on his front, flat on the road, naked, for around two minutes before officers stand him back up. An officer can be heard saying, "We'll get him up in a second – it's probably hot." Police did not comment on how Sims died. APD said Sims' cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner. The two officers involved in Sims' arrest were Officer Brandon Langer and Officer David Lewis. Both officers have one year of service with the department. Officer Lewis' body-worn camera became detached during the incident, fell to the ground and did not provide clear video or audio content, APD said. Along with the body camera video, police also released police radio traffic audio, five 911 audio calls and a private community member's dash camera of the crash. Currently, there are no charges pending, although the case remains under active investigation, according to APD.

Nine people from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including a 16-year-old teen, are now facing charges after a large brawl at the Block Island Ferry dock over the weekend. Two people were taken by ambulance to area hospitals with injuries suffered during the fight on Saturday night, police said. They were later released from the hospital. On Saturday, at 8:12 p.m., police responded to the Block Island Ferry at 304 Great Island Road for a report of 20 to 30 people fighting, Narragansett Police Chief Sean Corrigan said in a statement. Officer Brandon Gagnon was first to arrive and immediately requested backup. When additional officers arrived, they found a large group of individuals fighting each other, Corrigan said. It was unclear Tuesday what sparked the large fight at the ferry dock to Block Island, a popular destination visited by tens of thousands of tourists during the summer season. As officers were making arrests, “numerous individuals” began interfering with police, Corrigan said. They were given warnings to stand back, or they would be arrested for obstruction. Police arrested seven people at the scene, including a 16-year-old teenager. Manuel Pina, 42, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with obstructing an officer in execution of duty, felony assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Gilda Antunes, 28, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with obstructing officer in execution of duty. Elsa Lopes, 31, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, obstructing an officer in execution of duty and disorderly conduct. Victor Manuel Gomes Depina, 39, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with obstructing an officer in execution of duty and disorderly conduct. Michael Gomes Lopes, 36, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Henry Lopes Jr., 32, of Providence was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. A 16-year-old juvenile was arrested and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct. Two Rhode Island men, James Ronald Cole Jr., 54, of Westerly and Jordan Leighty, 41, of Richmond, turned themselves into police on Monday. Both men were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. All nine people arrested were arraigned on Monday.

0:00 - Surveillance video 1:33 - Bodycam 1 5:26 - Bodycam 1, officer upset 6:28 - Bodycam 2 ----- New video released shows Chicago police fatally shooting a man as he appeared to try and stab another man in the middle of a South Austin neighborhood street earlier this year. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released videos showing the fatal May 27 shooting of Tracey Watson, who was killed in the middle of the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue during an altercation with a second man. According to a preliminary statement from the CPD shortly after the shooting, officers were on routine patrol at around 11:10 p.m. when they saw Watson attempting to stab another man in the street. COPA in a statement Tuesday said the incident began when two officers were flagged down and saw a man attacking another individual with an “unknown weapon.” “The officers exited their vehicle and gave verbal commands to the individual to drop their weapon,” COPA said in a statement. “The individual failed to comply with the officers’ commands, resulting in both officers discharging their firearms, striking both the individual and victim.” Watson’s family has reportedly claimed he was acting in self-defense, telling ABC-7 that he and two cousins were attacked before the shooting Body camera videos from the two officers who opened fire show Watson ignoring police commands to “put the gun down” as he repeatedly lunged at the second man, who was on the ground. One officer then fired two shots before a second officer fired a second volley of around 10 shots and Watson collapsed to the ground. Watson was killed in the shooting, while the second man was hospitalized in critical condition, according to police. As another officer calls for an ambulance, a man who claimed to be Watson’s cousin told police “You coulda tased him, bro.” “Why didn’t you tase him, bro,” he asked. After numerous other officers and squad vehicles appeared on scene, one of the officers who fired shots told others Watson had “a knife that he was stabbing the other guy with.” It was not immediately clear if that weapon was recovered. The video appears to show officers applying tourniquets to both Watson and the other man and attempting life-saving measures as they laid in the middle of the street. One of the officers who opened fire then kneeled down beside the second man, who was unresponsive, and repeatedly told him to “stay with us.”

A Miami Township officer is getting attention online after he made an emergency trip to the store for a "frantic mother" who said she was unable to feed her newborn, according to the police department. The Miami Township Police Department shared the story on social media Tuesday morning. The department said Corporal Hunter Willoughby received a call from a postpartum mother who was struggling to feed a 1-week-old infant. Willoughby jumped in his car and drove to a Meijer — which was closed at the time. Body camera footage from Miami Township police is time-stamped at 3:22 a.m. Not to be deterred, Willoughby can be seen in body camera footage knocking on the window and using his flashlight through the glass to get the attention of workers inside. "That's one mighty bright light you got there," said a woman who opened the doors for Willoughby. The officer immediately began explaining that he was hoping to get inside the store to make a purchase. "Hey, you may not be able to help me, but there is a mom who, she's had her milk dry up, and she can't find anywhere to buy formula," said Willoughby. "Is there any way, anyone in here, who can turn on a cash register?" "I believe so," the woman said. "OK, because I'll buy it for her and take it to her," said Willoughby. The body camera footage jumps to Willoughby heaving a heavy sigh in the formula aisle of the Meijer as he stared down the shelves of options. He selects one canister of infant formula, then puzzles over a second canister for a moment. "What the heck's the difference?" he said. Willoughby selects one of the canisters and heads toward the front of the store, as the woman who opened the door for him approaches. She asked if he also needed to buy the mother a bottle for the formula. Willoughby sighs and turns back around. "Good thinking," he said. The woman helps him select a bottle for the 1-week-old infant, and the body camera footage ends as the pair head toward the front of the store. The Miami Township Police Department wrote on social media that Willoughby personally purchased the formula and bottles and delivered them to the mother. He refused to accept reimbursement for the purchases, the department said.

The police officer hits their lights, pulling over the vehicle in front of them, walks up to the driver's window, and ... there's no one inside. It prompts a question that can only be asked in the handful of U.S. cities that allow autonomous vehicles: What happens when an officer stops a car and there's no driver? That question, accompanied by a photograph of a Waymo autonomous vehicle that had been pulled over in central Phoenix on June 19, was posted on the social media website Reddit last month. Phoenix police and Waymo officials confirmed the vehicle was driving in an oncoming traffic lane near 7th Avenue and Osborn Road. There was no passenger, and no other cars involved. Just after 11 a.m. on June 19, a Phoenix police officer initiated a traffic stop on the Waymo, according to police dispatch records. The vehicle drove into oncoming traffic, ran a red light and "FREAKED OUT," said the dispatch records, which are typed in all capital letters. A spokesperson for Waymo initially declined to comment for this story. After The Arizona Republic confirmed it would still report on the traffic stop, Waymo provided a statement saying it wanted to offer more context than was posted on Reddit. The vehicle "encountered inconsistent construction signage" and went into an oncoming lane of traffic, according to Waymo. That's consistent with the Reddit post, too. The driverless car "was blocked from navigating back into the correct lane" for approximately 30 seconds, according to the company. That's when the officer pulled in behind the car. "In an effort to clear the intersection, the Waymo vehicle proceeded forward a short distance and pulled into the next available parking lot," Waymo said, describing the traffic incident as lasting "approximately one minute." The situation was cleared without further action. "UNABLE TO ISSUE CITATION TO COMPUTER," the police dispatch records say. Phoenix police and Waymo confirmed the autonomous vehicles have equipment that senses emergency vehicles, so they should know when to pull over. Waymo's training guide for first responders says the cars can detect emergency vehicles, their lights and sirens. When a vehicle is stopped, a Waymo can unlock its doors and roll down the windows, according to the guide. Officers can use an intercom in the car to speak to an operator in real time or call a dedicated phone number, according to Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt. Brian Bower. The cars can also be put into a manual override so first responders can move them if necessary, Bower said. The vehicle's in-car audio system allows first responders to communicate with Waymo Rider Support, which can provide insurance information and further instructions. If necessary, Waymo will dispatch support staff, the company's law enforcement guidance says.

The Dayton Police Department Monday released more information related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of a teen by officers, including bodycam video from both officers. During a media briefing Monday morning, DPD Chief Kamran Afzal revealed the person shot was 16 years old. He said that at this time, police are unable to release the identities of those involved. The body camera footage from the two officers ends just prior to the gunfire, but shows the officers giving chase and the teen cutting into a yard. The video from one officer shows him with his Taser in his left hand. The officers fired eight times at the teen. An off-duty nurse and other medics rendered aid before being transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. While he didn’t give the officers’ names, Afzal did say Monday that each of them had six years of experience with the department. One officer had six commendations and one written reprimand (related to his bodycam), while the other had 12 commendations and one written reprimand (for incorrect Taser usage). “This is an extremely traumatic time for the community, I understand that,” said Afzal. “It’s also a traumatic time for the department itself.” According to Afzal, the pursuit occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday when an individual, believed to be armed, fled from the 500 block of Negley Place. During the pursuit, Dayton Police said that the individual turned around, toward the pursuing officers, and pointed with something that allegedly looked like a weapon. Afzal presented photos of the weapon that the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office provided to DPD of the alleged weapon, a modified handgun with extended magazine that he said was fully automatic. “My understanding is that something like that, fully automatic, would take one second to fully unload” all 31 rounds that the weapon was loaded with, said Afzal.

On Oct. 12, 2023, when then 54-year-old Lawrence Bronson learned that lesson after he got into an angry tussle with Karma’s handler. The incident ended badly in his garage on West Miramar Drive. He pulled into the garage after cops chased him and another suspect in the car from State Route 238 through the Acacia Crossings neighborhood after he refused to pull over. It was then that Bronson learned the hard way just what the Belgian Malinois police dog could be. The bodycam video shows Bronson refusing an officer’s command and being wrestled to the ground. When two other officers joined the driveway melee, Karma couldn’t be held back. She latches onto Bronson’s rear right upper thigh, tearing a hole in his jeans like a furry buzz saw. Blood flies. “Get the f*cking dog off of me,” Bronson pleads in a blood-curdling scream, face down as blood flows from his face onto the concrete. More blood spills from the gaping thigh wound after several minutes of Karma refusing to let go, her dog collar breaking away in an officer’s hands. An officer finally manages to pry Karma’s mouth away from Bronson’s leg. She then clasps her incisors on Bronson’s ankle and pants leg as the struggle continues, before holding momentarily and finally releasing from his bloody leg. Karma’s handler, MPD Officer Jake Gomez, received bruising and lacerations to arm and knee before Bronson was arrested and jailed, police said. Bronson faces five misdemeanor charges of DUI, driving with a suspended license, failing to stop and two counts of aggravated assault, records show. He was also later charged with felony counts of resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer. Bronson made an initial appearance June 18 in Pinal County Superior Court the charges of aggravated assault on a police officer leading to physical injury, and actively resisting arrest, records show. The charges can each carry prison sentences of up to five years. The Acacia Crossings neighborhood sued him after this incident for unknown reasons.

Pueblo police released body and dash camera footage Monday that showed a suspect firing a pistol at police officers before they shot and killed him in a Popeyes parking lot on June 19. Officers were called to the 1400 block of West U.S. Highway 50 at approximately 7:45 p.m. that day on a report of a man with a weapon, according to an initial news release from the Pueblo Police Department. During a news conference Monday morning, police released the recording of a call from a concerned citizen to police dispatch stating they saw a man pointing a gun out of a black Dodge Dart outside of a nearby business. In the recorded phone call, the caller also identified the license plate on the vehicle. Police located the vehicle a short time later outside of Popeyes on U.S. 50. In the body cam footage released by Pueblo PD, officers could be seen and heard issuing loud verbal commands to the suspect to put his hands up and stop reaching for items in the vehicle. After approximately a minute and a half, one officer's body camera footage shows gunfire coming through the windshield of the driver's seat of the cornered Dodge Dart. The officer can be seen scrambling for partial cover before returning fire with his service pistol. Muzzle flashes can be seen from other officers around the vehicle. Another angle from a vehicle dash camera on a nearby cruiser clearly shows the suspect pulling out a handgun and opening fire on police, before being shot in return. The suspect has been identified by the Pueblo County Coroner's Office as Ronald Ray Valdez, 34, of Pueblo. EMTs were called to the scene to render aid to Valdez, but he was declared dead on the scene. Bullet impacts were documented in a patrol car near officers. A Taurus handgun, which had been reported stolen in mid-April, according to police, was recovered from the suspect's vehicle along with six shell casings and drug paraphernalia consistent with fentanyl and opioids, according to police. Pueblo Police Chief Chris Noeller alleged that when the incident occurred, Valdez was awaiting sentencing on a felony drug distribution case.

A man who was shot by police on Sunday afternoon in East San Jose remains in critical condition on Monday, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the 2700 block of Kollmar Drive, near Story Road and Capitol Expressway, after officers responded about 4 p.m. to reports of a man firing a gun. The man, 41-year-old Ricardo Villareal of San Jose, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. No officers were hit by gunfire. Police said they recovered a loaded, unregistered gun at the scene. Police released a video they said shows what officers encountered when they responded to a call of a man firing a gun near Kollmar Drive. Police said at one point Villareal pointed a gun and fired directly at officers. A total of three officers shot back, striking Villareal. It wasn't immediately known how many times he was hit. "The swift response to the call for help by our officers likely saved the lives of many families in the apartment complex and surrounding neighborhood," interim San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said. "The motivation and circumstances surrounding how and why a felon prohibited from possessing firearms obtained a weapon and went on a shooting spree will take some time to understand and investigate." Villareal previously served a 10-year sentence for assault on a police officer, police said. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan commended the officers for their bravery.

Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia released body camera video Monday of the moments leading up to a fatal shooting involving police officers. Garcia said Monday afternoon that a woman called 911 and said a man with a knife and machete was hurting her and threatening her and a dog. In the call, the woman was heard asking for help, and she told police they were in a tent in a wooded area behind an apartment complex at 5850 Beltline Road. When officers arrived at about 6:45 p.m., they walked through the woods to the encampment, where they found the man and woman in a large tent. The man, police said, was holding a knife and the woman said she was injured. Garcia said the officers ordered the man, identified Monday as 34-year-old Cody Watkins, to drop the weapon and exit the tent, and he refused. After demanding that they exit the tent several more times, the woman walked out and was assisted away by officers. Other officers continued to try to persuade Watkins to drop the knife and exit the tent, and Garcia said he continued to refuse. In addition to talking to the man, Garcia said officers tried several non-lethal methods of getting him to surrender, including using a stun gun, pepper spray, and foam bullets, but none were effective. After about 50 minutes of talking with the man, Garcia said Watkins shouted at officers, "Why don't you all just kill me then?" Garcia said Watkins then charged toward officers while still holding the knife. Garcia said two officers fired at the man, hitting him at least once. The officers then provided first aid until paramedics with Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived to take him to the hospital. Watkins died at about 8:50 p.m., Garcia said. "I think one of the dynamics is the individual was armed with a knife. The individual did not comply with the commands to back down. They tried utilizing talking him down. They utilized a Tazer, they utilized a less-lethal foam round on the individual and still nothing," Garcia said. The chief released an edited video showing body camera video from several of the officers. In the video, police can be seen walking toward the encampment and then heard ordering both the man and woman to leave the tent and for the man to drop the knife. After trying pepper spray, a stun gun, and non-lethal rounds, all of which were ineffective, police shot Watkins when they said he approached them with the knife. In the video, the police can be seen providing first aid after the shooting. "Obviously, they used less-lethal, and that was not effective, and so had that individual decided to charge out and stab one of my officers, they had no reason to believe any of the less lethal would have had an effect because it previously didn't have an effect. So, in defense of their lives, is why they decided to do that," Garcia said. "It's a tragedy for everyone." The woman was also hospitalized for minor injuries and is expected to be OK. Garcia said Watkins had a criminal history, including assault-family violence, fraud, unlawful carrying of a weapon and several drug charges.

On June 20, at around 7:17 a.m., three officers with the Knoxville Police Department responded to calls about a woman armed with a knife who was threatening to harm herself and others on Belle Terra Road. That woman was later identified as Shilo M. Rice, 49. She was fatally shot by all three officers after she ran towards them with a knife. On July 1, KPD released bodycam footage from the shooting. It starts with the three officers walking down the road, surrounded by multifamily buildings and cars parked along the street. They began approaching one of the homes after searching for the correct building number. As they search for the building, one officer appears to have his gun drawn. "I can hear someone yelling in there," one officer said. The group stops in the road as an officer points at something in the distance. An officer then shouts out with his weapon still drawn. "Hi," he said. All three then raise their guns as Rice appears from near one of the homes' doors. In the footage, she is a few car lengths away from the officers, and all three begin shouting for her to stop. The video shows her charging towards the officers with a knife in her hand. "Don't do it! Don't do it! Don't you do it! Don't do it! Don't do it!" one of the officers said. She then appears over a small hill with her arm raised above her head, knife in hand. She is around a single car length away from the officers when one of them fires, followed by the other two firing their weapons. Rice falls to the ground while the guns continue going off. "Please stay down," one officer said. The video shows them as they stop firing their weapons and order her to stay on the ground. One officer orders her to show them her hands. She begins scrambling around on the ground and grabs the knife she dropped. Rice then starts standing back up, knife in hand. Officers fire their guns again, and she falls on her back. One officer reloads his gun and the group begins ordering her to stay down. She appears to try and stand up again, before collapsing. "Shiloh, stay down. Please stay down," one officer said. They order her to toss the knife away as she stops moving. They then approach her by her side, keeping their guns trained on her. Then, they walk up towards her and begin giving medical aid around 30 seconds after the last shot was fired. One officer runs back to a KPD cruiser and retrieves what appears to be a medical kit and they start evaluating where she was shot. Rice was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Local police officers responded to a unique call early Sunday morning. Kettering police body camera footage shows multiple officers trying to catch four chickens around 6:40 a.m. A social media post from the department said the officers were eventually able to catch the chickens. “You think the prosecutor would accept Fleeing and Eluding charges for this?” the post said. The department said no chickens were harmed in the chase.

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office released body-camera and aerial video of a deputy-involved shooting on May 14 that left one man to die three days later. KCSO said on the afternoon of May 14, 2024, deputies responded to a ‘keep the peace’ and ‘wellness check’ request in the 10000 block of Shellabarger Road. Later that day, deputies received multiple reports that a man allegedly under the influence of cocaine and in possession of an AR-15 style rifle, who was having a mental health crisis at the same address. KCSO released audio of the 911 call made by the man’s girlfriend asking for a wellness check for deputies. KCSO said deputies responded and found that the situation was a civil issue. The man, identified as 47-year-old Robert Robinson, refused to get out of the home at that time, but did not display any signs of being a danger to himself or anyone else, according to KCSO. KCSO said deputies completed the call for service and left the area. According to KCSO, the girlfriend called 911 at around 8 p.m. to report Robinson was armed with a gun and was allegedly having a mental health crisis. KCSO released audio of the second 911 call and the third 911 call. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said neighbors began to call 911 for fear of safety and to report his erratic behavior. KCSO released calls from the neighbors. The sheriff’s office said deputies and the Air Support Unit were called to the scene at around 8:15 p.m. and K-9 unit dispatched at 8:18 p.m. to investigate reports that Robinson was possibly armed with a weapon and suicidal. KCSO said deputies arrived on scene at around 8:30 p.m. and tried to talk to Robinson. There were active negotiations with Robinson for about 30 minutes. KCSO released video of Air Support and deputies giving verbal commands and calls for negotiations. The man shot at deputies, and a deputy returned fire. Robinson was struck and treated by medical personnel before being taken to the hospital for treatment. Robinson was arrested for attempted murder of a peace officer. He died from his injuries on May 17, 2024. The use of force in this incident was determined to be within department policy.

The Fayetteville Police Department deputy chief was arrested on June 26 at 10:41 p.m. by Arkansas State Police. Deputy Chief Bradley Renfro was stopped by a trooper at Wedington Drive and Fieldstone Avenue for a defective headlight. Renfro was later arrested for driving while intoxicated, refusing to submit to a chemical test, and having a defective headlight. The release states that Renfro is on administrative leave. An internal investigation is ongoing. ASP is investigating the criminal offenses of the arrest. Renfro was appointed as deputy chief of FPD in December 2023. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army and has served in law enforcement for 27 years.

A Florida man was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head with a bottle of vodka, choked her and fled. After using both his hands and a rope to attempt to choke her, bystanders who saw him chasing her were temporarily able to pin him to the ground "to prevent Joiner from causing more harm," the Port Orange Police Department said on social media. Jeriel Joiner fled and swam to an island along the Intracoastal Waterway on the state’s Atlantic coast June 23, police said. Body camera video shows officers being taken to the island on a Florida Fish and Wildlife boat and Joiner being arrested after he was found hiding inside a tent. Suspect hiding in a tent Joiner was found hiding inside a tent on the island. (Port Orange Police Department) Joiner was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic battery by strangulation and felony battery. Police said Joiner’s girlfriend likely broke an arm during the confrontation.

A suspect was arrested on Friday night after a chase with White Settlement police. White Settlement Police Chief Chris Cook says license plate readers tipped off officers about a suspect with a felony warrant from Southlake in the area. When police tried to stop the car, the suspect rammed into a police vehicle and took off, according to police. Officers with White Settlement Police deployed a tracking dart, known as StarChase, onto the suspect's vehicle. The chase went into Fort Worth, where police officers from the Fort Worth Police Department deployed spike strips. The car eventually stopped near downtown Fort Worth because both tires on the right side of the vehicle had been deflated. According to police, the suspect then ran from his vehicle and tried to carjack a driver in a black pickup on I-35. Tasers were deployed by officers to stop the potential carjacking, and the suspect was taken into custody. White Settlement police say all officers involved in the pursuit are okay.

0:00 - Bodycam 1 2:09 - Bodycam 2 6:09 - Bodycam 3 ----- The Albuquerque Police Department released an update on an officer-involved shooting that injured Officer Zachary Garris and the suspect, 29-year-old Santiago Perez. In a news conference Tuesday, APD said officers were searching for a reported stolen vehicle out of Rio Rancho when they located it at the Adam’s Food Mart at Central and Pennsylvania. Officers surrounded the vehicle and told those inside to get out. That’s when they say Perez fired two shots, and at least one of the bullets hit Officer Garris in both of his hands. Officer Isaiah Relaford and Perez exchanged fire, but neither was hit. As Perez tried to flee, Officer Howard Perry shot Perez, hitting him in the arm and leg. Perez remains in the hospital but is expected to survive. According to APD, Perez was out on probation for a 2014 robbery case. There was a woman in the vehicle with Perez as well; she was questioned and then released. APD said the gun Perez used was originally used by the Rhode Island State Police Department, but was sold/transferred to an arms dealer. They said they are working with the ATF to track the history of the gun and how it ended up in New Mexico. Police said they also found fentanyl and meth on Perez.

The Utica Police Department released the body camera footage of when an officer killed 13-year-old Nyah Mway of June 28. The department sent multiple videos from different angles that showed the moment officers confronted Mway and another juvenile on the 900 block of Shaw St to when Mway fled from the officers that lead to an officer firing one round that resulted in the death of the 13-year-old. Police said the Mway displayed what appeared to be a handgun and pointed it at the officers. The officers involved have been identified. The Utica Police Department wrote, the three Utica Police Officers assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit involved in last night’s incident are identified as Patrick Husnay, a six-year veteran of the Utica Police Department. Officer Husnay is the officer that fired his duty weapon striking the juvenile. Bryce Patterson, a four-year veteran, and Andrew Citriniti, a two-and-a-half-year veteran who previously served with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Officers recovered a replica GLOCK 17 Gen 5 handgun with a detachable magazine following the shooting.

0:00 - Dashcam 1:54 - Bodycam 1 7:33 - Bodycam 2 16:29 - Bodycam 3 ----- The Columbus Division of Police released body camera video showing two officers firing their guns at a knife-wielding man accused of stabbing three people near Blacklick on Tuesday. Officers were dispatched to Hoskins Way in the Waterford Park neighborhood for reports of multiple people being stabbed at a house. Arriving officers found the suspect, later identified as 66-year-old Benjamin Kelch, on the front porch of the house holding a knife near a victim who was sitting in a chair. The officers could be heard telling Kelch to drop the knife multiple times. In one of the videos, Kelce could be heard telling officers to shoot him. Two of the officers fired their weapon and one officer deployed his Taser, but Kelch did not go down. The officer with the Taser deployed it again and struck Kelch, who fell to the ground. Officers got the knife away and handcuffed him. Officers can be heard saying Kelch has a gunshot wound, but Sgt. James Fuqua said Tuesday that officials were still investigating if he was hit. Bodycam video shows he had blood on the front of his shirt before officers approach the house. Once he was detained being detained by the officers, bodycam video showed he had a deep cut on his arm as well as a wound on his stomach. Three stabbing victims and Kelch were hospitalized. The three victims are expected to survive. Police said Kelch's condition was described as stable Tuesday night. Court records say Kelch is charged with felonious assault. No officers were injured.