Stop Stick News: October 1, 2024: Street Racing, Drugs, Attempted Robbery, and More
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Pennsylvania State Police say that a man with ties to Central NY and Chambersburg admitted to smoking meth on a multi mile, high speed chase down Lincoln Way East, I-81, and PA-16 in Greencastle. William Michael Wood is facing charges of felony fleeing an officer, felony receiving stolen property, misdemeanor reckless endangerment, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor DUI, and eight total traffic violations. Wood failed to post bail of $250,000 and remains behind bars in Franklin County Jail.
Around 3am on September 20, Troopers say they were sitting stationary on Lincoln Way East facing eastbound in the center median when they saw a white Chevrolet truck pass them. That truck’s plates were run, with Troopers finding that it had been listed as stolen out of Onondaga County, NY just three days prior.
Troopers began following the truck, during which time it allegedly turned into a gravel parking lot and immediately turned around and headed west at a high rate of speed before proceeding back onto I-81SB. While on I-81, Troopers say that the vehicle hit speeds over 100mph and was weaving in and out of traffic lanes. The truck allegedly nearly hit the rear of a tractor trailer, turned off its lights to avoid PSP’s attention, and continued recklessly towards Greencastle. While on the interstate, PSP say they successfully deployed spike strips but the truck continued into the Borough.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico State Police arrested two people in a vehicle an officer reportedly saw racing at a high rate of speed early Monday on I-40 in Albuquerque.
Around 1:15 a.m. Monday, an NMSP officer said they saw two vehicles racing west on I-40 at over 120 mph after driving recklessly through Albuquerque. An Albuquerque Police Department helicopter was tracking one of the vehicles and found them at a gas station in Moriarty. Then, the vehicle left the gas station when an NMSP officer noticed them.
NMSP officers deployed a stop stick on the tires as it merged onto I-40. Then, Edgewood police was able to successfully stop stick the passenger-side tires. At that point, the vehicle rear-ended a semi-truck, disabling it.
No one sustained injuries in the crash. The driver and passenger allegedly ran away but officers caught up to them and took them into custody.
NMSP identified the driver as 20-year-old Jaymin Giron and the passenger as 18-year-old Eva Fernandez Montoya.
One man was arrested for fleeing police and driving while intoxicated on Sept. 27.
Justin Lonnie Bartels, 22, of Linn Creek, was arrested after allegedly driving his red Mustang at speeds over 100 mph on Highway 54 from Osage Beach into Camden County.
Court documents state that a Camden County deputy began pursuing Bartels’ vehicle east on Highway 54 around 10:33 p.m. They noted that despite traveling at a speed of 100 mph, the suspect’s vehicle was still pulling away.
As law enforcement began to catch up with him, Bartels allegedly shut off his headlights and taillights. He then skidded through Roundabout Drive where his car entered a ditch, ripping off the Mustang’s back bumper, before returning to the roadway where he continued to flee.
Deputies reported Bartels reaching speeds up to 120 mph as he approached Camdenton and continued weaving through other vehicles on the highway.
After the man made a U-turn to continue fleeing towards Osage Beach, assisting law enforcement was able to deploy spike strips and stop his vehicle on Route Y.
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) – On September 26, 2024, at approximately 6:30 PM, a Missoula Police Department officer was patrolling near a diesel truck rally at the Walmart on Mullan Road. The officer observed a blue Chevy Duramax truck conduct a large burnout with the rear of the truck sliding sideways toward numerous pedestrians that were in the area.
The officer did a U-turn and activated his emergency lights to catch up to the vehicle. Instead of yielding, the truck accelerated and turned onto Mullan eastbound. The pursuit continued southbound on Reserve Street reaching speeds over 100 MPH. The truck turned westbound on Spurgin, southbound on Eaton, and back to Reserve.
Other patrol vehicles joined in the pursuit. The officer observed the truck nearly collide with numerous vehicles and other motorists. The driver ran red traffic lights at two intersections nearly colliding with vehicles and also ran at least two stop signs.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Four minors were taken into custody early Saturday morning after they were seen fleeing the scene of a gas station robbery, according to police.
New Haven officers were flagged down by the victim at 3:19 a.m. in the area of Ferry Street and Grand Avenue. The victim told officers that he had just been robbed and pointed out the suspected vehicle leaving the parking lot.
Officers attempted to stop the fleeing suspects but were initially unsuccessful. Patrol units used Stop sticks to bring the vehicle to a stop near Rosette Street and Arthur Street.
Saturday evening, Officers were dispatched to an address in the 2200 block of NE Town Centre Boulevard on the report of a shooting. When Officers arrived on the scene, they located an unlocked back door and made entry into the residence. Officers located a single victim inside the home who was suffering from several gunshot wounds. The victim, a 43-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital where he remains in the ICU with critical injuries. Officers worked with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department to identify a 33-year-old female victim who had been kidnapped from the shooting scene, along with a juvenile. The female and a juvenile were located safely in Kansas City, Mo.
That same Saturday night, the Lee’s Summit attempted homicide and kidnapping suspect was located traveling into Johnson County via 50 Highway from Jackson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop, with Johnson County deputies assisting, but the vehicle failed to yield. Johnson County deputies deployed stop sticks that deflated the tires, with the Warrensburg Police Department assisting in additional stop stick deployments as the suspect vehicle entered Warrensburg. The suspect continued driving on the deflated tires, failing to yield and traveled back to US 50 Highway, westbound.
KANSAS CITY —Authorities investigating an aggravated assault and Amazon delivery vehicle carjacking have identified the suspect as 47-year-old William Robinson, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s office.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Friday, deputies heard a KCPD officer call for assistance over the radio after police had been shot at trying to stop a suspected domestic violence suspect near NE 116th Street and N. Stark Avenue. The suspect later identified as Robinson then ran from the area and carjacked an Amazon delivery van, holding the driver hostage.
Sheriff’s deputies joined KCPD in pursuit of the van. After the van traveled onto southbound Interstate 35, the suspect fired at deputies and officers. Fortunately, no one was struck. Liberty Police successfully deployed Stop Sticks, forcing the van to come to a stop just north of Pleasant Valley Road. Robinson ran from the van, while the kidnapped driver exited to safety with deputies.
Deputies and KCPD officers ran after the suspect. A Clay County deputy located the suspect in the 9100 block of NE 73rd Street and took him into custody without incident and turned him over to KCPD, which is investigating the incident.
The Department of Public Safety says that around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday Garry Don Anderson from Millsap was fleeing the scene of an assault in Parker County.
Anderson was pursued by The Cisco Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety on I-20 when a DPS Trooper deployed a spike strip disabling Anderson’s car.
After Anderson was taken into custody it was learned that Anderson had stabbed himself in the eye and suffered other self inflicted stab wounds on his body.
Anderson was taken to a local hospital where he is recovering.
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – Two people are now in custody following a police chase through Biloxi Thursday afternoon.
According to the Biloxi Police Department, Errol Otis from Gulfport was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (cocaine), felony eluding and two counts of child endangerment. Miranda Hannon-Mayer from Louisiana was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (cocaine) and two counts of child endangerment.
Narcotics investigators with BPD Special Crimes Unit attempted to make contact with Otis, who they say was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 100 Block of Beach Boulevard. BPD says Otis was actively packing alleged cocaine into individual bags.
According to police, Otis immediately began to flee, but an investigator was able to reach in through the open driver window and grab a bag containing alleged cocaine off Otis’ lap.
Police say Otis fled west on Beach Boulevard, running red lights and throwing out bags of the substance from the window. Officers deployed a spike strip in order to stop the pursuit. A video posted to Facebook shows officers deploying the spike strips.
The pursuit ended at Beach Boulevard and Porter Avenue. Two small children, ages 3 and 4, were in the back seat of the vehicle and removed to safety.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — A chase through Los Angeles Wednesday night ended when two carjacking suspects tried to outrun authorities after a spike strip punctured a tire on their car.
The pursuit ended around 10 p.m. on the 710 Freeway near the Alondra Boulevard exit in Long Beach.
A successful spike strip attempt on the suspects’ Nissan vehicle forced the driver to briefly flee on a shredded tire.
After coming to a stop, the driver and passenger quickly abandoned the vehicle and tried to run away. However, they were soon taken into custody.
During the chase, the driver reached speeds of up to 120 mph on the freeway. The passenger was also seen hanging out of the window and appeared to taunt authorities.
