Police trainers and roll call supervisors should take every possible opportunity to examine and discuss ways to mitigate the inherent perils of foot pursuits.
Police say how Chavez got his hand on the officer’s gun is unclear at this time and it has not been determined whether the gun was coming out of the holster before it was fired.
Police report after the fleeing vehicle crashed, suspects fled on foot and shot at the responding officers, hitting one.
"If you come to this city to commit a crime, understand that by air, land, and water, APD officers will use every resource to track you down and arrest you."
A Norfolk, VA, police is recovering after being shot Wednesday night as he approached two suspicious vehicles. Police report the injury to the officer is not life threatening.
Sims was currently out on bond but had a warrant out of Fulton County for failure to appear. When Kennesaw police tried to give Sims the criminal trespass warning, he took off running.
The sheriff’s office reports Shaw drove the excavator more than a half mile, with officers following behind on foot, before stopping.
Body-worn camera video shows the officer say something to the alleged robber and point at him. The man fled on foot, but the officer and horse were hot on his trail.
A Florida man who jumped into a swamp to avoid Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies trying to serve him warrants last January was not as successful Saturday when he put a John Deere riding lawnmower into high gear and tried to outrun pursuing deputies. Deputies tased the 40-year-old man when he tried the lawnmower getaway.
First responders in Philadelphia rescued a man Tuesday night after he fled from police, jumped off a roof into a tree, and could not climb down.
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