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Tag: PIT Maneuver
Patrol
Suspect Dies in PIT Maneuver Crash During Georgia Pursuit
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the chase started in Columbia County after deputies performed a welfare check on a man asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle in a Krystal restaurant parking lot.
April 1, 2025
Patrol
California Police Release Video of Pursuit and Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
During the pursuit, the suspect opened fire on a pursuing officer and at a Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol vehicle, police say. One round hit the deputy’s patrol vehicle.
February 28, 2025
Patrol
Michigan Pursuit Ends with Deputies Aiding Driver who Cut Own Neck
Deputies approached the stopped Impala and found the driver with self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck, the sheriff’s office said.
January 15, 2025
Patrol
Man Tried to Light Explosive Device While Being Pursued by Washington Officers
During the foot pursuit the suspect reportedly turned toward the officers with what looked like an improvised explosive device in one hand and a lighter in the other. He attempted to light it, according to probable cause documents.
October 17, 2024
Patrol
Video: WA Officers Chase Down and PIT Stolen Patrol Vehicle
The chase ended when officers used spikes to deflate the stolen patrol vehicle’s tires and a Tukwila officer performed a PIT maneuver.
September 28, 2023
Patrol
Accused Arsonist Shot by FL Deputies After Highway Pursuit
The first deputy to arrive at the firebombing of the house says he saw Luke Neely, 30, throw one of seven Molotov cocktails. He says two exploded on the house and the others rolled down and ignited the yard.
November 21, 2022
Patrol
GA Officers Arrest Street Racer After Defeating Him in "Street Race"
Troopers tried to stop the white Mustang, which sped away on Northside Drive. As Atlanta police followed the car via air, GSP troopers on the ground were hot on his tail.
March 23, 2022
Patrol
WA Troopers Use PIT Maneuver to Stop Golf Cart
"#FirstTime in my 30 years we had a short golf cart pursuit," WSP Trooper Rick Johnson explained in a short Twitter thread Sunday (September 19). Johnson, who's the agency's public information officer, said a "female in distress" tried to get on State Route 167 the wrong way.
September 21, 2021
Patrol
Arkansas Woman Suing Over Trooper's PIT Maneuver During Traffic Stop
The trooper's action "constituted a reckless attempt to engage in conduct that created substantial risk of physical injury," the lawsuit says.
June 10, 2021
Patrol
CHP Vehicle Pursuit Ends in L.A. with PIT Maneuver, Flipped Pickup
The driver was traveling on the 110 Freeway before he got off the highway and was leading authorities on surface streets.
May 14, 2021
Patrol
New Mexico State Trooper Killed at Traffic Stop, Suspect Fatally Shot After Long Pursuit
During the traffic stop, the driver identified by authorities as 39-year-old Omar Felix Cueva reportedly shot and killed Jarrott. He then fled the scene.
February 5, 2021
Patrol
Video: Oklahoma Vehicle Pursuit Includes Bizarre Rollover
Officers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and McLoud Police Department witnessed something very unusual during a vehicle pursuit when the pickup truck they were chasing hit a barrier, flipped over completely, and then continued on down the road.
May 12, 2020
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