Right in the middle of a real police chase last night....

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Took the wife out for BD supper and on the way back I noticed traffic was backed up and looked like an accident had happened. Police cars were everywhere and as we sat there, a black pickup truck came flying by us going the opposite way. About 6 or eight cop cars were right on his tail. What a sight to see something you usually see on tv.

So the traffic started to inch ahead and stopped again. I was still excited from the first episode and oh boy, here he comes again going our way. A cop car pulled up beside me and out gets the cop, opens his trunk, pulls out stop-sticks and throws it just as the truck goes by him. I think he got his back tires as I read later due to shredded tires he had crashed into a tree.

Thank God no one was hurt as this guy had one thing on his mind, to get away. Took another few minutes to get home as everyone was keeping an eye out for this jerk again. Man, talk about excitement. I told my wife I had arranged this for her birthday.:LOL:
 

CarolfromTX said:
You might be able to outrun the police, but you can't outrun the radios. Pretty stupid to run, because eventually they'll get you, and it just adds to the jail time. But I guess by that the time the adrenaline has taken over and it's too late.
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Yup. They used to say, "You can outrun the motor but not the Motorola." Not sure my kids know what a Motorola is.
 
StarSong said:
Yup. They used to say, "You can outrun the motor but not the Motorola." Not sure my kids know what a Motorola is.
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I never heard that phrase before. I’ll have to share it with some of the Troopers that are still working.

I threw down a spike strip to stop a suspected person of murder and was on the run. The perp was driving a new Lincoln at that time and was clocked at 105 mph when he hit the strip. We took out 3 of his 4 tires. We didn’t use Motorola’s at the time and haven’t for at least 10 years. We have a new complete wireless system in every vehicle for radio messaging, texting, data transfer (computer) and video. It is really amazing as it is also capable of connecting to every 911 system in the U.S. and every law enforcement agency in the state, plus more.

I could take a picture of a driver’s plate up to 300 yards away and run it through the computer (all automatically) in a matter of moments and know everything about the owner of the vehicle, including a picture, except maybe what time he goes to bed. It’s an amazing system.
 
911 said:
This person may have had a reason to attempt escape. High speed pursuits and the use of spike strips are usually used within the scope of department policies. IOW, he wasn’t being pursued just because he failed to stop at a red light or stop sign.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Melbourne Police Department said a man was arrested after crashing into a police car on Friday.

Terry Johnson, 39, is facing charges of eluding, four counts of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle on law enforcement officers, possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine.

Police said an officer attempted a traffic stop and the suspect backed up and backed toward the path the officer was walking and nearly struck the officer with a truck

Investigators said officers initiated a pursuit.

The pursuit started in the area of University Boulevard and Grant Street, according to police.

Officers said the suspect attempted to elude investigators for about six minutes and drove through south Melbourne into northern Palm Bay.

Authorities said they used stop sticks on Palm Bay Road.

Police said while officers got out of the police vehicle the suspect accelerated his truck and struck the police vehicle.

No one was injured in the incident.
 
Pappy said:
Took the wife out for BD supper and on the way back I noticed traffic was backed up and looked like an accident had happened. Police cars were everywhere and as we sat there, a black pickup truck came flying by us going the opposite way. About 6 or eight cop cars were right on his tail. What a sight to see something you usually see on tv.

So the traffic started to inch ahead and stopped again. I was still excited from the first episode and oh boy, here he comes again going our way. A cop car pulled up beside me and out gets the cop, opens his trunk, pulls out stop-sticks and throws it just as the truck goes by him. I think he got his back tires as I read later due to shredded tires he had crashed into a tree.

Thank God no one was hurt as this guy had one thing on his mind, to get away. Took another few minutes to get home as everyone was keeping an eye out for this jerk again. Man, talk about excitement. I told my wife I had arranged this for her birthday.:LOL:
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A+ for the police officers, way to go guys!
 
I never saw so many police cars, in one area, in all my life. The chase was through two cities, Melbourne and Palm Bay, Florida. The street off of our community divides both cities. I think they were all there that were on duty.
The police did one hell of a job, as this jerk was hopped up on something.
 
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I think everyone should also be made aware that several police officers have been killed while deploying spike strips. This is why the stop stick was invented. It’s a much quicker and safer way of deploying a device with star-like spikes inserted into the stick that can be laid very quickly on the highway. Even so, there have been police casualties using stop sticks.

Some states, I believe maybe Texas is one that comes to mind, has outlawed the use of the spike strip.
 
Camper6 said:
Question. Isn't it easier to track the vehicle from the air.?Chases frighten me because innocents are vulnerable.
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Camper: There was a helicopter involved. I guess he guided the chase from the air, but the police never had him out of sight.
911: The cop next to us, the one who threw out stop sticks, was very vulnerable to this jerk. We all were. But I do envy the co-ordinance the

police had. They had intersections block as soon as they knew where the truck was headed.
 
Well that was your excitement for the evening. Good thing you and the Mrs. were not hurt, or anyone else. Glad you posted what it was all about because I was curious. Ahhhh...like they say..."Crime makes ya stupid".
 

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