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An Ohio K9 officer is under investigation after police body camera video captured the officer’s dog appear to attack a man on his stomach with his hands behind his back, authorities said Friday. The officer, Nicholas Casto, was placed on administrative leave while the inquiry into Thursday's incident north of downtown Canton is underway, a spokesman for the Canton Ohio Police Department said in a brief statement. “I take these occurrences very seriously," Canton Mayor Christian Turner said in a separate statement Friday. "I understand the community will have questions, and I will ensure that my office will be forthcoming with information as it becomes available." The incident occurred after a traffic stop, when authorities found an open bottle of liquor in a car that had been pulled over for taking a "sudden turn" to a curb, according to a police department investigative report. During a search, officers found a gun under a car seat and placed the driver and a passenger in handcuffs, according to the report. A crowd gathered in the neighborhood where the stop occurred and became combative with officers, the report states, and was ordered to leave the area. The report states that two men in the crowd allegedly threatened a police dog at the scene and that Casto, the animal's handler, said one of the men had been warned enough and should be arrested. Casto's body camera captured the man appearing to address the animal, but it isn't clear what he said. Casto can be heard saying he was "about to put this guy in cuffs." "Say one more thing to this dog," Casto can be heard saying on the video as he approaches the man, who is standing in the front yard of a home next to children. "Go inside or you're going to jail," an officer can be heard saying moments before Casto says that the man is under arrest for taunting the dog. Officers approached the man and appeared to be placing him in handcuffs or trying to place him in handcuffs, the video shows. The author of the investigative report, who was at the scene, wrote that he saw the man immediately begin resisting when the officers approached. The video shows three officers take the man to the ground. While the man lays on his stomach with his hands crossed behind his back, Casto can be seen approaching him as the dog repeatedly lunges toward the man's arms. As people in the crowd scream, the video shows, an officer can be heard telling the man to stop resisting. The dog appeared to grab the man's arm, but the video did not show any blood. After Casto pulled the animal off the man, another officer can be seen placing him in handcuffs and walking him to a police vehicle. "Good boy," Casto can be heard telling the dog. Four people were arrested at the scene, including the two men involved in the traffic stop and two from the crowd. The latter were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction, according to the report. One of the men also faces charges of assault on a police officer. The other was accused of making threats to a police K9, the report says.

A potential tragedy was avoided early this morning thanks to the quick actions of police and firefighters who arrived on the scene of a suffocating house fire. Early Friday morning, shortly before 3 a.m., the Westchester County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from the resident of a Park Ave. home in Bedford Hills, reporting her house was on fire and that she and her two children were trapped in the smoke and unable to escape. Once Bedford patrol units quickly arrived on the scene, they found a 35-year-old woman in distress hanging out of a small bathroom window. The woman told officers that her two children were still trapped inside the home. Bedford Hills FD 1st Asst. Chief Patierno, along with Bedford Police Officers Jordan Baschnagel, Ronald Sauber, and Joseph Sagliano, forced a door off the rear porch where they faced heavy smoke. Despite limited visibility, they followed the sounds of a 10-year-old child crying out from just inside the doorway in the kitchen and were able to pull him out of the smoke-filled house. In order to locate the second child, officers began breaking windows and removing air conditioner units. Once again, despite not being able to see through thick smoke, they hear a faint cry coming from an elevated window. Officers climbed a small ledge and were able to access the window and remove the terrified 9-year-old boy. The woman and two children were taken to Westchester County Medical Center by the Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps, where they were treated for smoke inhalation. The Bedford Hills Fire Department maintained the scene and quickly put out the fire. "I am grateful to the first responders who rescued a mother and two children from a house fire in Bedford Hills last night," Bedford Town Supervisor Ellen Calves said in her weekly newsletter today. "Disaster was averted by the bravery of those on scene, especially the Bedford PD officers who entered the smoke filled building to save a trapped child. Thanks also to the volunteer agencies that aided in the rescue and put out the blaze." Officials say they do not believe the fire was suspicious in nature.

Charges have been filed against a suspect who fired shots at Houston police officers and was wounded by an officer at 722 Country Place Drive about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday (May 4). The suspect, Jesus Pedraza, 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault against a public servant in the 184th State District Court. Pedraza sustained gunshot wounds and was treated at an area hospital. He was then taken and booked into jail. A booking photo of Pedraza is attached to this news release. No officers were injured in the shooting. Officer F. Sifuentes discharged his duty weapon in the incident. He was sworn in as an officer in August 2016 and is assigned to the Westside Patrol Division. HPD Special Investigations Unit Sergeant D. Lane and Detectives N. Arellano, J. Montalvo and W. Elliott reported: Officers were dispatched to a suspicious person with a weapon call at the residence at the above address. While en route, the officers were given the description and location of the suspect and notified that he had possibly fired a handgun outside his residence. Upon arriving on scene, the officers observed the suspect sitting in a lawn chair outside an open garage. When initial contact was made, the officers observed the suspect to be wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest and a gun belt. As the officers attempted to talk with the suspect, he retreated into the open garage and un-holstered a gun. He then pointed the gun in the direction of Officer Sifuentes, who then discharged his duty weapon toward the suspect, striking him. The suspect continued to retreat toward the interior of his residence after an unknown female opened the door leading from the garage into the residence. As the suspect retreated into the residence, he discharged his gun multiple times towards the officers, but none of them was struck. After the suspect retreated into the residence, officers set up a perimeter around the exterior and phone contact was made with the suspect and his mother, who were inside the residence. The suspect's mother agreed to open the front door of the residence and place the suspect’s gun outside on the front porch. She then left the door open, and officers were able to take the suspect into custody without further incident. The suspect was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was then taken to the Joint Processing Center and Harris County Jail.

Houston police are investigating the suicide of a male in the presence of officers at 2300 Hutton Street about 1:05 p.m. last Friday (May 3). The identity of the male, 55, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. No officers discharged a weapon in the incident. HPD Special Investigations Unit Sergeant D. Lane and Detectives N. Arellano, J. Montalvo and W. Elliott reported: The male and his boyfriend had a verbal altercation inside their residence at the above address, at which time the male produced a handgun and discharged one round inside the residence. The male's boyfriend then called 911 as the male started to leave the location in a vehicle. As patrol officers were arriving on scene, they observed the male attempting to leave in a blue vehicle, which matched the information given to officers while they were en route to the scene. After exiting their patrol vehicle, the officers attempted to make verbal contact with the male. Almost immediately, officers heard a gunshot coming from inside the male's vehicle and realized the male shot himself. Paramedics pronounced the male deceased. As is customary when there is a death of a person in the presence of officers, the incident is classified as an in-custody death

The Carlsbad Police Department released body-camera footage Thursday of an incident where an officer shot at a man who was accused of hitting him in the head with a skateboard back in March. The officer, who was identified only by last name in the new video, shot at suspect Kyle McCord three times, but did not strike him, immediately after being struck in the head. The video released by the department has been edited with text, added graphics pauses and other details. On March 29 at around 11 p.m., Carlsbad Police Officer McKinney pulled into a parking lot on the 1000 block of Carlsbad Village Drive near the I-5 overpass after his cruiser was struck with a rock. McKinney requested a supervisor and both were surveying the damage when, a man, identified as Kyle McCord, came up behind McKinney and whacked the officer on the head with a skateboard, according to the San Diego Police Department, who is investigating the incident due to a memorandum of understanding that prevents law enforcement from investigating their own actions. McCord's attack was captured on the sergeant's body-worn camera. According to the video, McCord used the wheels and the side of the skateboard to strike the officer. After the assault, McCord is seen running away. Officer McKinney drew his service weapon while seeking cover and shot three times as McCord ran west through the parking lot, according to investigators. Neither McCord nor anyone else was struck by gunfire. The sergeant chased McCord for approximately three blocks where additional officers arrived at the scene and McCord was taken into custody for attempted murder of a police officer and committing a felony while on bond or release, according to the video. McCord was wearing a mask and gloves at the time of the attack, according to the video. Officer McKinney was taken to a local hospital and treated for a skull fracture, brain bleed and concussion, according to the video. San Diego Police Lt. Steve Shebloski told NBC 7 on Monday that investigators don't know why McCord allegedly launched what appeared to be an unprovoked attack on the officer, whether McCord was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or if has some sort of mental illness.

A Mooresville police officer warned a town council member “you can’t be doing 21 over” and “don’t look good for the town” after the officer clocked the elected official going 71 mph in a 50 mph zone. The interaction happened on April 20 and was captured on a dash camera and body camera. In the first clip, grainy dash camera video shows the officer is driving southbound on State Road 67, a busy road that cuts through the town of 10,000 people and has a speed limit of 50 mph. The dash camera video shows the officer flip a U-turn, head north, and then after a minute the video ends at 11:11 am. The officer’s body camera picks up three minutes later at 11:14 am, with 71 mph visible on the radar in front of him. The officer pulls into a car wash, steps out and talks to Mooresville town council member Josh Brown, who is in the middle of cleaning out his Mustang convertible. Officer: You're going a little fast up 67. Brown: Oh, not me, you know that. Officer: Yeah, you were going 71! Brown: I was? Officer: Yeah. You might want to slow down a little bit. Brown: Alright. Officer: Can't be doing 21 over my man. Brown: My speedometer's probably off. Officer: Yours? Brown: It said 60. Officer: You were doing 71 on the radar. Brown: (inaudible) Officer: You can't be doing 21 over. Don't look good for the town! Town council member Josh Brown talks to a police officer while cleaning his car. The total interaction lasted less than a minute. The officer did not get close to Brown, nor did he ask for the council member’s license or registration. Brown did not receive a written warning.

The video, begins with a satellite view of a QuikTrip convenience store and the surrounding area in the 10700 block of West Florissant Avenue. Police said that's where a Ferguson police officer fatally shot Joshua Campbell after Campbell fatally shot the driver of a vehicle he was riding in. “At approximately 1:33 a.m. (on April 16), two men traveling together in a white Ford Escape arrived at (the) convenience store…. The driver, who is also the victim in this case, entered the store to make a purchase,” Cunningham said. At about the same time, the officer parked his patrol SUV in front of the store. Subsequent surveillance video showed both men inside the store making purchases and returning to their vehicles several minutes later. The driver of the Escape, identified as Detarius Haynes, 26, drove toward the gas pumps before stopping. As the officer was walking to his SUV, he heard gunfire. He placed his purchased items on the hood of his vehicle and ran toward the Escape. “The officer heard additional gunfire and observed a victim fall from the driver’s seat. An armed suspect climbed out of the vehicle from the driver’s door,” Cunningham said. Slowed video from the officer's body camera showed him running toward the Escape with his service weapon drawn. Haynes' body, while blurred, is visible on the ground. The officer gave the suspect “verbal commands,” which he ignored. The officer then fired his gun, striking Campbell. Campbell, 18, ran toward West Florissant Avenue before he collapsed, police said. About 25 seconds after the incident first started, the officer radioed to dispatchers that shots were fired, and the suspect was down. Cunningham said a 9mm pistol belonging to Campbell and 10 shell casings were recovered at the scene.

A man is in custody after a pursuit and foot chase with the Moore Police Department (MPD). On May 19, police started a pursuit involving a stolen car near Northwest 12th and Janeway. MPD deployed a taser as 20-year-old Dontavious Smith jumped over a fence. He was taken to the Cleveland County Jail.

The Aurora Police Department released a 911 recording and bodycam footage Thursday of the fatal shooting by two of its officers on May 4 of Jose Luis Rodriguez-Balderrama, a suspect in an earlier shooting at an apartment near 1400 Clinton St. The victim of the original shooting called 911 to report that Rodriguez-Balderrama, a 28-year-old Aurora resident, was sitting on the couch of his apartment with a gun pointed at his own head. Shots can be heard and the victim cries “Ow, he just shot me in the leg” and later reports to the dispatcher that he is hiding in a nearby apartment. Aurora officers tried to pull over a driver in a red Mustang, the description given for Rodriguez-Balderrama’s car, but called off the chase after a short pursuit. When officers arrive at the scene, the shooting victim shows them his injury and provides more detail on the incident, saying that Rodriquez-Balderrama was a friend. Police officers are seen waving off neighbors, telling them to return to their homes unless they were witnesses. During the interview with the victim, people nearby are heard shouting “He is here” and “He in the alley.” Officers run to the opening between the row of apartments, and Rodriguez-Balderrama can be seen peering into a window near the victim’s apartment with a gun in hand. One of the officers shouts “Jose, Jose” and then something else. They open fire, hitting him. Emergency responders arrive to treat Rodriguez-Balderrama, who is still alive. A Glock 22 with 40-caliber ammunition is shown at the scene. The gun was modified to hold more than 20 rounds and fire automatically, according to Aurora police.

The Phoenix Police Department has released body-camera video of when an officer shot and killed a homicide suspect in north Phoenix earlier this month. Officers first responded to a shooting near 33rd and Northern avenues on May 16. That’s where they found 29-year-old Brandon Russell shot. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and later died from his injuries. At that scene, police learned that Russell and 23-year-old Devin Montgomery were involved in an argument just before the shooting and Montgomery ran away from the scene, investigators said. Detectives then tracked him down at an apartment complex near 25th Avenue and Cactus Road around 4:45 p.m. At the complex, an officer first spotted Montgomery trying to speak with someone there, but was unsuccessful. That officer, who was in an unmarked police vehicle, reportedly saw two handguns in Montgomery’s hand when he arrived. The video shows that the suspect appears to fire multiple rounds toward the officer’s patrol vehicle before running away. The edited video shows that the officer then chases Montgomery as police say he continues firing rounds. A few moments later, Montgomery is seen falling to the ground as it appears the officer shot him. No audio of that initial gunfire was captured because the body-worn camera wasn’t fully activated until the officer detained that suspect, investigators said. Police say that officers then tended medically to Montgomery before he was rushed to a nearby hospital. He later died from his injuries. Police also showed the two handguns that Montgomery allegedly had when he was detained.

Duson police have apprehended Daylon Richard, a 21-year-old Lafayette resident wanted for a 2021 murder, after a body cam video captured his desperate attempt to flee by jumping into a pond. Richard, who was also facing charges including attempted second-degree murder and had missed court in Acadia Parish, was located using advanced crime cameras installed throughout Duson. Duson Police Chief Kip Judice highlighted the effectiveness of this new technology, stating, "Those crime cameras are valuable in that they don't take a day of vacation. They are never sick. They don't show up late for work. They operate 24 hours, seven days a week." The video footage reveals officers locating Richard at a local gas station. When he spotted the police, Richard bolted from the scene, crossed the street, stumbled, got back up, and ultimately leaped into a nearby pond to evade capture. "About halfway across, he realized that he did not have the energy to make it, so he turned back and swam back to the side, still refusing to get out of the pond," explained Chief Judice. When the police first approached Richard's vehicle, they discovered two other individuals inside, one of whom was his grandmother. Chief Judice noted that Richard's grandmother was unaware of the severity of the situation. "She now knows all the circumstances, but she was unaware that her grandson failed to show up in court and that he was actually wanted," he added. Richard is currently in custody at the Acadia Parish Jail, awaiting his appearance before a judge.

New body camera video shows the moments after a massive and deadly explosion in Youngstown, Ohio on Tuesday. The first responders can be seen rushing to the 13-story building with a bank on the street level and apartments above. Part of the ground floor collapsed into the basement, and bits of facade littered the sidewalk. That police footage also shows firefighters pulling a person from the rubble. Police blurred that individual's face. The blast killed a bank employee, 27-year-old Akil Drake, and injured seven others. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the explosion. Police and emergency officials initially blamed natural gas, but the fire chief later said the cause remained under investigation.

Dash cam footage caught the scary moments when a traffic stop turned into a police chase in Sandy Springs. Officials say Brian Atsu fled from two traffic stops - one in Alpharetta and another in Sandy Springs - earlier on Tuesday. Investigators say they found Atsu had several outstanding warrants out of Forsyth County and Dawson County for narcotics violations. After tracking Atsu's black BMW X6 to the Morgan Falls Road area, officers found the car at the Harbor Pointe Apartments. Instead of surrendering to police, officials say Atsu fled and was stopped by spike strips and a PIT maneuver on Dalrymple Road. Atsu was taken into custody after a short chase on foot and charged with fleeing and attempting to elude, driving with an expired registration, improper lane change, reckless driving, possession of a Schedule II narcotic, and felony obstruction.

Body camera video released on Wednesday shows the arrest of WWE star Liv Morgan, whose real name is Gionna Daddio. Daddio was arrested in Sumter County, Florida last December and accused of felony marijuana possession. The felony charges were eventually dropped and lowered to a misdemeanor. The arresting Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputy said they found marijuana in a pink fuzzy bag in the vehicle and a vape pen containing an oil-like substance. She was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $3,000 bond, jail records showed. The video, posted above, shows Daddio being pulled over and questioned before she was placed into the back of a cruiser. A Sumter County sheriff’s deputy said they saw Daddio cross over street lines “several times,” and smelled marijuana when they got close to her Jeep.

Pleasant Prairie police released video of a May 19 pursuit that ended with an Illinois woman in custody. Officers spotted two cars racing on 75th Street around 11:45 p.m. that night. Police said one car pulled over, but the other led officers on a pursuit. The chase was later called off for safety reasons. About an hour later, though, police said officers were getting coffee and donuts when they spotted the same car at a nearby gas station. Officers tried to corner the car, but police said the driver took off, crashed into another vehicle in the parking lot and kept going. Police eventually caught up and arrested the driver, a 26-year-old woman from Illinois.

The San Antonio Police Department released bodycam video Wednesday from a deadly shooting that took place during a Fiesta event April 28. The shooting took place in the 100 block of Concho Alley during the Fiesta event Fiesta de los Reyes. While officers were working their post near the stage, SAPD said a suspect, now identified as 20-year-old Albert Cisneros, shot toward another suspect, identified as Mikey Valdez, in the middle of the large crowd. The bodycam footage then shows Valdez holding a gun as he went toward the direction of Cisneros after the first shots were fired. Police saw Valdez and began to chase him and Cisneros down Concho Alley. Shortly after the chase began, two more shots can be heard, and SAPD said they believe those were shots from Valdez shooting Cisneros. A sergeant and officer then proceeded to shoot Valdez, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Cisneros later died after being taken to a hospital. Two other bystanders reportedly were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and two others were treated at the scene. SAPD said that the sergeant involved was also struck with debris.

[Old Story] The driver who fled from Joliet Police Sunday night and caused a crash that blocked Route 30 at I-55 until Monday morning has been officially charged and held at the Will County Adult Detention Facility. 31-year-old Mohammed Nakhleh of Plainfield was released from the hospital on Tuesday, January 9th and has been charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding a Peace Officer, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Cannabis, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Resisting a Peace Officer, Obstructing a Peace Officer, and Driving While License Revoked. On January 7, 2024, at 9:51 p.m., an Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Mercedes-Benz S Class near Caton Farm Road and Pebble Beach Drive for failure to signal a turn. The driver refused to stop the vehicle and continued southbound on Pebble Beach Drive. The Officer initially pursued the vehicle, but the pursuit was quickly terminated out of a concern for safety. A short time later, an additional Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Mercedes after observing the vehicle northbound on Northwest Frontage Road from Caton Farm. The driver again refused to stop and continued northbound on Northwest Frontage Road at a high rate of speed. The Officer did not pursue the vehicle. The Mercedes continued eastbound on Plainfield Road approaching the intersection for the southbound Interstate 55 on-ramp at which time the Mercedes collided into a Chevrolet Equinox driven by a female (26, Villa Park) that was turning left toward the southbound Interstate 55 on- ramp from eastbound Plainfield Road. Officers approached the male driver of the Mercedes and placed him into custody following a brief struggle in which the male refused to comply with commands by Officers. The male driver was identified as Nakhleh and placed into custody. Upon search of Nakhleh’s vehicle, Officers recovered suspected hydrocodone pills, cannabis, and ammunition. Eastbound Route 30 at I-55 was closed from 1 a.m. to about 7 a.m. on Monday. The female driver and a female passenger (25, Plainfield) of the Chevrolet and Nakhleh were transported to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department in serious condition. Nakhleh was released on Tuesday. Nakhleh faces four felonies, two misdemeanors and driving while on a suspended license. His next court date is January 23rd.

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office released video of a traffic stop when deputies arrested a man who held a kitchen knife to his throat. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Justin Charles Turner, 39, was reported as missing and endangered, and possibly suicidal. On Tuesday, Deputies located Turner south of Waldo on NW US Highway 301 and conducted a traffic stop. When Turner exited the vehicle, he held a large kitchen knife to his chest and throat. After members of the Negotiations Response Team arrived, Turner refused to comply and ignored numerous verbal commands to drop the knife. Deputies deployed a less-than-lethal device because of his ignorance, which caused Turner to drop the knife. Turner was arrested and received immediate medical attention before being transported to the hospital. “I want to commend all the deputies on their extraordinary patience and for relyingon their training throughout the roughly 30-minute period,” Sheriff Emery Gainey said. “Each of you did an exemplary job at coordinating and de-escalating the incident to produce a favorable outcome for this event.” Turner was booked into the Alachua County Jail for resisting without violence and has pending charges for felony domestic battery and felony child abuse from Pinellas County.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office released dash cam video of a patrol vehicle being hit by a motorcyclist, leading Herrin police on a chase. According to the sheriff’s office, they released the video and addressed some public comments regarding the crash. They said they requested Illinois State Police investigate the crash “in the interest of transparency.” The crash happened around 12:50 a.m. on May 26 when a stationary Williamson County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle was hit by a motorcycle at the intersection of Illinois Route 13 (Deyoung Street) and Carbon Street in Marion. The motorcyclist was involved in a chase with Herrin police at the time, and the patrol vehicle did have its emergency lights on. According to the sheriff’s office, the patrol vehicle that was hit was one of numerous patrol vehicles stopped at major intersections along the path of the chase to prevent other drivers from crossing into the path of the fleeing motorcycle. The dashcam video from the lead patrol vehicle in the chase shows the motorcyclist leaving his lane before the intersection, crossing a traffic lane to the north and heading toward the patrol vehicle. Deputies say the video shows the motorcyclist start to veer right a few seconds before hitting the vehicle, but failed to miss the push number of the vehicle by inches, resulting in the crash. They say the motorcycle was going nearly 100 miles per hour when it came up to the intersection.

An altercation involving a knife-wielding man and Los Angeles police resulted in an officer's injury and the arrest of the suspect, officials said. According to the LAPD Newsroom, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 27 when police responded to an Assault with a Deadly Weapon call on West 105th Street. Dominique Langlois, 34, was reportedly uncooperative with responding officers, becoming combative and retreating to his bedroom when they tried to engage him. After backup arrived, Langlois then complied and was handcuffed, but later spat at the officers, escalating the situation to a "Categorical Use of Force" by the LAPD's definition. The suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he was cleared for booking and subsequently transported to the 77th Street Regional Jail. Langlois now faces charges for battery on a police officer, based on the reported events leading up to his arrest. The only reported injury from the clash was an officer's finger abrasion, and no other officers or community members were harmed.

Video released shows the moments leading up to a deadly multi-vehicle crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department patrol SUV in Hollywood. The fatal crash happened April 30 near the intersection of Gower Street and Santa Monica Boulevard shortly before 4 p.m., according to the LAPD. An investigation revealed that LAPD officers were traveling north on Gower Street moments before another vehicle headed west on Santa Monica Boulevard struck the police vehicle, causing it to spin and hit a pedestrian walking in a crosswalk. Two other vehicles were also struck, and the people inside those cars were not injured. The pedestrian has been identified as a 27-year-old resident of London, England.

A Trotwood woman accused of fleeing from law enforcement, leading to a pursuit and deadly crash on state Route 49 at U.S. 35 is now facing four felony charges. Charges were filed Tuesday against Melissa Joan Hutchins, 50, for involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and possession of cocaine, according to Montgomery County Municipal Court - Western Division records. She is held on $350,000 bail in the Montgomery County Jail. The crash has led the Dayton Unit NAACP to demand a harsher penalties for drivers who cause deadly crashes and uniform law enforcement policies regarding when to pursue a suspect following the May 20 pursuit and crash at state Route 49 and U.S. 35 that killed motorist Colby Anthony Ross, 35, of Dayton, who was not involved in the chase. “Our hearts are heavy to see a young man who’s come from a family that has done nothing but good inside this community, a young man who has lost his life at the hands of a reckless, dangerous, insensitive driver, and we are calling upon the full-scale power coming from the prosecutor’s office and the police department, to ensure that this young lady pays the price for killing this man through her reckless behaviors,” said Derrick Foward, president of the local civil rights organization, during a news briefing last week. A Butler Twp. police officer broadcast around 4:40 p.m. May 20 that a white SUV was wanted for felony failure to comply charges. The SUV’s driver, identified as Hutchins, fled from police during rush hour on Interstate 75 in a construction zone, Streck said last week. “Approximately three hours later, a plainclothes sheriff’s detective in an unmarked vehicle observed the white SUV on Free Pike Avenue,” he said. The detective was part of Project Safe Neighborhood Targeted Enforcement that works to reduce violent crime and gun violence and which included aerial support from a law enforcement partner, the sheriff said. “As the wanted vehicle was stopped at the intersection on Free Pike near state Route 49, the detective was able to deploy a tire deflation device on the vehicle successfully,” Streck said. “The vehicle then drove off and failed to yield for deputies, fleeing southbound on state Route 49. A deputy in a marked patrol car initiated a pursuit while waiting on the confirmation that the helicopter was overhead and locking onto the suspect vehicle. Streck said that sheriff’s office policy allows pursuits in conjunction with air support because of the success in catching fleeing suspects who believe the pursuit is over and slow or abandon the car and run on foot. “That was the plan for this incident,” Streck said. Dash camera video from the deputy in pursuit released last Tuesday shows Hutchins start to pull over a few times, but then take off. It also shows the white SUV lose its right rear tire and spin out on state Route 49, either crashing or almost crashing into another car before continuing its flight south on state Route 49. “The driver accelerated, running the red light at West Third Street and narrowly missing several stopped vehicles. The vehicle struck a BMV convertible that was headed eastbound on U.S. 35. The BMW was forced into the westbound lane, where it struck a black pickup truck. The driver of the BMW was ejected from the vehicle. Although deputies immediately provided aid and requested fire and medics who were stationed nearby, the driver and sole occupant of the BMW was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,” Streck said. The sheriff said Hutchins does not have a license and did not own the SUV she was driving. She also has been charged many times before for driving without a valid license. The most recent charge was for a hit-and-run crash on June 10, 2023, in Trotwood, during which she did not have a valid license, Montgomery County Municipal Court records show.

A southeast Houston man, who neighbors and law enforcement say was in crisis, died following an altercation with Houston police Sunday morning. Family have identified the deceased as Egin Tavera. According to Assistant Houston Police Chief Wyatt Martin, Tavera's heart stopped beating about a minute or so after officers handcuffed him. Martin said paramedics with the Houston Fire Department worked for about twenty minutes to revive Tavera on scene before transporting him to Southeast Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Martin said officers called paramedics prior to the encounter because they could tell Tavera had ingested narcotics, and they were very concerned for his wellbeing. Neighbors ABC13 spoke with said Tavera was running around the neighborhood on Sageleaf Drive, naked, screaming and bloody. At least one of them called 911 around 7 a.m. By the time officers approached Tavera, it was approximately 7:30 a.m., according to Martin. He was inside a neighbor's back sunroom. The resident showed ABC13 how Tavera broke a glass window to gain entry. He appeared to have injured himself in the process. Martin said he did not know how many officers used a Taser on Tavera or for how long. He said he could only confirm authorities used a Taser on Tavera at least once. Martin indicated the preliminary belief was that narcotics combined with the Taser may have caused his heart to fail. The department declined to state what substance Tavera was allegedly using, pending autopsy results. Tavera's cause of death will not be known until that autopsy is completed. "It appears there may have been long term narcotics use involved," Martin said. Martin also stated Tavera had been wrestling with officers prior to the Taser. The department declined to disclose how many officers were involved in the physical altercation, citing ongoing investigations.

New surveillance video has raised questions over an incident last month involving an off-duty Chicago Police officer who shot and killed a dog in the Bridgeport neighborhood. On Tuesday, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released two videos of the shooting and said the CPD should rethink the officer's employment status. Chicago Police issued no citations in the incident. CPD records show that around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, off-duty CPD Officer Carmen Mostek was walking her corgi east in the 500 block of West 29th Street, just west of Normal Avenue. That was when her neighbor's dog, Aggie—described by Officer Mostek in a 911 call and by police in incident reports as a pit bull, but referred to by the owner as a "mutt" or a "mixed-breed rescue dog"—escaped from the backyard. According to Mostek, Aggie tried to bite the corgi. At that point, the surveillance video shows Aggie's owner on the ground trying to separate the dogs. Then, according to the video, Mostek shot the mixed-breed dog at very close range while Aggie was still in her owner's arms. According to the tactical response report, Officer Mostek said, "I believed my dog would be killed in that in a split moment if I did not intervene." The owner of the other dog is heard saying to the officer in the video: "You shot my dog! Why?" The video showed that moments after Mostek fired, the corgi and Mostek ran away. In a 911 call after the incident, Mostek said: "Hi, I'm an off-duty PO. I'm at 29th and Normal. There was a dog attacking my dog and I had to shoot it, and the neighbor's freaking out." In a statement released in conjunction with these videos, COPA said, "Based upon the serious nature of the incident, COPA recommends that CPD evaluate the current assignment of the officer and whether administrative duties or relief of powers is warranted during the pendency of this investigation." The dog's owner filed a lawsuit earlier this month against the City of Chicago, the CPD, and the officer involved in this case. The lawsuit alleges Mostek never tried to help separate the dogs before firing. "Mostek shot Aggie to death, without justification, at point-blank range while Aggie was in the plaintiff's arms and plaintiff was in the line of fire," the complaint read. The owner of the dog on Tuesday declined our request for an interview, citing that pending litigation.

Around 6:30 on May 17 on Highway 29 in the town of Lafayette, a Chippewa County sheriff's deputy and patrol sergeant were on scene of a crash when one was nearly hit by a passing car. In the video, you can see the car start in the left line, but swerves into the right lane so it doesn't hit the slowing car in front of it. Luckily, no one was hurt. Chippewa County Sheriff Travis Hakes sent out the video as a cautionary tale. He asks that everyone pay attention and slow down when you see emergency vehicles on the side of the road.