07-21-2006, 11:13 PM
Today I seen one longest police chases I ever seen on TV. It was pretty amazing to watch and it looked like the guy was unstoppable. He was driving a 4 wheel drive pickup and he kept going off road and the cops couldnââ¬â¢t keep up with him. Did anyone happen to see it on CNN today?
Hereââ¬â¢s a story about the chase.
Pasadena police said a robbery suspect that fired shots, hit several vehicles and drove the wrong way down several roads while leading three area police agencies on a wild high-speed chase may be involved in a number of robbiers since June.
AIR 11
At one point, the suspect's white pickup slammed into the side of this black pickup.
Police said they're trying to negotiate with the man who is held up in his truck.
The suspect has reportedly written a note, but police are concerened because he's armed.
"He's sitting in his vehicle. Has a gun in hand and periodically in the course of this event pointed the gun at his head and his mouth. Right now, the officer has asked the suspect to put the gun down," said Pasadena Police Captain Bud Corbitt.
The chase went on for nearly 90 minutes before the suspect's luck ran out and he drove off Beltway 8 and into the water below.
That happened near the Spencer Highway exit in southeast Harris County.
Dozens of law enforcement officers gathered around the vehicle but didn't approach it because the suspect was still believed to be armed.
A few minutes earlier, police tossed spikes in front of the truck causing the tires to blow. Two tire rims flew off and sparks were coming out of the bottom of the truck but he kept going.
Police say it started when the suspect robbed a Pasadena dry cleaners in the 5800 block of Red Bluff. The owner told 11 News the robber held up an 82-year-old woman at gunpoint and escaped with an unknown amount of cash.
After leaving the Queen Oaks Cleaners, a Pasadena detective spotted the white pickup and gave chase.
Harris County deputies and Houston police officers joined in the chase as the suspect sped through several southeast Harris County neighborhoods.
KHOU - TV
Chase ends as suspect drives into water under local freeeway
Police say the suspect fired several shots at the officers in the early stages of the chase.
The robbery suspect hopped off the road and drove across muddy fields losing the officers on the ground for a short time. But he couldn't escape an HPD helicopter or Air 11 flying overhead.
The suspect also drove the wrong way down some streets and feeder roads.
"He's hit at least three different vehicles, there have been shots fired between the subject and police. This is the worst case you can have," said Air 11 pilot Mike Milton. "Because he has no regard for anybody else on the road."
He has hit at least three vehicles during the chase, but has managed to avoid any serious crashes even while going at reported speeds of over 100 mph.
KHOU - TV
Chase suspect maneuvers through golf course
As the chase passed the hour mark, the pickup headed into Brazoria County where he drove across a golf course in the Cypress Creek subdivison.
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies followed behind.
"It looks like the Sugar Land Express or something," said 11 News reporter Doug Miller.
Police finally got close enough to toss spikes in front of the truck as it headed down the Beltway. The truck's tires blew out and two rims flew off but he kept going.
That's when he ran into a red pickup with a woman and her five-year-old child inside.
ââ¬ÅI was driving and whoever they were chasing hit me from the side,ââ¬Â said the woman driving that truck.
ââ¬ÅIt scared me because I really didnââ¬â¢t know what was going on until I saw all the cop cars and got out of my truck and then I knew they were chasing somebody,ââ¬Â said the unidentified woman.
She and her son told 11 News they were shaken up but not hurt.
The driver then went down the embankment and into the water where he continued to hold police at bay.
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/072106kvuepolicechase3-cb.d222a0c.html
You can watch it at this link.
http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=77087&catId=35
Hereââ¬â¢s a story about the chase.
Pasadena police said a robbery suspect that fired shots, hit several vehicles and drove the wrong way down several roads while leading three area police agencies on a wild high-speed chase may be involved in a number of robbiers since June.
AIR 11
At one point, the suspect's white pickup slammed into the side of this black pickup.
Police said they're trying to negotiate with the man who is held up in his truck.
The suspect has reportedly written a note, but police are concerened because he's armed.
"He's sitting in his vehicle. Has a gun in hand and periodically in the course of this event pointed the gun at his head and his mouth. Right now, the officer has asked the suspect to put the gun down," said Pasadena Police Captain Bud Corbitt.
The chase went on for nearly 90 minutes before the suspect's luck ran out and he drove off Beltway 8 and into the water below.
That happened near the Spencer Highway exit in southeast Harris County.
Dozens of law enforcement officers gathered around the vehicle but didn't approach it because the suspect was still believed to be armed.
A few minutes earlier, police tossed spikes in front of the truck causing the tires to blow. Two tire rims flew off and sparks were coming out of the bottom of the truck but he kept going.
Police say it started when the suspect robbed a Pasadena dry cleaners in the 5800 block of Red Bluff. The owner told 11 News the robber held up an 82-year-old woman at gunpoint and escaped with an unknown amount of cash.
After leaving the Queen Oaks Cleaners, a Pasadena detective spotted the white pickup and gave chase.
Harris County deputies and Houston police officers joined in the chase as the suspect sped through several southeast Harris County neighborhoods.
KHOU - TV
Chase ends as suspect drives into water under local freeeway
Police say the suspect fired several shots at the officers in the early stages of the chase.
The robbery suspect hopped off the road and drove across muddy fields losing the officers on the ground for a short time. But he couldn't escape an HPD helicopter or Air 11 flying overhead.
The suspect also drove the wrong way down some streets and feeder roads.
"He's hit at least three different vehicles, there have been shots fired between the subject and police. This is the worst case you can have," said Air 11 pilot Mike Milton. "Because he has no regard for anybody else on the road."
He has hit at least three vehicles during the chase, but has managed to avoid any serious crashes even while going at reported speeds of over 100 mph.
KHOU - TV
Chase suspect maneuvers through golf course
As the chase passed the hour mark, the pickup headed into Brazoria County where he drove across a golf course in the Cypress Creek subdivison.
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies followed behind.
"It looks like the Sugar Land Express or something," said 11 News reporter Doug Miller.
Police finally got close enough to toss spikes in front of the truck as it headed down the Beltway. The truck's tires blew out and two rims flew off but he kept going.
That's when he ran into a red pickup with a woman and her five-year-old child inside.
ââ¬ÅI was driving and whoever they were chasing hit me from the side,ââ¬Â said the woman driving that truck.
ââ¬ÅIt scared me because I really didnââ¬â¢t know what was going on until I saw all the cop cars and got out of my truck and then I knew they were chasing somebody,ââ¬Â said the unidentified woman.
She and her son told 11 News they were shaken up but not hurt.
The driver then went down the embankment and into the water where he continued to hold police at bay.
http://www.kvue.com/news/top/stories/072106kvuepolicechase3-cb.d222a0c.html
You can watch it at this link.
http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=77087&catId=35
