Articles Tagged with eluding

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A Florida man is facing multiple charges for allegedly fleeing after causing a car crash and then smashing into a police vehicle in an alleged attempt to get away.

Early in the morning on December 3, a man was driving in Tallahassee. When he was close to an intersection he allegedly crashed into another automobile. Two people in the damaged car were injured, and the man reportedly took off immediately after the accident. When the authorities learned about the situation, officers from the Tallahassee Police Department went to the scene. They set out to find the suspect and they saw him driving close to the accident site. When they attempted to pull him over, the man reportedly crashed into a curb before trying to drive away.

Police cars were parked around the suspect’s car to prevent him from leaving, but he reportedly stepped on the gas and hit an officer’s vehicle. When they interacted with him, the police reported that they believed he was driving under the influence.

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A Florida man on probation for multiple charges reportedly fled from the police in a pickup truck with his father as a passenger and he began smashing into every vehicle that was in his path.

Early in the afternoon on November 20, officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department set out to arrest a man on probation until 2033 who has several pending criminal charges. Before they could take him into custody, he got in his truck, where his father was in the passenger seat, and sped away. The department’s Homeland Security Bureau and Priority Response Team assisted in locating the suspect. When he was found, pursuing deputies tried to pull him over, but the man reportedly sped away.

In what one onlooker said was “a little bit crazy like a movie scene,” the suspect, who got stuck in traffic, allegedly began slamming into the other vehicles on the road in a purported attempt to escape. He was ultimately unsuccessful, and the police forced him to get out of his truck at gunpoint.

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An alleged trespasser at a gas station was arrested on multiple charges after reportedly forcing the authorities on a lengthy high-speed chase while driving with flat tires.

Early in the morning on October 2, employees at a Kum & Go Gas Station and Convenience Store in Owasso, Oklahoma, saw a pick-up truck parked in front of a gas pump for hours. They noticed the driver never got out of the vehicle and did not try to put fuel in it, and they believed something was amiss. The authorities were notified to get assistance in removing him from the property.

Officers from the Owasso Police Department went to the store, and the truck was still parked at the pump with a man in the driver’s seat. They told him he would have to leave the premises, and the man stayed silent when they spoke to him. The officers eventually left when the business said they did not initially want to press charges, but they returned half an hour later when they changed their minds.

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A man with a two-year-old in his vehicle reportedly hit double digits when leading the police on a high-speed chase before he ditched his car and took off on foot with the toddler.

Just after midnight on June 14, a 21-year-old man from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was driving a BMW down Interstate 85 with a toddler passenger. Officers from the Gwinnett Police Department were working at a security checkpoint watching for reckless drivers and people driving under the influence when they spotted the BMW. They reported that the driver was traveling over 100 MPH, and when they tried to perform a traffic stop, he did not pull over.

The driver reportedly increased his speed and eventually turned off his headlights in an alleged attempt to dodge the pursuing police. An aviation unit was sent to assist, and they were able to find the vehicle. The man soon pulled over and reportedly decided to continue his attempt to slip away from the authorities. When he got out of the car, he was seen carrying something as he ran away.

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When the police arrived at a home after an allegedly intoxicated man and his wife got into a fight, the husband reportedly fled from them for over 30 miles before crashing his truck.

On the morning of July 29, a man and his wife were in their Rozet residence together. The man had allegedly been drinking, and the couple reportedly became entangled in a domestic dispute because he had done so.

At approximately 1:00 PM, the woman learned her husband spent more money on a purchase of liquor, and when she confronted him about it, they got into another argument. The man allegedly started throwing things around the house during their dispute.

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Three teenagers in Washington state were taken into custody for running from the police in an allegedly stolen vehicle while intoxicated. 

Just before midnight on February 26, deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department were patrolling in Parkland when they saw a Kia go by that was reportedly being driven over the speed limit. They also believed that the car was being operated unsafely when the driver reportedly began going down the wrong side of the road. 

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department blotter webpage, deputies had to use stop sticks, and it was believed that the car was going 90 MPH when it hit them. The police additionally used a PIT maneuver to force the driver to slow the car, which had most of its tires deflated. The vehicle spun to a stop, and the driver and two passengers got out. 

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A Michigan man was taken into custody when he was accused of several illegal acts after he ran out of gas while allegedly fleeing from the scene of a theft crime in which he was reportedly involved. 

Just before 10:00 PM on March 12, a home burglary alarm at a Morton Township residence sounded, and the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office received an alert. 

Deputies were dispatched to the address, and when they arrived, they reported that they saw a car parked in front of the home. As they approached the scene, the deputies said that the driver of the vehicle sped away. 

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A pastor with eight prior DUI’s has been accused of driving intoxicated and using his vehicle to try to kill deputies by smashing into their police car.

David Jones is a pastor at Hilton Oaks Baptist Church in Ferndale, Michigan.

Just before 1:00 am on October 6, Jones was reportedly at a convenience store near I-75.

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A scantily clad Florida woman reportedly stole a car and forced the police to chase her through several counties while driving over 100 MPH.

On the morning of May 15, the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the alleged car theft of a 2009 Cadillac Sedan.

The Sheriff’s Office alerted the Florida Highway Patrol about the situation, and troopers joined the deputies that were already searching for the allegedly stolen vehicle.

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A man allegedly stalked a woman he previously worked with for over a month before reportedly shooting her husband and taking her hostage.

Justin Arthur-Ray Davis lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and recently left his place of employment.

Davis reportedly kept contacting one of his female coworkers for more than a month after severing ties with the company.

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