03/13/2023 Stop Stick News: 26 Pursuit Stories From Around the world

CASPER, Wyo. — The driver of the 2019 International Box Truck that rammed police vehicles and charged against traffic during a high-profile chase through Casper last summer was sentenced to four to nine years in state prison on Wednesday.

Eduardo Bonilla-Bravo, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a deadly weapon (the truck) and felony property destruction. Some Casper police officers involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

District Attorney Dan Itzen also asked that Bonilla-Bravo pay $107,746.12 to the City of Casper. Judge Dan Forgey imposed the restitution amount to the sentence.

BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two people are in custody after deputies recovered a large amount of stolen mail in Byron Township early Wednesday morning.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) says they received word that a stolen Jeep from Kalamazoo was spotted in the Byron Township area before 1 a.m.

Deputies tried to conduct a traffic stop on the Jeep near the intersection at US-131 and 84^th Street when the car took off, according to KCSO.

We’re told the Jeep came to a stop near Dorr after deputies nearby deployed spike strips.

BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) – A man was arrested following a pursuit through part of southern Oklahoma.

Larontai Dixon reportedly led Madill Police on a chase after allegedly stealing from Walmart.

Officers followed him into Bryan County, where officers and state troopers were able to use a spike strip and a pit maneuver to bring him to a stop.

A 17-year-old girl led law enforcement on a chase through the southwest portion of the county, at speeds over 100 mph, on Saturday, March 4.

While she faces a felony eluding charge, a magistrate declined to jail her.

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A young driver tried to avoid a simple traffic summons yesterday in Stafford County and now faces.

On March 4th at 8:37 p.m. Deputy S.C. Martin observed an Infiniti G37 traveling westbound at 75 mph in the posted 55 mph zone of Kings Highway near Hollywood Farm Road. The driver of the Infiniti switched her lights off as Deputy Martin activated his emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop.
The suspect initiated a pursuit, reaching over 114 mph in her effort to avoid a summons. First Sergeant D.W. Fetterolf was in the area and was able to deploy a spike strip to deflate two of the tires on the Infiniti as the driver sped westbound.

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office helped the Missouri State Highway Patrol with a pursuit that ended with an Illinois man’s arrest last week.

Sheriff Steve Cox says the vehicle was traveling at approximately 117 mph on U.S. 36. near Wheeling. Spike strips were successfully deployed west of Chillicothe and at that time the suspect, identified as Tyler J. Tadlock, 25, of Bethany, Ill., fled on foot with his pit bull.

The sheriff’s office, Chillicothe police and a K-9 took Tadlock into custody. He was booked at the Caldwell County Detention Center for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

Law enforcement officers from two counties pursued a suspect who reportedly failed to pull over for a traffic stop.

Shortly before 3:00 am Tuesday, Goldsboro Police were investigating an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle call. Police were told that Fuquan Banks took a vehicle without the owner’s permission. Banks had outstanding warrants for his arrest and had reportedly cut off his ankle monitoring device.

A Villager was apprehended after trying to outrun police in a chase that reached 85 miles per hour.

Karen Kramer, 61, of the Village of Calumet Grove, was in a vehicle with the headlights off at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday at the Home Depot, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.

When a police squad car approached Kramer’s vehicle, she pulled onto U.S. Hwy. 27/441 and ran a red light at its intersection with Rolling Acres Road.

Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Carlos Tawan Reed, Jr. (23, Orlando) to four years and three months in federal prison for bank burglary and bank theft in connection with the destruction of an ATM machine. Reed had pleaded guilty on November 28, 2022.

According to court records, Reed helped two other individuals wrap a chain around an ATM machine at a Chase Bank on Colonial Drive in Orlando. Using a stolen F-250 truck, the men then destroyed the casing of the ATM and stole the cash boxes inside, containing $116,650. The three individuals fled in a Mercedes rental car driven by Reed. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pursued the burglars on the ground and in the air. Reed failed to stop and led police on a high-speed chase, which ended when deputies deployed spike strips and disabled the car. All three men then attempted to flee on foot but were quickly apprehended. Inside the Mercedes, police recovered all of the stolen money.

MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been charged in a criminal complaint for an armed carjacking spree and illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

“Let this be a lesson that we will not tolerate violent felons that prey on our community, especially those who endanger the police officers who courageously place their lives on the line in the protection of others,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “I am thankful for the dozens of officers from multiple agencies who responded to swiftly bring this person to justice before he could cause any more harm in our community.”