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10/10/2022 Stop Stick News: Stop Stick Deployments from Around the Country and World
October 10, 2022
By: Zach Madden
Category: Stop Stick News
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10/10/22
Boy, 14, ‘leads police on high speed car chase’ through London – England
MyLondon – https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/boy-14-leads-police-high-25219598
The Met Police say a 14-year-old boy is in police custody this morning (October 10) after leading officers on a high-speed chase through London’s streets in the early hours. Haringey Police said that the teenager was arrested after leading police on a high-speed pursuit that only ended when police drivers engaged tactical pursuit and containment techniques to bring it to a safe conclusion.
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10/09/22
Man arrested after police chase through Pinckney, Unadilla Township – Michigan
Livingston Daily Press & Argus – https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/2022/10/09/man-arrested-after-police-chase-through-pinckney-unadilla-township/69550684007/
Police arrested a Tawas City man Friday after a high-speed chase through part of Livingston County.
About 10 a.m. Friday, 911 operators alerted police to a driver heading south on M-36 toward Pinckney, Pinckney Police Chief Jeffrey Garrison said in a release. Callers to 911 indicated a vehicle was driving toward oncoming traffic and wasn’t staying in its own lane, he added.
10/08/22
Whitefish Bay police chases; Milwaukee man gets probation – Wisconsin
FOX6 News Milwaukee – https://www.fox6now.com/news/whitefish-bay-police-chases-milwaukee-man-probation
WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. – One of two Milwaukee men charged in connection to a pair of 2021 Whitefish Bay police chases has been sentenced to 18 months of probation. Isaiah Wilson-Deberry, 18, pleaded guilty to fleeing/eluding police and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent on Oct. 5 and was sentenced the same day. A charge of resisting an officer was dismissed as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
10/08/22
Swain County Superior Court finds man guilty of crime spree that started with a stolen vehicle in 2020 – The Southern Scoop – North Carolina
The Southern Scoop – https://thesouthernscoopnews.com/latest-news/swain-county-superior-court-finds-man-guilty-of-crime-spree-that-started-with-a-stolen-vehicle-in-2020
A homeless man who stole a pickup truck in Bryson City and led officers on a two-county, high-speed chase pleaded guilty to felony larceny, felony flee to elude, six counts of injury to personal property, driving while impaired and habitual felon this week in Swain County Superior Court, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said.
On the afternoon of June 23, 2020, James Caviness, 52, stole an unoccupied pickup truck that was idling in front of a service station. He sped west out of Bryson City onto U.S. 19, then exited U.S. 19 for U.S. 74.
10/08/22
Man Arrested After Police Chase – Michigan
Radio Station WHMI 93.5 FM – https://www.whmi.com/news/article/police-chase-pinckney-police
A man was arrested following a police chase involving multiple agencies on Friday that ended in Pinckney.
The Pinckney Police Department arrested a 32-year-old male from Tawas City after a vehicle pursuit.
At approximately 10am, Livingston County Law Enforcement was advised of a dangerous driver, possibly in the Fowlerville area. There were several 911 calls to Central Dispatch regarding the subject. Eventually, the subject traveled south and ended up heading west on M-36 near Busch’s Supermarket in Pinckney.
10/06/22
Drug suspect nearly runs over officer while fleeing traffic stop at elementary school – Florida
Villages-News: Staff Report – https://www.villages-news.com/2022/10/06/drug-suspect-nearly-runs-over-officer-while-fleeing-traffic-stop-near-school/
A drug suspect nearly ran over a police officer while fleeing a traffic stop at The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake.
The officer spotted a bronze Toyota pickup in the wee hours Tuesday morning and discovered that its license plate had been reported in stolen in Sumter County, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
10/05/22
10-5-22 wrong way driver on i-41 – Wisconsin
Radio Plus – https://www.radioplusinfo.com/2022/10/05/10-5-22-wrong-way-driver-on-i-41/
Investigators say a woman who was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 in Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties was apparently suffering from some mental issues. Shortly after 11pm Monday the Winnebago County Dispatch Center notified the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office that the woman had told authorities she was being held against her will.
10/06/22
K9 unit takes down drug dealer in murky water, deputies say – Florida
WPEC – https://cbs12.com/news/local/k9-unit-takes-down-drug-dealer-in-murky-water-deputies-say
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A man from West Palm Beach is behind bars after deputies say a quick K9 caught up to him in the water.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said 23-year old David Moore driving recklessly when a deputy attempted to pull him over. Moore kept driving but had to find other means of escape after deputies deployed stop sticks, disabling the car. Moore left the car and headed on foot, hiding neck deep into a canal.
10/01/22
California Border Patrol Arrests Driver Who Initiated Chase in Cloned Border Patrol SUV – The Overtimer – California
The Overtimer – https://theovertimer.com/2022/10/california-border-patrol-arrests-driver-who-initiated-chase-in-cloned-border-patrol-suv/
Just before 6:30 PM on October 1, 2022, El Centro’s Remote Video Surveillance System Operations spotted a suspected bogus Border Patrol Chevy Tahoe speeding east on Highway 98 and north of Exit 6 in Calexico, California.
Of course, agents attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver continued east. The bogus vehicle was finally stopped after an agent deployed spike strips. When agents converged on the cloned SUV, the 18-year-old suspect made off on foot but was stopped almost immediately.
10/05/22
Lacey police seize counterfeit money and equipment after pursuit – Washington
KIRO 7 News Seattle – https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/lacey-police-seize-counterfeit-money-equipment-after-pursuit/HSH5UVVNONCYLFULC4KJLH57ZQ/
According to the Lacey Police Department, earlier this week officers responded to a report of a theft at a store.
When officers arrived, the suspects jumped into a car and fled the scene, striking a parked car, which hit a patrol car.
Officers deployed spike strips, disabling the car, which was later found abandoned in a nearby parking lot.
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