He took police for a wild ride on I-95 smashing into a couple of police cars and one man's Mercedes. Most of the pursuit was captured by the police cameras.It was 2 in the afternoon Memorial Day, and Boynton Beach police officers had just started getting reports of a reckless driver."Oh my God. Oh my God, he almost hit us", said one woman who called herself Stephanie on a 9-1-1 call. "This guy ran another guy off the road."Several callers describe a white station wagon weaving in and out of traffic near Seacrest Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard."I think he's really drunk or something; he just pushed us right off the road," said Jason Gaynor, another person who called 9-1-1.Police say it was Mike Timmons behind the wheel. At first, the officers say they were trying to pull Timmons over on Boynton Beach Boulevard but had no plans to chase up I-95. They followed him to the on-ramp, and, then, bang. Timmons rear-ended a Mercedes.Cops say he had plenty of room to avoid the collision. "He intentionally ran into the back of the car. A whole other ball game," said Major Frank Briganti.At that point, officers say, they knew Timmins was desperate and dangerous. Once on the interstate, he slammed on his breaks trying to get one of the police cruisers to hit him.The police drove around him and attempted to box him in. But, he didn't stop there. He swerved into one police car, pulled a u-turn on I-95 and ran head first into another police car."He just rammed my car. He just ran into one of our patrol vehicles. He ran into several of our vehicles," said one of the officers involved in the chase.Timmins faces a bunch of charges, including reckless driving and aggravated battery. The officers who were hit are a little banged up, but they'll be ok. Cops: 'Erratic' motorist hits 3 police cars during I-95 chaseFort Lauderdale, FL, "Sun-Sentinel";  Boynton Beach -- An "erratic" driver hit three police cruisers and another car in a chase through the city that ended on Interstate 95 Monday afternoon.About 2 p.m., Boynton Beach Police responded to reports of a white station wagon weaving in and out of traffic while going south on Seacrest Boulevard, police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said.The car continued west on Boynton Beach Boulevard, turned onto the ramp to I-95 and hit a Mercedes, Slater said.The station wagon drove north on I-95, with Boynton Beach police in pursuit. During the chase, the station wagon "rammed" three police cars before the driver stopped and tried to escape on foot, Slater said.Mike Timmins, 46, of 1191 S. Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach, was quickly captured and found to be in possession of marijuana, Slater said. Simmons faces charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest without violence.No police officers were injured in the pursuit and the driver of the Mercedes was not injured, Slater said.

BOYNTON BEACH, FL -- The chase started around 10:00 p.m., Thursday 5/29/08).An 81-year-old woman was carjacked at knifepoint as she returned to her car after a swim in her clubhouse pool. She was not injured. As police respond to the scene, they spot the victim's stolen white Chevy Camaro heading eastbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard. With lights and sirens blaring, officers try to stop the car.But the Camaro, driven by 18-year-old Kyshaud Cox with 18-year-old Marvin Johnson in the passenger seat, steps on the gas."Going about 40 miles per hour on NW 4th avenue, NW 4th street!!"The car speeds through several stop signs in a residential neighborhood. And then..."He just crashed, he just crashed, he just crashed, He just crashed!"Cox loses control of the car. It fishtails and crashes into a chain-link fence surrounding Poinciana Elementary School. Officer Connor Haugh approaches the car, and is nearly hit.Haugh fires several shots at the vehicle and assisting Officer Rayner De Los Rios fires one shot.No one was injured, but a very close call for law enforcement. Cox and Johnson are both taken into custody.Boynton Beach Police spokesperson Stephanie Slater said, "We want to send a message that if you commit a crime in the City of Boynton Beach and you pass a police car, marked or unmarked, we will see you and we will capture you. The public should be aware that our police cars are everywhere."Cox and Johnson are charged with armed carjacking and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.Cox is also charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police and driving without a license.The two officers who fired their weapons are on routine administrative leave pending review of the incident. Boynton police charge two men with carjacking 81-year-old woman's Camaro Palm Beach, FL, "Post"; 5/30/08; BOYNTON BEACH -- Genie Barton had finished her regular late-night swim Thursday in the Leisureville clubhouse outdoor pool and was about to turn the ignition of her 2002 Chevy Camaro when they came. Wielding knives, and claiming to have a gun, two young men descended on the 81-year-old woman, demanding the keys to her white sports car, Barton said."I screamed for two minutes but nobody was there," said Barton, a former high-fashion model who described herself as "pretty feisty." But her swimming partner was in the restroom and Barton eventually relented, handing over the keys.The men, later identified as Kyshaud Cox and Marvin Johnson, both 18, sped off and Barton called police.Boynton Beach officers spotted the car heading eastbound on Boynton Beach Boulevard. The suspects took police on a short chase through local neighborhoods, but crashed into a fence at Poinciana Elementary, 1203 N. Seacrest Blvd., police said.Officer Connor Haugh approached the car but was nearly struck when the driver hit the gas and the Camaro's front end swerved, police said. Haugh then fired several shots at the vehicle. Another officer at the scene, Rayner De Los Rios, also fired one shot at the vehicle. No one was injured. Both officers have worked for the department since May 2006 and have been placed on routine administrative leave.Officers arrested Cox and Johnson and found a knife and the woman's change purse, police said. Both men are charged with armed carjacking and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. Cox, who drove the car, is also charged with fleeing or attempting to elude the police and driving without a license. Both men are being held at the Palm Beach County Jail.Barton said she hasn't seen the extent of the damage to the Camaro, but said she has "a $500 deductible, so let's hope it's not too damn much." The Camaro only has about 23,000 miles, she said."I was born in Detroit and I love jazzy cars," Barton said.As for her night swimming, which sometimes brings her to the pool as late - or early - as 2:30 a.m.: Barton said she doesn't expect to kick that habit. In fact, she said she'd be back at the pool Friday night."At my age, the weight piles on and it's always in the belly and the ass," she said. "That's why my girlfriend and I need to go swimming."

What happened the night an off-duty Palm Beach Gardens firefighter tried to pullover a driver on I-95 in March? Newly released video gives us a look at what occurred.Dash-cam video from Boynton Beach Police from March 20th shows two pick-up trucks speeding down I-95 at 100 miles an hour.Terry Scott Petruzzi, an off-duty firefighter and private investigator, was driving a red Toyota pickup truck, and, police say, he had displayed flashing red and white lights trying to pull over a gray Nissan pick-up truck.A Boynton Beach policeman stopped them both, and later, off-camera, he can be heard arresting Petruzzi for impersonating a police officer."For you to be slowin' people down, huh-huh. That's me, see? The police. Not private investigators. Yes sir. Not firefighters. I don't know what it is that you're doin' out here. But we're gonna end it! I'll tell you this. You've got issues. Whatever they are, you've got to deal with them. But you aren't gonna come out here and pretend you're something you're not and put people in danger."Prosecutors have dropped charges against Petruzzi. Paperwork submitted by the state attorney's office dated May 30 does not explain why.Petruzzi's attorney told us his client never impersonated a police officer and the legal system worked the way it's supposed to.The city manager told us they have no plans to reinstate Petruzzi as a firefighter. No charges for ex-firefighter who made traffic stop on I-95Ft. Lauderdale, FL, "Sun Sentinel"; 6/5/08;Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a former Palm Beach Gardens firefighter accused of impersonating a police officer in Boynton Beach, according to documents released Wednesday.The case was dropped May 30 against Terry Scott Petruzzi, who police said was driving about 100 mph when he tried to pull over a man in a pickup truck on southbound Interstate 95 near Gateway Boulevard last March 20th.Michael Edmondson, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, said the charges were dropped because the arresting officer later thought it more appropriate that Petruzzi face a traffic violation that carries a $500 fine.Petruzzi's lawyer, John H. Reynolds, said his client was fired weeks ago from his firefighter job as a lieutenant. Palm Beach Gardens Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief C.R. Brown said Petruzzi was let go because of the department's internal investigation. He said he would not comment further since it is a personnel matter.Reynolds said the charge wasn't strong enough to stand up in court."While there might have been probable cause for an arrest, probable cause is a long way from beyond a reasonable doubt," Reynolds said.Petruzzi's personal vehicle, a red Toyota Tacoma, had flashing strobe lights in the front and back.Reynolds said his client never told anyone he was a police officer and his pickup had red, white and amber lights, not the traditional law enforcement blue.Boynton Beach Police, who pulled over Petruzzi and the man they said he was pursuing, said Petruzzi told them he was on his way to work as a private investigator in Fort Lauderdale, according to an arrest report.He told police he wanted to get the other driver to slow down, the report said.When asked why he didn't call police, the report quoted Petruzzi as saying, "I thought that I could get him to slow down on my own, officer."Petruzzi, 40, has a concealed weapons and private investigator's license, police said. He also had a police scanner, a loaded 9mm handgun and a video camera on the dashboard.The man Petruzzi tried to pull over, Matthew LoGuidice, 24, of Tamarac, told officers he was speeding and thought an undercover officer was pulling him over, police said."If he really thought Mr. Petruzzi was law enforcement, why didn't he stop?" Reynolds asked.LoGuidice received a speeding ticket.Petruzzi has not resumed his work as a private investigator because he needs to get his pickup and equipment back, Reynolds said.

What happened the night an off-duty Palm Beach Gardens firefighter tried to pullover a driver on I-95 in March? Newly released video gives us a look at what occurred.Dash-cam video from Boynton Beach Police from March 20th shows two pick-up trucks speeding down I-95 at 100 miles an hour.Terry Scott Petruzzi, an off-duty firefighter and private investigator, was driving a red Toyota pickup truck, and, police say, he had displayed flashing red and white lights trying to pull over a gray Nissan pick-up truck.A Boynton Beach policeman stopped them both, and later, off-camera, he can be heard arresting Petruzzi for impersonating a police officer."For you to be slowin' people down, huh-huh. That's me, see? The police. Not private investigators. Yes sir. Not firefighters. I don't know what it is that you're doin' out here. But we're gonna end it! I'll tell you this. You've got issues. Whatever they are, you've got to deal with them. But you aren't gonna come out here and pretend you're something you're not and put people in danger."Prosecutors have dropped charges against Petruzzi. Paperwork submitted by the state attorney's office dated May 30 does not explain why.Petruzzi's attorney told us his client never impersonated a police officer and the legal system worked the way it's supposed to.The city manager told us they have no plans to reinstate Petruzzi as a firefighter. No charges for ex-firefighter who made traffic stop on I-95Ft. Lauderdale, FL, "Sun Sentinel"; 6/5/08;Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a former Palm Beach Gardens firefighter accused of impersonating a police officer in Boynton Beach, according to documents released Wednesday.The case was dropped May 30 against Terry Scott Petruzzi, who police said was driving about 100 mph when he tried to pull over a man in a pickup truck on southbound Interstate 95 near Gateway Boulevard last March 20th.Michael Edmondson, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, said the charges were dropped because the arresting officer later thought it more appropriate that Petruzzi face a traffic violation that carries a $500 fine.Petruzzi's lawyer, John H. Reynolds, said his client was fired weeks ago from his firefighter job as a lieutenant. Palm Beach Gardens Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief C.R. Brown said Petruzzi was let go because of the department's internal investigation. He said he would not comment further since it is a personnel matter.Reynolds said the charge wasn't strong enough to stand up in court."While there might have been probable cause for an arrest, probable cause is a long way from beyond a reasonable doubt," Reynolds said.Petruzzi's personal vehicle, a red Toyota Tacoma, had flashing strobe lights in the front and back.Reynolds said his client never told anyone he was a police officer and his pickup had red, white and amber lights, not the traditional law enforcement blue.Boynton Beach Police, who pulled over Petruzzi and the man they said he was pursuing, said Petruzzi told them he was on his way to work as a private investigator in Fort Lauderdale, according to an arrest report.He told police he wanted to get the other driver to slow down, the report said.When asked why he didn't call police, the report quoted Petruzzi as saying, "I thought that I could get him to slow down on my own, officer."Petruzzi, 40, has a concealed weapons and private investigator's license, police said. He also had a police scanner, a loaded 9mm handgun and a video camera on the dashboard.The man Petruzzi tried to pull over, Matthew LoGuidice, 24, of Tamarac, told officers he was speeding and thought an undercover officer was pulling him over, police said."If he really thought Mr. Petruzzi was law enforcement, why didn't he stop?" Reynolds asked.LoGuidice received a speeding ticket.Petruzzi has not resumed his work as a private investigator because he needs to get his pickup and equipment back, Reynolds said.

POLICE ABUSE CAUGHT ON TAPE AS OFFICER PUNCHES MAN IN STOMACH REPEATEDLY AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON TAPE.BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- The police chief in Boynton Beach, Fla., has recommended one of his sergeants be fired after he was caught on videotape punching a handcuffed man in the stomach.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slideshow: Caught On Tape: Officer Punches Handcuffed Man -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officer Hits Handcuffed Man The tape from Sgt. David Leal's dashboard camera shows Leal hitting Dale Whisman in the stomach with his hand, elbow and a fist during a traffic stop.An internal investigation report says Leal also kicked Whisman.Leal told investigators he believed Whisman was trying to destroy evidence by swallowing crack cocaine. However, he says he never saw drugs in Whisman's mouth.Whisman says he won't press charges because he says both he and Leal made mistakes that night.Leal and Officer John Dunlop stopped Whisman at about 2:45 a.m. after noticing Whisman sitting in a car in front of a closed restaurant.Whisman told investigators he was looking for drugs.The FBI also investigated possible civil rights violations, but declined to file charges.The decision whether to fire Leal will be made by Boynton Beach City Manager Kurt Bressner.Internal investigators say Leal should not have hit Whisman because he posed no threat to officers while in handcuffs. BEATING ON TAPE, AMAZING, CAUGHT ON CAMERA, DASHCAM, DASHBOARD CAMERA, SURVEILLANCE. ABOVE THE LAW.