Footage shows the moment a driver leapt out of a moving Mercedes and “snapped” his ankle after a 13-minute police chase that hit speeds of up to 100mph. Darren Welsh went through red lights, failed to give way and travelled on the wrong side of the road during the pursuit in Sunderland. The 47-year-old said he “panicked” and thought he was being targeted by “organised offenders” who’d attacked him before. Welsh, 47, of Sunderland, admitted dangerous driving and was sentenced to 12 months in...
Footage shows the moment a driver leapt out of a moving Mercedes and “snapped” his ankle after a 13-minute police chase that hit speeds of up to 100mph. Darren Welsh went through red lights, failed to give way and travelled on the wrong side of the road during the pursuit in Sunderland. The 47-year-old said he “panicked” and thought he was being targeted by “organised offenders” who’d attacked him before. Welsh, 47, of Sunderland, admitted dangerous driving and was sentenced to 12 months in...
An alleged impaired driver who police say fled the scene of a single-vehicle collision in Pickering over the weekend has been arrested and charged after being caught on camera running through backyards and attempting to hide from police. In a two-minute-long video posted on social media, Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) shared details of what they believe occurred following the April 19 crash, which happened shortly before 2 a.m. near Appleview Road and Dunbarton Road, just north of...
‘All we knew was that there was a human in that car and we decided to get to action’, a bystander said
Police have released video footage of a dramatic takedown of a group of teens wanted in connection with an attempted carjacking in Markham earlier this month. On Friday, York Regional Police said the vehicle used in the carjacking has been connected to other armed carjackings in the Greater Toronto Area and investigators are releasing video surveillance footage of the suspects in an effort to find others who may be “linked to this criminal network.” The attempted carjacking occurred at...
A Mesa, Arizona mother was charged with aggravated assault after video showed her hit a school bus driver multiple times while accusing her of speaking badly about her daughter. The Mesa Police Department said 27-year-old Hermenegilda Marquez was arrested on April 17 and faces a single count of felony aggravated assault on a school employee. According to police, officers responded to W. McKellips Road at about 2 p.m. on April 11 after receiving reports that a Mesa Public Schools bus driver had...
An upstate New York district attorney is under investigation after police bodycam video showed her getting into a heated confrontation with an officer who had stopped her for speeding, calling him an “a--hole" and demanding “leave me alone.” Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley apologized on Monday, a day after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul referred the April 22 incident to the State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. "What I did was wrong — no excuses," Doorley said in her apology. "I...
A brawl at a high school in Louisiana was captured on video, but parents are more upset that a school officer used pepper spray to break up the fight. The video appeared to show a large group of students watching and recording as two girls began throwing punches at each other at the Magnolia School of Excellence in Shreveport on Monday. A school resource officer reportedly used pepper spray to break up the crowd. The video was posted to TikTok, and the description read simply, "Moments...
Paul Rudkin, 42, was behind the wheel of his blue Mini Cooper when he failed to stop for police in Burgess Hill, Sussex on December 10.
A drug dealer who ran a criminal enterprise supplying class A drugs across Cambridge has been jailed. Officers from the Southern Neighbourhood Support Team arrested 22-year-old Mohammed Ali in Cambridge on 13 April last year (2023) after spotting him carrying out a suspected drug deal in Petersfield Gardens. Ali was carrying crack cocaine and heroin worth £2,670 as well as £1,500 in cash and two mobile phones. One of the phones rang 75 times after his arrest and investigations revealed it was...
A drug dealer who ran a criminal enterprise supplying class A drugs across Cambridge has been jailed. Officers from the Southern Neighbourhood Support Team arrested 22-year-old Mohammed Ali in Cambridge on 13 April last year (2023) after spotting him carrying out a suspected drug deal in Petersfield Gardens. Ali was carrying crack cocaine and heroin worth £2,670 as well as £1,500 in cash and two mobile phones. One of the phones rang 75 times after his arrest and investigations revealed it was...
A drug dealer who ran a criminal enterprise supplying class A drugs across Cambridge has been jailed. Officers from the Southern Neighbourhood Support Team arrested 22-year-old Mohammed Ali in Cambridge on 13 April last year (2023) after spotting him carrying out a suspected drug deal in Petersfield Gardens. Ali was carrying crack cocaine and heroin worth £2,670 as well as £1,500 in cash and two mobile phones. One of the phones rang 75 times after his arrest and investigations revealed it was...