April: Stop Stick Stories: April-28-2025: Stop Sticks Involved in Standoff with AAA Call and DUI Chase Ending in Fire
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CLAY COUNTY, Mo. – A Missouri police chase ended with an ironic twist last weekend: In a yard marked by a sign that read, “Protected by: F*** Around and Find Out.”
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reports that the chase led to the arrest of Eric E. Frazer, 53, a suspect wanted for drug trafficking.
The chase occurred around 2 p.m. Saturday on Jesse James Farm Road near Missouri Route 92.
Authorities attempted to arrest Frazer on a warrant for drug trafficking when he allegedly fled from Clay County deputies.
The sheriff’s office says, at one point, Frazer swerved toward one a deputy who was attempting to deploy a spike strip. Frazer eventually struck another spike strip and came to a stop in the 16800 block of Ragsdale Road, leading to his arrest in the yard with the now-infamous sign.
Turns out, based on investigator accounts, someone ran and quite literally found out.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A multi-county chase ended in Hardin Valley Thursday, according to officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies arrested Joshua Daryl Mayes after he stole multiple cars and lead police on a chase, according to KCSO.
On Tuesday, Mayes burglarized two cars before stealing a red mustang parked in a driveway. KCSO spotted the car in West Knox County the next day, according to police.
“Upon attempting to initiate a traffic stop, Mayes fled at high speed, driving recklessly through red lights, into oncoming traffic, and weaving through vehicles on the interstate shoulder,” KCSO officials said. “By defying a lawful order to stop the car and operating the stolen vehicle recklessly, the suspect showed no regard for the public’s safety. The pursuit temporarily ended when the detective lost visual contact near I-40 and Papermill Road.”
The chase continued Thursday morning when deputies found Mayes spray painting the mustang behind a business on Emory Road.
This time, agencies from Knox, Anderson and Loudon counties participated in the chase.
During the chase, Mayes hit three Knox County patrol cruisers. No one was injured during the pursuit.
A Loudon Co. deputy deployed spike strips and Mayes was arrested on Hardin Valley Road.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo – Charges have been filed against an Independence man after leading Lafayette County authorities on a chase last month.
According to a probable cause statement, members of the Lexington Police Department and Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office began a pursuit of a suspicious vehicle driven by 37-year-old Ronald Dean Mitchell on March 25th.
The chase began on Highway O and eventually moved onto westbound Interstate 70 at speeds as high as 99 miles-per-hour. Responding authorities from throughout Lafayette County were able to deflate three of the car’s four tires but it continued westbound on I-70. Kansas City Police spiked the fourth tire near the 435 interchange. Mitchell was still able to cross into Kansas with the car before being arrested.
BENTON CO., Wash. – One person was arrested Thursday morning after a car crash and police chase in Benton County.
It happened on I-82 near Badger Road. Authorities with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said people called in to report the driver of a silver van was swerving across both westbound lanes of I-82. People also reported seeing the van involved in a crash with a semi.
A BCSO deputy spotted the van and began following it. The deputy said the driver appeared to be under the influence and tried to get the them to stop, however, the driver continued westbound going around 60 miles per hour.
Other deputies responded to the area and the KIBE School Resource Officer was able to throw out spike strips, which began deflating the tires.
According to BCSO, the driver continued to drive on the van’s rims before it drove off the road and stopped in the median.
Authorities said the driver refused to get out of the van but within a matter of minutes, sagebrush under the vehicle caught fire and it spread quickly, overtaking the van.
Police have charged three teenagers after an extended follow from Pakenham to Elwood yesterday morning.
Officers patrolling in Pakenham spotted the allegedly stolen silver Holden Astra on Bald Hill Road just after midnight.
With the assistance of the Air Wing, Operation Trinity and Operation Compass units, officers followed the Holden along the Monash Freeway and along the Nepean Highway.
Stop sticks were successfully deployed in Brighton East, before the Holden came to a stop a short time later on Glen Huntly Road in Elwood.
The five occupants of the Holden fled on foot, before four teenagers were arrested by the Dog Squad nearby.
A 14-year-old boy from the Port Phillip area has since been charged with theft of motor vehicle, theft from motor vehicle and reckless conduct manner dangerous.
He was remanded and will next appear at a children’s court at a later date.
A 15-year-old girl from the Cardinia area has since been charged with theft of motor vehicle and possess cannabis.
She was bailed to appear before a children’s court at a later date.
SOLON, Ohio – At 12:30 a.m. April 19, an officer saw a white Jeep traveling south on SOM Center Road (Ohio 91) near Bainbridge Road. The car was traveling 48 mph in a 35 mph zone.
As the officer attempted to stop the car for speeding, it veered out of its lane of travel.
The driver then pulled over, driving over a curb in the process.
As the officer got out of his patrol car, the violator sped away, driving over grass off SOM Center Road near Inwood Drive.
With activated lights and siren, the officer pursued the suspect into Twinsburg.
A Twinsburg officer deployed a stop stick on Ohio 91 near Ravenna Road. The suspect drove over the obstacle with one tire.
The tire deflated, then fall apart as the suspect continued to drive. The car then came to a stop on Ohio 91 in Hudson.
The suspect, a Burlington, N.C., man, 60, surrendered. He was arrested and taken to the Solon jail, where he completed field sobriety tests. Poor performance was observed.
A Nebraska teenager is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in DeKalb County, Missouri, after leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit across multiple jurisdictions on April 17, 2025.
According to a probable cause statement filed by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Brett Belshe observed a white Kia Optima traveling eastbound on Highway 36 near SW Ogle Road at approximately 8:44 p.m. Radar indicated the vehicle was traveling 114 mph in a 65 mph zone. Deputy Belshe pursued the vehicle as it reached speeds as high as 127 mph near Maple Road.
The vehicle slowed near Highway 36 and State Route M in Osborn, where Belshe activated his emergency lights. The driver, later identified as 18-year-old Joseph Cole Molacek, then accelerated to approximately 120 mph. The pursuit entered Cameron city limits, where stop sticks were successfully deployed by a Cameron police officer near SE Reservoir Road. Despite this, the vehicle continued eastbound at approximately 100 mph.
Near the Walnut Street overpass, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper deployed additional stop sticks. The vehicle failed to stop for two red traffic lights at the intersections of Highway 36 and Interstate 35 and Highway 36 and Bob F Griffin Road. The car was observed traveling 120 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The pursuit continued into Caldwell County, where the suspect vehicle swerved across multiple lanes and eventually entered the median, traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 36. The car exited the road and struck a grass embankment near Joe Montana Road. Molacek was taken into custody without further incident.
CLARE CO., Mich. (WNEM) – A man was arrested after nearly hitting a deputy who was conducting a traffic stop in Clare County and failing to stop when the same deputy attempted to pull him over, the sheriff’s office said.
The Clare County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday, April 16, at 12:22 a.m., a deputy was conducting a traffic stop on Main Street near Evergreen Trail in Farwell. During this stop, a white Tesla Model 3 drove passed without moving over or slowing down, almost hitting the deputy and his patrol car.
When the traffic stop was finished, the deputy was able to catch up with the Tesla and turn on his emergency lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver—identified as 35-year-old Derong Huang, from China—did not stop, driving onto M-115 and entering Osceola County, the sheriff’s office said.
he sheriff’s office said a Clare County road sergeant was able to obtain a position ahead of Huang and used stop sticks on the Tesla, deflating all four of its tires.
Once the tires were deflated, Huang stopped the Tesla and was taken into custody.
SIGURD, Sevier County — A 45-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday and accused of leading police on a high-speed chase on I-70 and then calling for roadside assistance after officers spiked her tire.
The odd series of events began about 5:20 p.m. when Martinez was spotted by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper on I-70 going 120 mph, according to a police booking affidavit.
By the time the trooper caught up with the vehicle, Martinez was going 95 mph. But as soon as the trooper got behind her with his flashing lights and siren, she accelerated to between 120 mph and 130 mph, the affidavit states.
Troopers attempted twice to spike the woman’s tires. They were successful on the second try near Sigurd, which was nearly 100 miles away from where Martinez was first spotted.
“The vehicle’s left front tire lost air and the vehicle pulled to the right side of the road and came to a stop. Traffic was shut down and a high-risk stop was performed with multiple troopers. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle failed to obey any commands to exit the vehicle or roll down the window. I tried multiple times to get Martinez to roll down a window or exit the vehicle while yelling as loud as I could. A PA speaker was also used to try and get Martinez to obey our commands, which she refused,” according to the affidavit.
About 40 minutes into the ensuing standoff, police say “Martinez called AAA to get her tire fixed,” the affidavit says.
The roadside assistance company transferred the call to the police, who in turn transferred the call to a trooper at the scene.
