<p><b>--TEASE--</b></p>\n<p>A TROOPER INTERCEPTS A WRONG WAY DUI DRIVER ...</p>\n<p>AND AN ESCAPED OSTRICH DOES SOME JAYWALKING...</p>\n<p>COMING UP IN TODAY'S <i>"TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!"</i></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Third party material prefonted</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p>DASHCAM VIDEO SHOWING A STATE TROOPER'S ATTEMPT...</p>\n<p>TO INTERCEPT AN IMPAIRED DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON AN INTERSTATE...</p>\n<p>TAKES A BIZARRE TURN WHEN THE DRIVER SEEMINGLY IGNORES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL!</p>\n<p>JEREMY ROTH HAS TODAY'S <i>"TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!"</i></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>WATCH A FLORIDA STATE TROOPER TRY TO STOP ...</p>\n<p>AN IMPAIRED DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON THE INTERSTATE ...</p>\n<p>AND THEN... HAVE TO TRY AND DO IT AGAIN!</p>\n<p>FHP OFFICIALS WERE ALERTED TO A VEHICLE ...</p>\n<p>DRIVING THE WRONG WAY ON I-75 NEAR TAMPA AND RESPONDED. </p>\n<p>THE TROOPER POSITIONED THEIR VEHICLE TO BLOCK THE DRIVER.... </p>\n<p>WHO INSTEAD, APPEARED TO IGNORE THE TROOPER'S CAR - FLASHING LIGHTS AND ALL...</p>\n<p>AND CONTINUE ON- HEADING STRAIGHT AT THE ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS.</p>\n<p>THE TROOPER THEN TRIED ANOTHER TACT- AS IN A <i>TACT</i>ICAL PIT MANEUVER....</p>\n<p>AND ONLY THEN- DID THE DRIVER DECIDE TO STOP....</p>\n<p>SIDEWAYS....</p>\n<p>IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE.</p>\n<p>YEAH, SPOILER ALERT ... THE MOTORIST WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE...</p>\n<p>AND FHP LATER POSTED THE VID WITH SOME ADVICE...</p>\n<p><i>"Next time use a ride-share or designated driver"</i></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD ...</p>\n<p>HERE'S ONE YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY....</p>\n<p>A FULL-BLOWN OSTRICH STRAIGHT CHILLIN IN TRAFFIC IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.</p>\n<p>THE GREAT BIG FLIGHTLESS BIRD WAS REPORTEDLY ONE OF TWO ON THE LOOSE ...</p>\n<p>AND APPEARED TO TAKE A LITTLE CONVINCING ...</p>\n<p>BUT EVENTUALLY WAS MOVED FROM THE BUSY ROAD...</p>\n<p>BEFORE BEING CORRALLED AND COLLECTED BY ITS OWNER.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>FINALLY, IF YOU THOUGHT THAT ANIMAL WAS EXOTIC ..</p>\n<p>TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT JUST HATCHED AT THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO!</p>\n<p>THE ZOO ANNOUNCED A SUCCESSFUL INCUBATION OF 71 TINY TEXAS HORNED LIZARDS...</p>\n<p>ALSO KNOWN AS HORNY TOADS.</p>\n<p>AND I DO MEAN TINY - LIKE TINY ENOUGH TO FIT ON A QUARTER!</p>\n<p>THE EFFORT - A COMBINED ONE WITH ZOO MIAMI WAS DONE ...</p>\n<p>TO COMBAT POPULATION DWINDLING DUE TO HABITAT LOSS AND INVASIVE SPECIES.</p>\n<p>AND IF YOU AREN'T ALREADY IN LOVE WITH THESE TINY SPINY SPECIMENS ...</p>\n<p>JUST WATCH THIS ADORABLE WIGGLY-BUTT BURROW!</p>\n<p>THAT'S IT... I'M GETTING ONE!</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>FOR TALAT - I'M JEREMY ROTH AND I'M HEADING TO THE ZOO!</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDING VIRAL VIDEO CAUGHT ON CAMERA CRIME DASHCAM DRUNK OSTRICH TRAFFIC HORNY TOADS LIZARDS ZOO COOL FUN FUNNY CUTE CRAZY WEIRD KICKER FEATURE</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--MUSIC INFO---</b></p>\n<p></p>

<pi> ***This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment. Usage must cease on all platforms (including digital) within ten days of its initial delivery or such shorter time as designated by CNN.*** </pi>\n\n --TEASE--\nA TRAFFIC STOP TURNS INTO A CHASE FOR A STOLEN POLICE CRUISER ...\nAND GET READY TO MEET A MILITARY DOG THAT IS TRULY ONE OF A KIND!\nCOMING UP IN TODAY'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!\n\n --SUPERS--\nPrefonted\n\n --LEAD IN--\nA TROOPER'S STOP TO CHECK A MAN'S WELFARE TURNED INTO ...\nA MULTI-MILE, HIGH-SPEED POLICE CHASE WHEN THE MAN TOOK OFF IN HIS SQUAD CAR!\nJEREMY ROTH HAS TODAY'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!\n\n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nWATCH A FLORIDA MAN STEAL A HIGHWAY PATROL VEHICLE AND LEAD POLICE ON A CHASE\nTROOPERS STOPPED TO HELP A MAN WHO APPEARED "MEDICALLY DISTRESSED" \nBEFORE PARAMEDICS COULD ARRIVE, THE MAN JUMPED INTO THE CRUISER AND TOOK OFF\nWHAT FOLLOWED WAS AN 11-MILE CHASE AT SPEEDS OF NEARLY 150 MILES PER HOUR.\nAT ONE POINT, AUTHORITIES APPROACHED WITH GUNS DRAWN, BUT THE SUSPECT PUSHED THROUGH\nHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND FLED ON FOOT INTO SOME WOODS ...\nWHERE HE WAS EVENTUALLY APPREHENDED\nHE'S NOW FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES \n\nTHIS JUST IN: IT IS CONFIRMED FIRE HELMETS CAN HOLD A MAXIMUM OF 10 DUCKLINGS\nTHAT'S ACCORDING TO FIREFIGHTERS IN LITTLETON, COLORADO \nTHEY RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A DUCK IN DISTRESS AND FOUND ONE PACING NEAR A STORM DRAIN\nFIREFIGHTERS ENTERED THE DRAIN AND FOUND 10 DUCKLINGS THAT WERE TRAPPED\nTHEY GATHERED THE FLOCK IN A HELMET AND REUNITED THE FEATHERED FAMILY\n\nOK, ENOUGH SILLY DUCKLING NEWS ... LET'S GET BACK TO SERIOUS STORIES ... LIKE DOGS!\nMEET, BUD. HE'S THE ONLY GOLDEN RETRIEVER IN THE US NAVY\nBUD WORKS CONTRABAND DETECTION DUTY AT NAVAL STATION NORFOLK.\nTYPICALLY, IT'S A ROLE THAT GOES TO K-9'S LIKE GERMAN SHEPHERDS ...\nBUT OFFICIALS SAY BUD'S TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST\nhe is young and he's a different dog, but he's one of the best dogs we have in our kennel."\nJUST GOES TO SHOW ...DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S FLUFFY, GOLDEN COVER\n\nFOR TALAT - I'M JEREMY ROTH\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nSOCIAL MEDIA TRENDING VIRAL VIDEO CAUGHT ON CAMERA POLICE FLORIDA CRIME DASHCAM ANIMALS DUCKLINGS DOG NAVY MILITARY CUTE FUNNY FUN CRAZY COOL WEIRD KICKER\n\n

<p><b>**This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.**</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>CNNID:18942741</p>\n<p>TRT: 2:01</p>\n<p>OC: JM CNN click NY</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>all fonts are pre-fonted</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>SOUCES: Broadview Heights Police Dept. (all of the backflip video and mug shot), Cape Coral Police Dept. (cartwheel suspect vid), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (singing Bohemian Rhapsody video), "Reno 911!"/Comedy Central</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>An Ohio DWI suspect didn’t flip out during a traffic stop, he BACKFLIPPED in an attempt to prove how sober he was. But he couldn’t or wouldn’t walk a straight line and ended up in cuffs. We have the bodycam video and combine it with another suspect who did a cartwheel and a third who sang a flawless rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody” for 6 minutes.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>No music or video issues with our latest release. Fine for all platforms.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>MS 18942741</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Producer: Jeremy Roth</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Backflip DWI Test How do you prove you were driving sober when everything about you screams driving drunk? An Ohio man decided to try performing a backflip after a cop pulled him over for speeding. Thank God for dashcam video. Turns out it was a well-executed backflip that made the cop laugh and say, “I can’t do that.” But suspect Tanner Watson went on to refuse to try walking a straight line. Eventually the officer got fed up and arrested him for OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired). Will combine this with a Florida man who did a cartwheel and a guy in Canada who sang the words to “Bohemian Rhapsody” flawlessly for 6 minutes while out of his gourd drunk in the back seat of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police car. Will also include a classic humor bit from “Reno 911!” that is so real-looking lots of people fall for it in which a guy portrays a roadside drunk having his sobriety tested with a sort of bump and grind dance.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Cnn.com description: DWI suspect doesn't flip out during traffic stop...he BACKFLIPS. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the bodycam video.</p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p><pi><b>SUGGESTED LEAD: A DWI suspect pulled over in Ohio didn't exactly flip out during the traffic stop...he BACKflipped. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the bodycam video.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><pi><b>OUTCUE: JM CNN (click) NY</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE POLICE ANY BACKTALK, BUT WHAT ABOUT A BACKFLIP? 27-YEAR OLD TANNER WATSON TOLD A BROADWAY HEIGHTS, OHIO POLICE OFFICER THAT HE'D HAD 3 OR 4 BEERS...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> Your driving's pretty bad, your eyes are super glossy. </b><pi><b>1:54 18941771 COP TALKING TO SUSPECT</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>THE OFFICER COULD SMELL BOOZE SO HE STARTED THE USUAL SOBRIETY TESTS...FOLLOW MY FINGER WITH YOUR EYES...WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT INSTEAD, WATSON TOOK OFF HIS CAP AND SUGGESTED A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> Sure, sure thing, man. (guy does backflip) laughter. That's good, man. I can't do that. </b><pi><b>4:25 1771 TANNER WATSON DOES BACKFLIP, COP COMPLIMENTS HIM</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>HIS BACKFLIP DIDN'T BACKFIRE, </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> Left foot! </b><pi><b>7:27 1771 TANNER WATSON YELLING BELLIGERANTLY</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>BUT IT ALSO DIDN'T GET HIM OUT OF THE USUAL SOBRIETY TESTS, WHICH WATSON GOT BELLIGERANT ABOUT DOING...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>what's up. </b><pi><b>CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS NAT (MY TRACK WILL FIT BETWEEN NICELY)</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>WHAT'S UP IS YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> Tanner,turn around and place your hands behind your back, OK? </b><pi><b>8:03 1771 COP TURNS HIM AROUND TO CUFF HIM</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>THUS TANNER WATSON JOINS THE RANKS OF OTHERS WHO OVERPERFORMED DURING DWI STOPS, FROM THE FLORIDA MAN WHO DID A CARTWHEEL...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> nat cartwheel </b><pi><b>:44 13750169 POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO OF DWI STOP</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>BUT BLEW THE LANDING TO THE CANADIAN CROONER WHO SANG THE LYRICS TO BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY FLAWLESSLY FOR 6 MINUTES...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>mama wooo oooooo </b><pi><b>1:29 08187567 GUY SINGING SUPER LOUDY IN BACK OF POLICE CAR</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>NO WONDER FOLKS FELL FOR THIS PARODY FROM "RENO 911!"</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> I want you to step bump step bump bump </b><pi><b>00:01:07 13750169 SIMULATED POLICE STOP. FEMALE COP DEMONSTRATING TO PERP WHAT SHE WANTS HIM TO DO (IT'S A DANCE STEP)</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>step bump step bump bump </b><pi><b>00:01:15 0169 PERP IN COWBOY HAT DOES DANCE STEP</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>You know what would be good if you hit, kicked and then kinda...</b><pi><b>1:32 0169 PERP SUGGESTS EVEN MORE OVER THE TOP DANCE STEPS</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>THAT WAS COMEDY...</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> You a dancer? no, I'm just drunk. </b><pi><b>00:01:45 COP TO PERP</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>THOUGH REAL LIFE IS STARTING TO COMPETE. STILL A BACKFLIP IS BETTER THAN FLIPPNG THE BIRD. AND WORSE THAN TOEING THE LINE. </b><pi><b>SHOT OF SUSPECT DOING BACKFLIP AND THEN HIM HOPPING AROUND ON SIDEWALK AVOIDING HAVING TO TOE THE LINE</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>JEANNE MOOS CNN</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b> click </b><pi><b>8:14 1771 tight handcuffs click on</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>NEW YORK</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--MUSIC INFO---</b></p>\n<p></p>

DEPUTY JOHNNY WHITAKER RESPONDS TO A TRAFFIC CRASH AND FINDS A VERY DRUNK SUSPECT AT THE SCENE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ALSO WAS ON THE SCENE. SUSPECT JOHNNY BIBLE (CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP SOMETIME!) GETS VERY IRATE AND IN KICKING A TRUCK HE ENDS UP KNOCKING HIMSELF OUT COLD!!!

A driver who was pulled over Friday night by an Ocala police corporal sped away with the officer's feet hanging out the driver's side door of his Volkswagen convertible.The driver, Bradford Sheldon, 44, of Gainesville, also tried to push Cpl.George Hunley out of the car as he drove at speeds in excess of 80 mph, according to the Police Department.Hunley, Sheldon and Officer Matt Sams, whose foot was run over, received minor injuries.Sheldon was charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, kidnapping, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, two counts of resisting arrest without violence, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. He declined an interview request from the Starbanner.Here's an account of the episode based on information from the Police Department:It all started shortly before 11 p.m. Friday, when Hunley noticed a blown headlight on a Volkswagen convertible in the 600 block of Northwest 10th Street. Hunley, who had been traveling in the opposite direction, turned around and stopped the VW in the 800 block of North Pine Avenue.Sheldon told the officer that he did not have his driver's license. He reportedly told Hunley it was a valid license and then gave him a name and Social Security number.Hunley checked the information, learned that it was false and called for backup.Then Hunley approached Sheldon, who buckled in the driver's seat, and asked for the keys. Sheldon refused to hand them over.Hunley reached in and tried to get Sheldon out of the car. Then a dashcam video shows the corporal, along with Officer Matt Sams, trying once again to remove Sheldon from the car.During the struggle, Sheldon drove off. A back tire rolled over one of Sams' feet. Hunley's upper body was in the car as the two continued to struggle. His feet were dangling outside.Hunley repeatedly told Sheldon to stop the car, but Sheldon continued to drive, telling the officer to "just get out," a police report says. They continued to struggle, with both men holding onto the steering wheel, the car door open and the VW traveling more than 80 mph.The report says Sheldon swerved the vehicle toward a guard rail at the bridge in the 600 block of North Pine Avenue.The car was damaged when it hit a raised median in the 900 block of South Pine Avenue. Hunley then turned the steering wheel to the left, which made the car turn onto Southwest 10th Street, where it stopped.Sheldon crawled out the passenger side window to escape. Hunley pulled out his Taser and stunned him.It appeared to have no effect, as Sheldon continued to resist. Hunley tackled him and placed him under arrest.Sheldon had just been release on Oct. 24 from Marion Correction Institution after serving more than a year for credit card fraud and cocaine possession.

LOCAL MENTAL CASE KNOWN AS “OTTO” KEEPS THE WEST MELBOURNE POLICE VERY BUSY FROM TIME TO TIME. TODAY, OTTO DECIDES HE WILL DIRECT TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD.

A CENTRAL FLORIDA BANK ROBBER GETS BUSTED COUNTING THE LOOT WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN LAKE MARY. THE CHIEF OF POLICE, RICHARD BEARY SPOTTED THE ROBBER IN A GRAY DODGE COLT COUNTING THE CASH. COPS FOLLOWED THE ROBBER INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT WAS THERE COPS SURROUNDED HIM AND ARRESTED HIM.

DASHCAM CATCHES A SUSPECT BEING TASERED BY FLORIDA POLICE. ON A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP, THE MAN TAKES OFF AND LEADS POLICE ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE. ONCE THE STOP STICKS HALT THE CHASE, THE MAN GETS OUT AND TAKES OFF ON FOOT....AND THAT'S WHEN COPS HAD ENOUGH AND SHOT HIM WITH A TASER. THE SUSPECT CAN BE SEEN IMMEDIATELY DROPPING TO THE GROUND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY.

WHILE ON PATROL AN OFFICER NOTICES A MAROON CHEVY CROSSING THE CENTER DIVIDER LINE AND AT TIME HEADING INTO THE WRONG LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIM OVER, THE DRIVER REFUSES AND A HIGH SPEED CHASE IS ON! WHEN THE CHASE HITS A DEAD END, THE SUSPECTS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE UP. THE DRIVER NAMED ZENON FLORES HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE AND EXPIRED TAGS. HE WAS ARRESTED.

A FLORIDA DEPUTY STOPS A SUSPECT AND DISCOVERS HE IS WANTED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. THE SCUFFLE BEGINS AND THE DEPUTY GRABS THE SUSPECTS SHIRT AND IS SPUN AROUND. THE SHIRT RIPS OFF AND THE DEPUTY FALLS BACKWARDS. THE DEPUTY THEN FIRES HIS GUN HITTING THE MAN IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. THE SUSPECT SURVIVES THE SHOT.

A grand jury this week criticized the Bradford County Sheriff's Office for endangering the public during a deadly car chase in February because it had no policy in force on when and how to enter into a high-speed chase.VEHICLE PURSUIT POLICYThe sheriff recently adopted a car-chase policy but said the policy provides guidelines, not absolute rules.Robbery suspect James Lester Estes, 46, of Fairbanks died at the end of the chase on Feb. 3 when he was shot in the head and crashed the sport utility vehicle he had been driving after crossing into Alachua County.The Bradford County grand jury - like an Alachua County grand jury before it - ruled that the actions of the officers chasing Estes were lawful.In its presentment, the Bradford County grand jury said, "We discourage such a chase and use of deadly force unless absolutely necessary."The grand jury went on to write: "The circumstances involved in this incident put innocent people in harm's way, in part because there were no effective policies regarding pursuit situations in force at the Bradford County Sheriff's Office at the time."Estes, a suspect in a robbery at a Bradford County convenience store earlier that day, led law enforcement officers in the chase from Bradford County to County Road 225 and County Road 1475 in northern Alachua County.During the pursuit, Estes led officers through Starke and onto U.S. 301. Speeds at the time reached about 80 mph. Efforts to stop Estes by using techniques such as stop sticks - to deflate the tires on his car - failed because he unexpectedly turned onto side roads during the chase.Shots were fired at Estes both on U.S. 301 and shortly before he crashed in Alachua County.State Attorney Bill Cervone said Estes was hit by one bullet in the back of the head, causing him to lose control of the SUV he was driving and crash.Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith and Capt. Eddie Boatwright both fired at Estes or his vehicle during the pursuit.Smith previously said he fired when he was trying to direct traffic away from Estes' route on CR 229 and the man "made the move to come directly at me."Boatwright was riding with another officer and shot at Estes and his vehicle on U.S. 301 in Bradford County and just before Estes crashed in Alachua County.Smith, who had been in office about 20 days when the shooting occurred, said a pursuit policy adopted by the previous sheriff's administration in August apparently had not been widely distributed and was found on a CD on a lieutenant's desk.Former Bradford Sheriff Bob Milner disputed Smith's recollection. On Wednesday afternoon, Milner told The Sun he had put a policy into place when he first took office in January 1993 and that the policy was continually reviewed and updated like other policies at the agency.The car-chase policy that's now in place for the Bradford Sheriff's Office is similar to the policy at the Alachua County Sheriff's Office as well as policies at several other law enforcement agencies across North Central Florida.The grand jury noted that Smith recently had put a pursuit policy in place and urged the sheriff and his deputies to remember that the key to responding to similar future events "is the exercise of good judgment in following policy."Smith said his nine-page pursuit policy, which took effect April 22, is part of the ongoing training and education in which his staff participates. However, the sheriff said the policy is only a guideline."Policies are guidelines, not laws," Smith said. "There are always reasons to justify going outside of the guidelines."For example, the recently adopted guidelines state, "Caravaning of vehicles during a pursuit situation is prohibited," and, "A pursuit will normally involve no more than two vehicles."In a 17-minute video of the chase and subsequent crash, at least seven law enforcement vehicles are seen pursuing Estes.The video was provided to The Sun by the State Attorney's Office in response to a public records request.The current policy also prohibits shooting at a moving vehicle, except when authorized by a captain or higher authority and when all other means have been exhausted and the suspect poses a threat if not stopped.Smith said that in the Estes case, the pursuit tactics, including the shooting, were justifiable because deputies did not know whether Estes was armed and because he allegedly had tried to run into at least one law enforcement officer and then refused to pull over when deputies were following him with their lights and sirens activated.After Estes' death, his sister Jacki Crews said her brother had left a note indicating he didn't want to be a burden and was upset about developments in a court case involving a relative.The charges in that case, in which his relative was a victim, had been reduced or dropped.A self-employed carpet installer, Estes also was dealing with financial issues, family members said.Alachua County sheriff's deputies had indicated Estes was a suspect in another convenience store robbery similar to the Bradford County case.No weapon was displayed in either case.Estes' sister said she did not believe her brother was trying to hurt anyone else but "was trying to escape a world that he could not simply cope in anymore."

Pursuit that is the end result of a routine traffic stop with a driver trying to run over the cop. Car gets t-boned into stopping and the officers arrest the two suspects, one being pulled through the window.Driver was arrested for attempted murder. The passenger who was pulled out was charged with an accessory and juvenile.

THREE JUVIES HAVE STOLEN A CAR IN FLORIDA AND THEY HAVE FUN DRIVING ALL THE WAY TO GEORGIA AND STEALING GAS ALONG THE WAY. AFTER SOME HARROWING DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND MEDIANS AND EVEN GOING THE WRONG WAY DOWN A HIGHWAY, THE KIDS CRASH THROUGH A FENCE AND LAND ON AN INTERSTATE. ALL THE JUVENILES ARE CAUGHT AND ARRESTED AFTER A SHIRT FOOT PURSUIT.

A FLORIDA DEPUTY WAS WRITING A TRAFFIC TICKET WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PASSING VEHICLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A FLORIDA HOSPITAL, AND RELEASED IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PATROL CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH A VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ROGER LEFT THE SCENE. AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO, THE SUSPECTS VEHICLE WAS DESCRIBED AS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE, WHITE IN COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE MIRROR STRUCK THE DEPUTY AND WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. LATER THAT SAME DAY, A DETECTIVE SAW A VEHICLE MATCHING THE SUSPECTS DESCRIPTION AND MISSING THE SIDE PASSENGER MIRROR.

GUY IN A STOLEN HONDA LEADING OFFICER OVERBEY ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE. OVERBEY IS ABLE TO USE A PIT MANEUVER TO SHOVE THE CAR INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND END IT. THE DRIVER WAS ALSO WANTED FOR MURDER IN FLORIDA.

DURING A NIGHT TIME TRAFFIC STOP, AN OFFICER WAS PERFORMING A DUI TEST ON A MAN WHEN HIS VEHICLE'S PASSENGER, HIS WIFE, JUMPS OUT OF THE TRUCK WITH A GUN. THE OFFICERS, AND HER HUSBAND, SCATTER TO GET AWAY FROM THE SHOTS. THE WOMAN IS FINALLY RESTRAINED AND BOTH SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE ARRESTED. THE HUSBAND IS CHARGED WITH DUI AND HIS WIFE IS CHARGED WITH DUI AND ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

Police stop a white van for a traffic infraction. when officer smells a strong whiff of cologne coming from the van he gets a little aroused....or at least his curiosity does! suspect allow the officer to search the van and he finds 50-pounds of marijuana!! defendant later pled guilty and got 3 years of house arrest and had to pay $1000 in fines.SUSPECT - TRAVIS MIRRA (WHITE VAN WITH MARIJUANA)CHARGES: TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - MARIJUANADISPOSITION: ON 2/9/04 DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY, ADJUDICATION WITHHELD, 3 YEARS OF COMMUNITY CONTROL (HOUSE ARREST), $1050 FINES.

Police in Lake Wales, Florida are investigating a traffic stop that nearly ended in a riot.Dozens of neighborhood residents swarmed police as they worked to take three suspects into custody during the stop.Multiple cameras, including the dashboard units mounted in patrol cars and others on one police officer's TASER captured the melee.Two of the three suspects were able to escape because of the crowd's actions.A number of citizen complaints were filed with the department after the incident, Assistant Chief Chris Velasquez said Monday. Coupled with a use of force by officers, that automatically starts an administrative review."The biggest goal right now is to get any and all evidence that is out there," Velasquez said. "That means any and all video or photographs circulating around."There were a lot of emotions out there and it led to a very dangerous situation for the public and for the police officers," he added.Velasquez said rumors circulated through the community that police had shot someone and that drew a larger, more belligerent crowd.

A traffic stop in Florida turns violent and a high speed chase follows!

A MAN MAINTAINS THAT HE WASN'T THE DRIVER AND THAT THE COP IS BUSTING HIS BALLS. HE IS SO DRUNK THAT HE LAYS ON THE FLOOR AND PULLS OUT HIS PENIS AND STARTS PLAYING WITH HIMSELF.

OCALA - Ocala police tried to pull over an Ocala man driving a tow truck Monday morning to question him about a sex crime reportedly committed earlier in the day. Ten minutes and nine miles later, the driver faced several unrelated felony charges.Bret A. Wass, 28, driving the tow truck and pulling a sports utility vehicle, led police officers and Marion County sheriff's deputies on a 9-mile chase through Ocala just after 9 a.m, according to police reports.Wass raced the tow truck from State Road 200 and 17th Street to County Road 475 where, after almost striking a sheriff's deputy, the vehicle slammed into a tree at the entrance to the Brookstone subdivision, the report said."We recognized his vehicle and wanted to question him," said Ocala police spokesman Sgt. Lou Biondi. "We tried to do a traffic stop, but he didn't stop."Biondi said Wass was a suspect in a sexual assault case that occurred around 8 a.m. Monday morning. The victim told police what kind of vehicle the suspect was driving.During the chase, officers said Wass was traveling at speeds up to 60 mph. Marion County Sheriff Sgt. Jeff Gold responded to the chase and got ahead of Wass on County Road 475 to lay down stop sticks. He then came face to face with Wass, who allegedly turned to miss the spike strips and reportedly barreled straight toward him."They were coming up northbound on 475 and I looked straight at him," Gold said. "I saw him look right at me and cut the wheel."Gold dove out of the path of Wass, who slammed into Gold's car before running into a tree."There's no doubt in my mind he was intentionally aiming at me, I mean, he missed me by inches," Gold said. "I've been doing this for about 18 years now, but I have never been more scared for my life."It was a mighty big vehicle to have running down on you."Wass suffered multiple injuries in the crash and was taken under police escort to Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Biondi said he will be charged with felony fleeing and eluding, attempted murder and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.The investigation into the sexual assault case is ongoing.

A CHASE WITH FUZZY VIDEO (THE CAMERA IS OUT OF FOCUS) OF A STOLEN CAR GOING 100 MPH IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. WHEN POLICE FINALLY GET THE GUY, THEY ARE REALLY PISSED. THE COPS TAKE THEIR PURSUIT PERSONALLY. LOTS OF CURSING, THREATENING, ETC.

Routine traffic stop turns into a shootout when one of the suspects tries to get away.

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.