#police-pursuit

#police-pursuit

A fatal stabbing occurred in front of the Downey Library around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. A man unrelated to the stabbing investigation then stole an ambulance that was parked at the scene on Saturday morning, leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Alhambra, according to the Downey Police Department. The stabbing was reported in front of the Downey Library at 11121 Brookshire Avenue, where authorities declared a male with a stab wound dead at the scene.

According to law enforcement sources, officers in the 75th Precinct responded to a call about a stolen vehicle at Pennsylvania and Hegeman Avenues in East New York at around 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14. Police said the alleged perp, a 15-year-old boy, was identified by the victim at the scene. Officers then sprang into action when the young suspect immediately fled in the vehicle, going only a short distance around a corner, authorities said. With cops tailing him, the perp had to aggressively navigate traffic.

An elderly Florida man has been praised for tackling a teenage thief to the ground after an attempted getaway through a crowded supermarket with police in pursuit. Police in Port St. Lucie said the suspect, a 15-year-old wearing a balaclava, had earlier stolen jewelry from a Burlington store before abandoning the empty box near a Mattress Firm outlet. Alert staff raised the alarm, and officers soon spotted the teenager on a nearby park bench.

A man was arrested after stealing a car in East Los Angeles with three children inside, then crashing it in Malibu during a police pursuit Friday evening, officials confirmed. The car, a light-colored sedan, was left running with three children inside at a 7-Eleven on East Olympic Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A stranger jumped inside the idling vehicle and took off at around 6:38 p.m.

A naked, unhinged man jumped into a small dinghy at a Manhattan marina Saturday and took off in the Hudson River before jumping onto a moored catamaran.

Following the police's attempt to pull over a car on June 9, four 17-year-old boys were arrested after crashing and injuring several individuals during their escape.

Three men face manslaughter charges after a woman was killed by a van while police pursued the vehicle following reports of suspicious activity.