da_opposition's Blog

What a day, just finished roll call, I got my squad car and about to take to the streets.  Now it’s about 0930 and I’ve been riding the hoods for about 2 hours no calls to go on I guess the creeps are still sleeping.  As I pull over to watch this stop sign that’s frequently violated by almost anyone, my cell phone rings, its one of my friends who tells me his car got stolen last night and that the perps burglarized his house while he and his wife were sleep and they stole his keys along with several other household items.  I immediately call a few of my buddies who work in other areas and advise them to be on the look out for the car.  It wasn’t even 20mins and the car was spotted by an Officer who patrols a neighboring area and he is now in pursuit of the vehicle and they are heading my way.  As the pursuit enters my area I can see sparks coming from the stolen vehicle as it hits high areas in the pavement nearly becoming air born.  I radio all units to back off because the pursuit is destroying my friend’s car.  Everyone complies and we combine our efforts by concentrating patrols in the area. 

About 1100 I spot the vehicle occupied by two and I hit my lights and siren in an attempt to curb the vehicle when driver steps on it and the pursuit is on once again.  I radio my location and one of my fellow Officers joins the chase behind me.  After several blocks of speeding the passenger door of my friends vehicle opens and the brake light come on.  I know they are about to bail.  As I get closer now I see both doors are open and I radio all units my location and that the perps are about to bail.  By the time we get to the next street corner they bail and the car keeps rolling and strike a parked vehicle were it stops.  I give foot chase.  I can hear my fellow Officer behind me panting as we are running top speed.  I’m just about 20 yards behind the suspect driver when I observe him run into home with the front door open.  Being in hot pursuit and never losing site of the suspect I enter the house behind him with my weapon drawn.  The house is a part of a two family flat which is straight thru unit as I look to the back door I see a woman with her kids in hand going out of the back door, as she exits she points to the bathroom door, letting me know that is where the suspect is hiding.  At this time two other Officers arrive and we approach the bathroom, I yell to the suspect to come out and he doesn’t respond.  I alert the other Officers that I’m going to kick the door open and they acknowledge.

As I kick the door in the suspect puts his hands up and walk out, I advise him that he is under arrest and as I attempt to place cuffs on him he tries to bolt thru us and make an escape.  I grab the suspect from behind and slam him thru the cocktail table then I pick him up and smash his head into the nearest wall then again I ride him hard to the floor ramming his head into the hardwood.  The suspect starts yelling ok, I give then I give him one more thump to the back because this arrest is personal.  As the Officers reach to pick him up I kick him in the rear as hard as I can with my jump boots.  Before hauling him off to jail he was identified as a known 17 yr old local drug dealer who may have trading drugs for the car.  Turns out he didn’t know the lady who lived at the house he entered and he caused 2,000 dollars worth of damage to the ladies home. 

Was this officer justified in his attack or did he over react in a situation he took personal???