June 27, 2007
DENVER
A Denver police officer who was trying to chase and capture a robbery and carjacking suspect on foot is recuperating from his injuries after both he and the suspect were struck by an unmarked police car.
The events began at about 4:30 p.m. when the First United Bank at 5901 East Colfax was robbed. Witnesses from the bank followed the suspect to a home. Witnesses said the suspect broke into the house and committed a carjacking, Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.
As he fled with the stolen car, he almost hit an officer in pursuit, Jackson said. He drove down Colfax Avenue and about two blocks away he struck a van and was stopped at the intersection, police said.
A uniformed officer, with his gun drawn, tried to pull the bank robbery suspect out of the maroon sedan to arrest him but the suspect ran. The officer chased him on foot.
The pair ran through an intersection and ran about a half-block when a blue unmarked police car, with its lights flashing, slammed into both the suspect and the officer. The suspect flipped off the hood and fell on the pavement. The officer was struck in the knee and was limping away from the scene.
The officer and the suspect both eventually got up and did not appear to be badly hurt.
The officer was taken to Denver Health with a what appeared to be leg or knee injuries. Jackson said his injuries were minor. The suspect has been taken into custody.
11 Comments
sirexsays..."Witnesses said the suspect broke into the house and committed a carjacking" was this a mobile home ??!
upvote. nice vid. love the way the car swerves to hit them, but gets the speed wrong.
bigheadsays...How many cops does it take to restrain a man who has just been hit by a car?
farcraftersays...I suppose it has never come up in court, but it seems like hitting people with cars should be a bad thing, not standard practice.
antsays...Saw this on local news (KTLA 5) yesterday morning too (different perspective).
rougysays...I'm sorry, but the cop who was driving the car should get a major ass-chewing for what he did.
That was fucking dumb.
Kruposays...Luckily, the suspect broke the cop's fall, or so it seems.
Norsuelefanttisays...I can't get it working - *dead
siftbotsays...This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by Norsuelefantti.
siftbotsays...Awarding rasch187 with one Power Point for fixing this video's dead embed code.
kulpimssays...*wheels *law
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