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Summary
Police chased a shoplifting suspect, who they thought was alone in the car, through two communities.Police say the suspect weaved dangerously through traffic at high speeds, ran red lights and stop signs and at one point nearly hit officers.Ontario police say officers spotted the green car Monday evening, moments after Wal-Mart security notified them of a shoplifter.Dash camera video shows the car passing through a red light at an intersection in front of a police car, in which officers immediately turn on their lights and siren and give chase.Trying to get away from police, the driver, identified as 24-year-old Chiquita Toddie of Mansfield, is seen speeding around other cars, crossing the center line. As the car nears the intersection, the driver makes a sudden left turn in front of another vehicle at a traffic light, and then continues to speed away.Mansfield Police Chief Rodney Smith says the officer decided to call off the chase a short time later."The officers made the right decision," Chief Smith tells Fox 8 News, adding that at the time they did not have information that anyone other than Toddie was in the car.Although they were not still chasing the suspect, Chief Smith says the officers watched her turn into a residential street and followed from a distance. Video from the cruisers camera shows the car they were following stopped in a cul-de-sac.As the officers exited their car to try and confront the driver, their camera shows Toddie gunning the car, just missing one of the officers as she again speeds past them and continues into Mansfield.Police in Mansfield had been radioed the description of the car and the driver, which they were successful stopping and then got their biggest surprise.In the car, strapped in a baby carrier, was a 9-month-old child. According to police reports, Toddie was supposed to be babysitting.Investigators say Toddie faces multiple charges. She was being held Monday in the Richland County jail. Police have involved Children Services in the investigation. The child was reportedly returned to the parents unharmed.Chief Smith says they were informed in the initial call from store security that the suspect had a child, but in relaying the description of the car and the suspect to the officers the dispatcher did not tell them about the baby.He tells Fox 8 News it might have increased the urgency of the decision making, but under the circumstances things would probably not have changed much."The officers did what they were supposed to do," he says, referring to their decision to call off the pursuit.
Footage Information
Source | CONUS Archive |
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Record ID | 325176 |
Story Slug | BABY ON BOARD CHASE 2009 |
Location | WARREN, MICHIGAN |
Format | DASHCAM |
Date | 7-20-2009 |
Archive Time | 12:25 |
TRT | 16:00 |
Video Description | DAYTIME COLOR DASHCAM VIDEO WITH AUDIO, LONG CHASE AND AT THE END WE SEE POLICE OFFICER WITH WEAPON DRAWN, NOTE: WE DO NOT SEE BABY IN CAR! |
Description | Police chased a shoplifting suspect, who they thought was alone in the car, through two communities.Police say the suspect weaved dangerously through traffic at high speeds, ran red lights and stop signs and at one point nearly hit officers.Ontario police say officers spotted the green car Monday evening, moments after Wal-Mart security notified them of a shoplifter.Dash camera video shows the car passing through a red light at an intersection in front of a police car, in which officers immediately turn on their lights and siren and give chase.Trying to get away from police, the driver, identified as 24-year-old Chiquita Toddie of Mansfield, is seen speeding around other cars, crossing the center line. As the car nears the intersection, the driver makes a sudden left turn in front of another vehicle at a traffic light, and then continues to speed away.Mansfield Police Chief Rodney Smith says the officer decided to call off the chase a short time later."The officers made the right decision," Chief Smith tells Fox 8 News, adding that at the time they did not have information that anyone other than Toddie was in the car.Although they were not still chasing the suspect, Chief Smith says the officers watched her turn into a residential street and followed from a distance. Video from the cruisers camera shows the car they were following stopped in a cul-de-sac.As the officers exited their car to try and confront the driver, their camera shows Toddie gunning the car, just missing one of the officers as she again speeds past them and continues into Mansfield.Police in Mansfield had been radioed the description of the car and the driver, which they were successful stopping and then got their biggest surprise.In the car, strapped in a baby carrier, was a 9-month-old child. According to police reports, Toddie was supposed to be babysitting.Investigators say Toddie faces multiple charges. She was being held Monday in the Richland County jail. Police have involved Children Services in the investigation. The child was reportedly returned to the parents unharmed.Chief Smith says they were informed in the initial call from store security that the suspect had a child, but in relaying the description of the car and the suspect to the officers the dispatcher did not tell them about the baby.He tells Fox 8 News it might have increased the urgency of the decision making, but under the circumstances things would probably not have changed much."The officers did what they were supposed to do," he says, referring to their decision to call off the pursuit. |
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