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The deputy reportedly chased down the suspect and got him to the ground. “The man struck him repeatedly and tried multiple times to remove the deputy’s gun from its holster,” the sheriff’s office said.
Read More →Not far from the crash, Curtis Blanton and his 17-year-old son, Pete, were home listening to a police scanner. They drove to the scene, and found the deputy on the ground outside his vehicle, unable to move.
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“With the help of the private citizen, Deputy Ruesch was able to take the male into custody without injury to himself or the suspect,” the sheriff’s office said.
Read More →"He had a valid concealed-carry permit, he had a gun," Mercer County District Attorney Peter C. Acker said. "He went to where the police officer was and fired on the suspect."
Read More →The chief says these volunteers will strictly be the eyes and ears of the police department. And that won't come easy because they must be trained through Birmingham’s Police Academy, but that's enough to sway some councilors.
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He can't breathe. We've got to lift this car up right now," the officer is heard saying on his body camera.
Read More →The Charger left the roadway and collided with a culvert before flipping over and catching fire. A witness to the crash broke the vehicle’s side window and helped the trooper out of the vehicle
Read More →A bystander jumped in to help the officer with the suspect. The suspect reached for the gun again and at some point, a shot was fired.
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The driverless boat made an unexpected turn and struck the patrol boat. The impact threw the officers into the water, and it capsized the patrol boat, briefly pinning the officers under it.
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Police said, during that pursuit, a white SUV that was going northbound on State Highway 32 tried to turn left. The patrol vehicle and the SUV crashed, sending the patrol SUV into the ditch, where it landed on its roof and caught fire.
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