A man who was in police custody in Middleburg Heights after resisting arrest following a fender-bender crash Monday night has died, the police chief said.Chief John Maddox said officers responded to the scene of the rear-end style crash just after 11 p.m. at the intersection of Fowles and Pearl roads.At the scene, Maddox said officers determined the driver of the striking car, 41-year-old Howard Hammon of Westlake, was impaired. Police also found marijuana and paraphernalia on him.While trying to arrest Hammon, Maddox said he was being uncooperative and resisting, so two Tasers were used to subdue him."We Tased him once and it didn't knock him down," Maddox said. "It didn't seem to have any affect on him so we had to use a second one."Once officers gained control of him, they used two pairs of handcuffs to place him under arrest due to his large size. Maddox described him as 6'1 and 275 pounds.Maddox said after the Tasings, officers called for an ambulance to take Hammon to the hospital to be checked out and while they were waiting they noticed he wasn't breathing. He was pronounced dead at Southwest General.Maddox said Hammon had a history of criminal activity, including domestic violence, disorderly conduct and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.Maddox said he won't know just what caused Hammon's death until the autopsy report is completed. Although it's never happened in Middleburg Heights, other suspects have died after being shocked with a Taser. However Maddox said "there's no proof that tasing causes death."After reviewing the case, Maddox said he believes his officers acted properly.

POLICE ARREST A WOMAN FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT AND THEN FAILING FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. BUT THINGS TURNED UGLY ONCE THEY GOT BACK TO THE STATION. THE OFFICER IN THE BOOKING ROOM CLAIMS HE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS FACE WHILE THE WOMAN CLAIMS SHE WAS TASERED FROM BEHIND. POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN WAS BEING VERY EMOTIONAL AND CRYING, BUT NOT BELIGERENT. conus HAS BOTH THE DASHCAM OF THE INCIDENTS AND THE BOOKING ROOM FOOTAGE. more info:The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH)>>SHEFFIELD - A Sheffield police officer being investigated for >discharging his police-issued Taser stun gun on a woman already in >custody has served one suspension, was facing another and has been >involved in three accidents with his police car during the two years >he's been on the village force.>>Officer Edward Long, who is on paid leave as a result of the incident >Monday morning, was facing a five-day suspension for crushing the side >of his police cruiser while entering the Police Department's garage >earlier this month, according to his personnel file. It was the third >accident of Long's career, and Mayor Darlene Ondercin wrote a letter >included in the file recommending Long be terminated immediately if >another accident occurred.>>Long, who was sworn in as a full-time officer in February 2005, also >served a three-day suspension in October 2005 after driving his cruiser >across a field and through a ditch without headlights at night to get >to a suspicious vehicle call at a car dealership. The cruiser stalled >out and wouldn't restart as a result of the severe damage it suffered >from the trip, Ondercin said.>The suspicious vehicle that initiated the trip turned out to be a >dealership vehicle in which someone had left on the interior light, >according to the file.>>Long's file also contained two written reprimands. The first was for >failing to put his police car in park while conducting a traffic stop, >causing his cruiser to strike the back of the violator's vehicle, while >the second was for failing to search a suspect before returning to the >police station. In the second incident, the suspect had $1,200 on him, >but he just as easily could have had a gun, Ondercin said.>>Ondercin is expected to decide Monday whether to level any punishment >against Long for the incident Monday. He is accused of using his Taser >on an allegedly intoxicated Kristina Fretter, 32, of Sheffield Lake, in >the booking room of the police station off of Colorado Avenue, Chief >Mike Gurich said. The incident was witnessed by another officer and a >dispatcher, who were in the booking room at the time. The room also is >equipped with a security camera, Gurich said.>>Gurich was to turn in the findings of his investigation into the >incident to the mayor Friday, along with a recommendation for >punishment. Village laws require the mayor to approve any discipline >more severe than a three-day suspension. "I expect he'll recommend more >than that," Ondercin said Friday.>>Gurich said it's not typical for an officer to be placed on leave while >being investigated, but he felt it was appropriate in this instance.>"There were some questions that he could have handled things in a >different way," Gurich said, declining to go into specifics. "There >were some factors involved that I was not comfortable with.">>Fretter was charged with DUI, driving under a DUI suspension, assault, >consumption in a motor vehicle, driving in continuous lane of traffic, >disobedience of traffic control devices and two counts of obstructing >official business, according to a police report.

The chase started in Alliance. Police there say an officer was tipped off by an employee of a local Circle K that a man who had just left the store appeared to be intoxicated.Captain Doug Neeb says as the man started driving away the officer saw him make a turn without signaling and attempted to pull him over.The driver stops momentarily, then decides to take off, leading Alliance police on a chase that police say reached speeds at times of 100 miles an hour.Police dash camera video shows the suspects car nearly crashing during the chase as the driver attempts to make a left hand turn.It is at that point Captain Neeb says Alliance officers got a good look at the man behind the wheel and stopped their chase because it was getting too dangerous.Sitting in a turn around on westbound interstate 76, the same car is next seen by a Brimfield Township who follows it from a distance, without lights or siren, into the parking lot of a local motel.There the driver is boxed in with nowhere to go.As officers approach his car they can be heard on Brimfield's dash camera video screaming for the driver to get out of the car.Alliance officers soon run into the picture announcing they have a taser, which is fired one of its probes hitting the driver, 52-year-old Stanley Fowler, the other probe hitting one of the other officers in the hand. Both are seen on the ground in agony jolted by the five second burst of electricity.Police say the taser was necessary because Fowler was resisting arrest.Fowler admits driving the car, in which police say there were four open beers. He does not however believe he was resisting.He told Fox 8 he had no idea an officer was injured during his arrest until we told him about it.Also on the video, Fowler's dog is seen attacking the officers. The animal was in the car with him at the time and according to Brimfield Police actually bit two of the officers before he was chased away by an officer swinging a baton at him.Fowler was eventually taken into custody and charged with OVI, resisting arrest, and felony failure to comply.On Monday he was apologetic saying he thinks a combination of bad events in his life caused him to use poor judgement, but he says the fact that an officer was tasered is something for which he does not feel responsible.Fowler says the officer who fired the taser needs to be held accountable for that.Police in Alliance and in Brimfield Township say the officers reacted with Fowler's and their own safety in mind and their actions were appropriate under the circumstances.Fowler's next court appearance is scheduled for May 19th.

VERY GOOD VIDEO HERE! DUI SUSPECT IS TOLD HE’S UNDER ARREST BUT HE TELLS COPS THAT’S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING. COPS TELL HIM IF HE DOES NOT PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK, THEY WILL BE FORCED TO DO IT FOR HIM. THERE IS A STRUGGLE, SUSPECT BUSTS A SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE SQUAD CAR WITH HIS ANTICS AND THEN AS HE’S BREAKING AWAY THE OFFICER SHOOTS HIM WITH HIS TASER WEAPON. THE SUSPECT NEEDS TO BE SHOT 4 TIMES BEFORE HE QUITE RESISTING. DRAMATIC VIDEO!

WHILE CHECKING THE DRIVER OF A DISABLED VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A MISDEMEANOR WARRANT THROUGH A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT STATION. WHILE WAITING FOR THE AGENCY TO ARRIVE, THE DRIVER DECIDES TO TRY AND MAKE A BREAK FOR IT ON FOOT! AFTER A SHORT FOOT PURSUIT, THE GUY IS TASED BY THE STATE TROOPERS AND EASILY TAKEN BACK INTO CUSTODY.

SGT SHIELA MURPHY PULLED OVER SUSPECT BENJAMIN JACKSON IN A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP. AFTER TELLING THE DRIVER WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, A STRUGGLE BREAKS OUT AND OFFICER ENDS UP GETTING PEPPER SPRAYED AND TASERED.

The Warren Police Department is under fire for another accusation of >abuse of force.>The latest incident happened during a September second arrest in the >parking lot of a popular nightclub.>>33 news is the only station that requested the dash camera video of the >arrest.>>Reporter Peggy Sinkovich and photographer Nck Rich show us the video >and reaction from city officials.>>We warn you some sequences of this video are graphic and very >disturbing.>> It's this shocking video that has warren city officials in an uproar.>>It shows a woman being tasered numerous times by warren police officer >Rich Kovach.>>Who had been called to the Up The Creek Bar back on September 2nd, for >a disturbance inside the night club, after being handcuffed.>>The woman was placed in the back of Kovach's cruiser.>> At one point she can been seen trying to kick out the window of the >car and Kovach tasers her again.>>Afterward the video shows the woman distraught and pleading for him to >stop, but Kovach can be heard screaming at her.>>Finally other officers arrive at the scene and Kovach removes the woman >from his car.>>As she is walking out of the frame, she is tasered again, the horrified >expressions of onlookers can be seen on the tape.>>Kovach in his report claims the woman fell after being tasered again.>>This time falling to the ground and being knocked unconscious.>>City officials saw the tape for the very first time with me this >afternoon, and i spoke with them afterward.>>Doug Franklin, Safety-Service Director says, "Yes, we placed him on >administrative leave...terms of that.">>Although this incident happened september second the only action police >officials took was to reassign Kovach to other duties.>>Kovach has been placed on leave.>

A DRAMATIC LOOK INSIDE THE CHASE, AND SUBSEQUENT SHOOTING OF A SUSPECT ALONG I-71 IN OHIO HAS BEEN REVEALED WITH A DASHCAM OF THE WHOLE INCIDENT FROM SEVERAL ANGLES AND POLICE CARS.A HIGH SPEED CHASE REACHING CLOSE TO 100 MILES PER HOUR BURNS OUT THE SUSPECT'S CAR. BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP HIM FROM CAUSING TROUBLE. AFTER BEING SURROUNDED BY SEVERAL POLICE CARS AND OFFICERS WITH WEAPONS DRAWN, THE SUSPECT FINALLY GETS OUT OF HIS CAR WITH A SCREWDRIVER IN HIS HAND. POLICE YELL REPEATEDLY TO DROP THE SCREWDRIVER AND LAY ON THE GROUND. THE MAN REFUSES AND EVEN ENDURED SEVERAL TASER BOLTS, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLY. LIKE THE ENRAGED HULK OR SOMETHING HE PULLS THE TASER PRONGS OUT OF HIM AND ISN'T PHASED AT ALL. EVENTUALLY THE MAN YELLS AT POLICE TELLING THEM TO "SHOOT ME". FINALLY, THE POLICE GRANT HIS WISHES WHEN HE CHARGES AT ONE OF THE OFFICERS WITH A SCREWDRIVER. ONE OFFICER IS WOUNDED IN THE SHOOTING DUE TO RICOCHET BULLETS. THE SUSPECT SURVIVED AND WAS SHOT IN THE TORSO.

SUSPECT ZACHARY AYLSWORTH, JUMPS FROM CINCINNATI'S BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE AFTER A HIGH SPEED CHASE. HE WAS RUNNING BECAUSE HE WAS SUSPECTED OF TRYING TO CARJACK TWO CARS BEFORE FIGHTING WITH ONE MAN AT A GAS STATION AND ACTUALLY TAKING ONE. POLICE SAID AN ARRIVING OFFICER TRIED TO TASER THE SUSPECT, THE PRONGS HIT THE WINDOW AND BOUNCED OFF. THE HIGH SPEED CHASE WAS NOW ON. AS THE CHASE CROSSES THE BRIDGE, THE MAN BAILS FROM HIS VEHICLE AND JUMPS. COPS REPORTED BRIEFLY SEEING THE AYLSWORTH DOWN BELOW IN THE WATER, BUT COULDN'T LOCATE HIM AFTER THAT.

Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher used cruiser cam video and surveillance camera video on Wednesday to show how a deadly shootout between officers and a suspect in Spring Grove Village occurred.Streicher says the actions of five officers when they fatally shot 27-year-old Randolph Ward on Tuesday followed department use of force guidelines.Police say it all started when Officer Greg Toyeas pulled Ward over for a traffic violation in the parking lot of the Kroger store on Kenard Avenue. You can see Ward cut off Officer Toyeas on the cruiser cam video before he is pulled over.Streicher says Officer Toyeas became suspicious of some of the answers Ward gave to routine questions. The officer asked Ward how old he was and he responded 19. Ward told Officer Toyeas he didn't know his social security number or have a driver's license. When asked how long he had his tattoos, Ward said seven years. Officer Toyeas says to Ward that means you got the tattoos when you were 12 years old.Officer Toyeas then asks Ward to step out of the vehicle to which he refuses. As Officer Toyeas attempts to get Ward out of the vehicle, he notices Ward has a gun and yells "don't reach, don't reach." At that point, Ward gets out of the vehicle and runs behind a building with the gun in his right hand.A foot chase ensues.Police say Ward ran over a hill, over some railroad tracks and down into a gravel area where two men were changing a tire on a truck. According to police, Ward tries to get into the truck but a hydraulic stabilizer was in place preventing the vehicle from moving. Officer Shyane Schneider spotted Ward in the truck, fires her taser at him twice, but he pulled the gun and fired several shots. At that point, specialist Jerry Enneking and Officer Kevin Newman fired a total of 17 shots into the vehicle, fatally wounding Ward.According to Streicher, Ward fired three shots at police."Despite shots being fired, nobody backs off," Streicher said. He says the five officers ran into harm's way and "could easily be dead today."Mayor Mark Mallory also spoke at the news conference. He says it should have been a routine traffic stop and that, "The day ended in tragedy because of the decisions by Mr. Ward."Police say Ward was wanted for violating his probation for a weapons conviction.Ward's mother, Christel Johnson, says her son was worried about going back to jail and missed probation appointments because he could not find a job.Johnson tells 9News Randolph sent a text message to his brother before the shooting asking him to care of her.When a reporter asked Streicher if Ward's actions constituted a "suicide by police," the police chief said "they don't know" and that it may be a "possibility," but the only person who knows is Mr. Ward.Streicher says he will recommend that the five officers involved in the incident be recommended for the department's First Valor awards.

Police on patrol spot a stolen Chevy Trailblazer. When they attempt to pull over the vehicle, the driver refuses and a high speed chase is on. BXut cops are ready for the pursuit and they immediately deploy stop sticks in front of the SUV blowing out the front tires. The suspect kept driving on drove on the rims of the car until the engine gave out. The Trailblazer destroyed several cars along its dangerous chase route but no one was seriously injured. Once stopped the driver took the suspect into custody after having to use a taser gun to get him to comply with their wishes. Suspect is Adam E Carpenter age 20 from New Richmond, Ohio. Carpenter escaped from a community correctional facility and then robbed the home of a woman stealing her vehicle for his getaway. He also took hold of a shotgun from the house and tied up the owner of the home, a 52-year old woman.

More than 20 shots were fired in a running fight between four Cincinnati police officers and a theft suspect, Police Chief Tom Streicher said Monday. Streicher said an officer responded to a report of stolen ice cream at a UDF store in the 1800 block of Queen City Avenue just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Store employees said Qayyim Moore, 25, entered the store acting "kind of squirrelly," Streicher said. The officer arrived and Moore, who had no known address, came back to the store and asked for a spoon , Streicher said. The officer stopped Moore outside the store and attempted to search him, finding ice cream in a bag and a receipt, he said. But Moore then took off running down Queen City Avenue, with the officer in pursuit, Streicher said. When the officer fired a Taser gun at Moore and missed, Moore turned and fired a shot at the officer, Streicher said. In a running gunfight down Queen City Avenue, four officers fired 19 shots at Moore, who fired three times. Streicher said Moore's gun, a .22 caliber semi-automatic, jammed after every shot, forcing him to try to clear the gun on the run. Moore eventually fell down in the 1700 block of Queen City Avenue, where he died from four, or possibly five, gunshot wounds, Streicher said. Traces of marijuana were also found at the scene, he said. A total of 19 shots were fired, including three by Moore, and two officers of the five officers involved in the chase shot Moore multiple times, Streicher said.

DUI DRIVER GETS INTO A CHASE WITH STATE TROOPERS AND WHEN HE FINALLY COMES TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD...HE EXITS THE CAR WITH HIS BEER CAN IN HAND...CLASSIC!MANSFIELD POST: CAR-JACKING SUSPECT FLEES TROOPERS, PURSUIT ENSUES AND TROOPERS DEPLOY TASER ON JULY 26, 2005: LT. MICHAEL VINSON AND SGT. GOCKSTETTER LOCATED A SUSPECT THAT HAD ATTEMPTED TO CAR-JACK SEVERAL VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF MANSFIELD. DURING ONE ATTEMPT TO STEAL A FEMALES VEHICLE THE SUSPECT WAS STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE SUSPECT STOLE HER VAN AND A PURSUIT ENSUED.

DUI DRIVER GETS INTO A CHASE WITH STATE TROOPERS AND WHEN HE FINALLY COMES TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIELD...HE EXITS THE CAR WITH HIS BEER CAN IN HAND...CLASSIC!MANSFIELD POST: CAR-JACKING SUSPECT FLEES TROOPERS, PURSUIT ENSUES AND TROOPERS DEPLOY TASER ON JULY 26, 2005: LT. MICHAEL VINSON AND SGT. GOCKSTETTER LOCATED A SUSPECT THAT HAD ATTEMPTED TO CAR-JACK SEVERAL VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF MANSFIELD. DURING ONE ATTEMPT TO STEAL A FEMALES VEHICLE THE SUSPECT WAS STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE SUSPECT STOLE HER VAN AND A PURSUIT ENSUED.

GOOD VIDEO CAUGHT ON TAPE IN OHIO. HIGH SPEED CHASE HAS SUSPECTS ON THE RUN IN A RED SPORTS CAR AND DESPITE THEIR EFFORTS, THE POLICE OUTWIT AND OUT-MANEUVER THE SUSPECTS.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol on Tuesday released video taken from a trooper's cruiser of what took place between the trooper and a suspected drunken driver. The first crash occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Friday along state Route 315, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported. The trooper noticed a driver of a sedan swerving all over the road. Within seconds, the car fishtailed and then kept going, Bowersock reported. "That's when the trooper was alerted to the fact he needed to try and stop this particular individual," said Sgt. Rick Zwayer of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The driver then fishtailed again before the trooper attempted to box the driver in, Bowersock reported. Video taken from inside the cruiser showed the driver ramming the trooper's cruiser several times. The passenger inside the vehicle was seen throwing his hands in the air. The driver then got out of the vehicle and attempted to run away. The trooper stopped him by using a Taser gun, Bowersock reported. The driver was charged with assault, fleeing and eluding, and driving under the influence. He did not have an operator's license and was driving under suspension, Bowersock reported.