04/24/2023 Stop Stick News: Bringing the Chase to a Stop: Success Stories from the Field

COVINGTON, KENTUCKY — A 28-year-old Kenton County man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing his then girlfriend in 2021.

Dillon Brewster was arrested October 20, 2021, then later convicted on multiple charges that included murder, kidnapping, and firearm possession, WCPO reported.

The day of his arrest, he led the Ohio State Highway Patrol on a high-speed pursuit for over seven miles. The chase ended when state troopers used “stop sticks” to halt the suspect vehicle near Troy.

On Monday, April 10, 2023, East Precinct Officers, including the Neighborhood Response Team, worked with local retailers at Eastport Plaza Shopping Center to target active shoplifting and criminal activity in the area.

The mission was in conjunction with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Transit Police, Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney’s office and MCDCJ Parole & Probation.
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LIBERTY TWP., Ohio (WKBN) — A woman was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after the Ohio State Highway Patrol said troopers were in a pursuit with her as she was going on Interstate 80 in Liberty Township.

According to Highway Patrol, Rachel Benton, 47, of Poland was the driver of the vehicle.

According to OSHP, troopers observed the car going the wrong way as it entered I-80 shortly before 1 a.m.

A male suspect was hospitalized early Saturday morning after a felony traffic stop in Longmont led to him setting his own vehicle on fire.

Robin Ericson, a spokesperson for Longmont Public Safety, said a Longmont officer had been working a vehicle crash near Third Avenue and Main Street at 2:25 a.m. when they saw a white Oldsmobile sedan slowly drive westbound through the intersection, running a red light. The sedan kept driving slowly, making multiple U-turns, and at one point after being stopped at an intersection on Main Street, the male driver revved the sedan’s engine and began speeding toward the officers. There was also a female in the passenger seat.

A Nebraska State Patrol pursuit on Sunday resulted in the arrest of a 27-year-old man and the recovery of a missing 17-year-old girl.

Around 8:40 p.m. near Bradshaw, a trooper observed a Honda Civic speeding over the limit on Interstate 80. When the trooper attempted a traffic stop, the driver refused to yield and accelerated past 100 mph, prompting a pursuit.

Another trooper used stop sticks near mile marker 383, ending the chase. The vehicle was confirmed stolen. The driver and front passenger fled across the westbound interstate lanes on foot but were quickly apprehended by troopers and Seward County deputies.

Authorities arrested the driver, Edwin Portillo Barrientos, for charges including driving with a revoked license, felony flight to avoid arrest, reckless driving, and receiving stolen property, in addition to outstanding warrants.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV)- Four suspects led Madison police on a chase around the city following a shots fired incident that began on Madison’s east side.

Authorities say just before 5 a.m. Tuesday, they received reports that someone in a vehicle fired at another vehicle near the intersection of Cottage Grove Street and Acewood Boulevard.

When police identified the vehicle that fired, a pursuit began. The chase ended near Voges Road on Madison’s east side after pursuing officers used spike strips on the suspect’s vehicle.

17 April 2023- A Hagerstown man is free on bail after allegedly leading Troopers on a chase through Marion and Greencastle in his 1988 Ford Econoline motor home. Martin Luther Cudjo is free on an unsecured bail of $25,000 bail.

On April 13th around 11:30pm, PSP Troopers were on patrol in Antrim Township on US-11 when the allegedly found a tan 1988 Ford Econoline Mobile home travelling north that had no registration or rear-lighting. Troopers tried to conducted a traffic stop but the van didn’t yield, with Troopers eventually pulling up NEXT to the vehicle on the roadway motioning for him to get over. The driver, now found to be Martin Luther Cudjo of Hagerstown, MD, the started to drive over the right fog line as if he was going to pull over but instead pulled back onto the road and continued northbound.

A man and woman are facing charges after police got in a chase with two people driving stolen vehicles earlier this month, a news release from Fredericton Police Force says.

On April 6, police saw a stolen Mercedes and a BMW driving in the Sheffield, N.B., area, the release says.

Officers threw a spike strip, stopped one vehicle and arrested a woman.

Police say the second vehicle’s driver rammed a squad car and tried to get away but was eventually stopped. The man driving was brought into custody.

ENCINAL, Tx. (KGNS) – The Texas Department of Public Safety foiled an alleged human smuggling attempt that escalated into a high-speed chase.

The incident happened on Friday after authorities attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Chevy Impala.

The driver refused and sped up resulting in a chase on I-35.

Authorites used a spike strip to stop the car rendering the vehicle useless.

Several people got out of the car and attempted to flee on foot.

Four people were caught along with the driver, a 31-year-old man out of Waco.

He was arrested and charged with evading arrest and human smuggling.

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