LET ME SEE. HEY! >> [screaming] >> STOP IT! >> HEY ADRENALINE JUNKIES, WELCOME TO POLICE CHASE. Today we're kicking off a brand new series, when people messed with the wrong cop, where every dumb move instantly triggers justice mode. All right, let's dive in. >> Dad, you hear it? Okay. He's going in the library. Hey, stop! library. Hey, stop! >> On April 23rd, 2025, at approximately 11:46 a.m., a contractor working at 115 South Main Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, stepped away from his box truck and came back to find it gone. Officers located the stolen vehicle near 1200 Watertown Avenue and moved in to stop it. The driver, 29-year-old Dante Walton, had no intention of pulling over. >> Just ran the state police cruiser. They're going right into the park. >> Despite multiple attempts to stop him, Walton kept driving. During the pursuit, the box truck struck a Connecticut State Police cruiser. He continued fleeing until he reached the area of 300 Grand Street, where the truck slammed into a Waterbury Police Department SUV and several parked vehicles before finally coming to a stop. Walton then jumped out and ran on foot. >> Oh! Yeah, I got him. I got him. I got him. He's running to the back of the library, back of the library. Back of the library. Black male, black hoodie. He's going to the library park. He's going in the library. Hey, stop! >> Officers quickly caught up to Walton and took him into custody. The Waterbury police officer whose SUV was struck was treated and released from hospital for minor injuries. One occupant of a parked vehicle also sustained minor injuries. Walton himself was taken to hospital for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. The Connecticut State Police cruiser and the Waterbury Police SUV both sustained damage from the collisions along with multiple parked civilian vehicles. Walton stole a box truck, used it to ram two police vehicles, injured a bystander and an officer, then tried to run. Every choice he made after taking that truck added another charge to the list waiting for him at the end. >> You got your legs underneath you? All right. Put your hands up. STOP IT! >> ON APRIL 17TH, 2025, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a Newport Beach police officer in Newport Beach, California, USA, was sitting at a red light on West Coast Highway when he noticed a motorcycle run straight through the intersection at Superior Avenue without stopping. He initiated a stop and the rider, later identified as 45-year-old Jeffrey Sterling, pulled over east of Superior Avenue. It appeared routine. It was not. >> The plate is 26 Foxtrot 7064. You okay? >> That's why I didn't even bring it out here. >> What's that? >> People have been almost hitting me all day. That's why I didn't >> Okay. Do you want to come over here and just take a seat right here? >> No, I don't want to. >> Okay. Just I'm telling you, take a seat right here. Come here. >> I don't care what you're telling me or what you're telling me to do. >> He's like, "So, I'll take your call, man." Sit down, dude. [music] Stop. Stop. Come here. Get off the bike. Sit down. >> No. >> Sit down, dude. >> I don't want >> Come here. >> I don't want to sit down or come over. >> When the officer approached on foot, Sterling dismounted and refused every command to sit down. The officer radioed for backup. At that moment, Sterling charged at him. During the physical altercation that followed, Sterling struck the officer multiple times in the head and then pulled the officer's own Taser from his duty belt. He placed it against the back of the officer's head. >> STOP IT! >> THE OFFICER BROKE FREE AS STERLING pointed the taser at him and officer-involved shooting occurred. Additional officers arrived seconds later and began rendering medical aid. Newport Beach Fire Department took over treatment minutes after. Sterling was transported to a nearby hospital where he passed away. The officer was treated and released for injuries sustained during the altercation. A civilian police employee on a ride-along remained in the vehicle throughout the incident and was not involved. A red-light violation brought the officer to that stop. What Sterling did in the minutes that followed transformed it into something no one on that stretch of highway that night could have anticipated. >> I'm dead. You hear it? Oh, yeah? >> On November 23rd, 2025, Newtown Police Department officers in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, responded to an disturbance call in the area of Hanover Road. Officer Hyvarinen made contact with 40-year-old Daniel Morris. Morris raised his hands as if surrendering. Then, without any warning, he drove his fist into the officer's face. >> I'm dead. You hear it? Oh, yeah? Put your hands on your back. Get off of me. >> Put your hands on your back. >> Get off of me. >> Get hands on your back. >> All right. >> Working alone, Officer Hyvarinen attempted to gain control of Morris, who actively resisted and locked the officer in a headlock. Hyvonen responded by lifting the 220-lb suspect overhead and breaking free. The struggle continued on the ground where Morris landed a second punch to the officer's face before Hyvonen finally gained control through lawful use of force. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Why did you come at me? Why did you come at me? Why did you come at me? >> Dude, [ __ ] case you stop. >> Just talk to me. >> I'm you're being detained. That is it. That is what I told you right [music] now. >> Both Officer Hyvonen and Morris sustained minor facial injuries during the encounter. Morris was evaluated on scene by emergency medical personnel and transported to Danbury Hospital where he was medically cleared. He was then placed under arrest. >> I'm not doing anything. >> Regardless, you just [ __ ] charged you. All you were doing was being detained. Swing on you, dude. >> I have a hip replacement. >> Yeah, 45 regardless. >> Can I have my glasses, please? I can't see. >> 10-22, I got one in custody. >> Morris was charged with assault on public safety personnel, interfering with an officer and resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. He was held on a $75,000 cash bond and scheduled for arraignment at Danbury Superior Court. Raising your hands and then throwing a punch is the kind of contradiction that courts tend to remember. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> All right, we have EMS coming. >> Can I please have my glasses, please? >> We'll get your stuff. >> I'm sorry, but >> Dude, I'm so like Let ME SEE. HEY! >> [screaming] >> JUST BEFORE 5:30 A.M. ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2025, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Cybercrimes Bureau deputies in Miami-Dade, Florida, USA arrived at a home near Southwest 155th Street and Southwest 102nd Place to execute a search warrant connected to an internet crimes against children investigation. The subject of the warrant was 25-year-old Christian Barahona. Using a long-range acoustic device, deputies announced the warrant and instructed occupants to come outside. The special response team breached the front door and safely removed a man, two women, and a child from the home. >> [screaming] >> Seconds after the occupants were cleared, 21-year-old Christopher Barahona, the brother of the warrant subject, walked into the living room holding a handgun. Two deputies immediately discharged their service weapons. Medical aid was rendered until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived AND TOOK OVER. >> [screaming] >> CHRISTOPHER BARAHONA WAS PRONOUNCED at the scene. His firearm was recovered. Christian Barahona, the original target of the warrant, emerged from a hallway moments later and was detained without incident. No deputies or other occupants were injured during the operation. Christian Barahona was arrested and charged with sexual performance by a child in possession and promotion of such material. Deputies had cleared the home methodically and safely before the shooting occurred. The person who walked into that room with a gun was not the subject of the warrant. That one detail changed everything about how the morning ended. >> On January 2nd, 2023, East Point Police Department officers and Georgia State Patrol in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, moved to stop a stolen white Jeep Grand Cherokee. The driver, 19-year-old Matthew Gaskins, made his choice the moment they activated their lights. He ran. Gaskins tore through residential streets and cut across a private backyard, putting civilians directly in his path. Officers attempted a precision immobilization technique, but he evaded it and kept going. The pursuit eventually pushed him into the parking lot of a Piggly Wiggly, where his options finally ran out. A second intervention was executed, and this time it worked. >> The Jeep spun and slammed into an electrical utility pole with enough force to destroy it completely. The impact left the stolen vehicle totaled and immobile. Officers moved in and took Gaskins into custody without further incident. Utility crews were called to repair the damaged electrical infrastructure. >> Please turn off the vehicle and put your hands up. >> The stolen Jeep was declared a total loss. Multiple civilian vehicles sustained damage during the pursuit route and a utility pole was destroyed. Gaskins faces charges including possession of a stolen vehicle, felony fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, and additional charges related to property damage. He drove a stolen car through a residential neighborhood, destroyed a utility pole, and damaged multiple civilian vehicles. 19 years old and a trail of wreckage stretching across an entire county. >> up in there. I thought he was going to flip it. >> Yeah. >> We couldn't do nothing but keep pushing him. I did I totaled my car, I'm sure. >> On June 19th, 2026, around 10:14 a.m., Trooper Jonathan Nutt was stationary on the shoulder of Interstate 530 South in Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA, when a white 2023 Honda Accord came flying past at 101 mph in a 75 zone. He activated lights and sirens. The Accord pulled over just before mile marker 27 and for a moment it looked like a clean stop. Then Rodney Shavers hit the gas and drove away. Shavers pushed past 110 mph on the shoulder of Interstate 30 weaving through traffic before exiting into the urban area of Little Rock. Multiple troopers joined the chase as Shavers hit over 100 mph through a 40 zone on West 65th Street, cut through a gas station parking lot, and pushed south on Lancaster Road at nearly double the posted speed. When he finally stopped the car on South Wakefield Drive, he jumped out and ran on foot climbing a backyard fence before a taser brought him down. >> Hey. Hey, foot bail, foot bail, foot bail. Foot bail, foot bail, foot bail. HEY, WHERE IS HE? WHERE is he? >> Shavers was taken into custody without further incident. Officers who responded to the stopped vehicle found his front seat passenger, Breanna Jenkins, and a 2-month-old baby still inside the car. During the brief interaction after arrest, troopers detected a strong odor of alcohol on Shavers. At the detention center, he refused a breath test, then voluntarily admitted he was drunk. >> Yeah, you did. You're very jail. Spread your legs. >> Shavers was charged with felony fleeing, endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree, kidnapping, fleeing on foot, driving while intoxicated as a second offense, refusal to submit to chemical testing, reckless driving, and multiple additional traffic violations. He had a prior DWI conviction from August 2025. He drove drunk through a city at over 100 mph with a 2-month-old baby in the car, then told officers at the jail that he would not take any test and that he was drunk. At least one of those statements was consistent with everything else that happened that morning. On December 3rd, 2025 at approximately 3:56 p.m., officers in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA were dispatched to Dick's Sporting Goods on East McCain Boulevard after reports of a shoplifting in progress. By the time they arrived, the suspects had already walked out of the store and driven off in a white vehicle with paper tags. Officer Wilkerson located the vehicle and it immediately fled, merging onto Interstate 57 north. The pursuit pushed through multiple exits and roads before the fleeing vehicle crashed out near the Interstate 440 and Highway 161 on-ramp. The driver, identified as Tooms, jumped out and ran directly across all lanes of Interstate 440 traffic to reach a woodline on the east side. A perimeter was established and Tooms was located and taken into custody shortly after with assistance from other agencies. >> You are guys, COME IN. I GOT TO GO TO THE INTERSTATE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE INTERSTATE. I GOT TO GO TO THE INTERSTATE. You got to get on the Interstate. >> We're getting on Interstate 40 West, 40 West. He's going to wreck out. He wrecked out. He wrecked out. >> A search of the vehicle uncovered the stolen merchandise from Dick's Sporting Goods along with two loaded firearms, a black Diamondback DB15 rifle in .223 caliber and a black Glock 21 in .45 caliber, both with one round already chambered. The Glock was found in the passenger floorboard within easy reach. Store security footage confirmed Toombs and an unknown male leaving with the stolen items. >> He came into He jumped the uh the Interstate and came into the woodline here. So, he's somewhere in the woodline right here. Hey, we'll K9s will go over towards you. >> The total value of stolen merchandise from Dick's Sporting Goods came to $1,615.91, confirmed by the store manager who processed every item. Both firearms were impounded as evidence. The vehicle, which Toombs claimed belonged to his mother but his family denied, was impounded by J Hook Towing. A shoplifting call that started at a sporting goods store ended with two loaded guns, a high-speed pursuit, and a man running across a live Interstate. The merchandise was returned. The rest of the consequences were just getting started. On June 17th, 2026, the Garland County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas, USA, requested assistance with a vehicle pursuit already underway. An Arkansas State Police Trooper responded and joined the chase involving a Nissan Murano that had refused to stop near a Sonic on Highway 65. >> 26 104 1024 >> Vehicle earlier. >> Highway 65 at the Sonic with 644 >> zebra >> 283644 ZFX It's going to be on a Nissan Murano. >> 28 >> See that license plate number again. >> We're southbound now leaving McGee. >> Officers tracked the Murano through local roads and parking lots as it continued evading. A tactical vehicle intervention was attempted, but was unsuccessful. The pursuit pushed on until the suspect drove through a ditch and into a field where the vehicle became disabled and finally came to a stop. >> Still southbound on 65. >> What's your 10-20? >> Approaching the county line. >> See that license plate number again. >> 8130 trying a TVI now. >> Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. >> The suspect resisted arrest at the scene, prompting officers to deploy a Taser multiple times before taking him into custody. He was Mirandized on scene. Officers also discussed among themselves the damage sustained by the police vehicle DURING THE PURSUIT. >> TASE! TASE! TASE! >> TASE! >> TASE! >> TASE HIM. >> HE'S ON THE GROUND. >> I GOT MULTIPLE TASERS. >> CAREFUL. >> TASE. >> He's fighting over the dough. >> 35 E27 >> The police vehicle sustained damage during the pursuit and the Nissan Murano was left disabled in a field after driving through a ditch. Charges and further details were not available at the time of this report. It started near a Sonic and ended in a field. Whatever was worth running for, a ditch and a taser suggest it was not worth nearly as much as he thought. >> All right. >> 10-17 10-17 I was able to follow him. Told him to lay on the ground. >> On September 14th, 2024 at approximately 1:01 a.m. in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, Florida Highway Patrol troopers spotted a red motorcycle speeding along Interstate 95. A records check revealed the motorcycle was displaying a registration that had expired back in 2018. What could have been a routine traffic stop soon turned into something far more dangerous. >> 10-17 after a 10-31 motorcycle. It's westbound Gateway. Speed is 30. 321 10-11 He's turning >> Troopers identified the rider as 63-year-old Scott Thomas. Instead of stopping, he allegedly continued traveling through several roadways, including Gateway Boulevard, Military Trail, and Woolbright Road, ignoring repeated attempts to pull him over. Dashcam footage shows the motorcycle weaving through traffic, entering lanes meant for oncoming vehicles, and creating tense moments for everyone sharing the road that night. >> All right, westbound on Woolbright Still westbound on Woolbright. What's his plate number, please? Westbound on Woolbright approaching 7-Eleven. All right, 28, 28, 28. Okay, we're approaching 67. I know you got the unit number there. All right, westbound on Woolbright. Westbound, westbound, westbound. >> As the pursuit stretched on, troopers reported that Thomas intentionally made contact with a patrol vehicle. For officers behind the wheel, each passing second carried uncertainty. Would the rider finally stop, or would another sudden decision place even more people in harm's way? >> He's trying to turn into the bank. He's trying to lose the red light. All right, I'm going to That part of the bank. >> The chase eventually came to an end on Charleston Shores Boulevard, where troopers safely moved in and took Thomas into custody. Authorities later stated that Thomas was booked on allegations including fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Investigators also discovered he had an active warrant in Palm Beach County and that his driving privileges had been suspended since April 2024. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. The incident serves as another reminder that avoiding responsibility for a simple traffic violation can quickly escalate into a situation carrying much heavier consequences. On July 4th, 2024, at approximately 10:20 p.m. in Modesto, California, USA, officers responded to a disturbance at a home along the 1,100 block of Roselawn Drive. Family members reported that 35-year-old Dylan Harvey had threatened his father and had isolated himself in a bedroom while in possession of several knives. As fireworks lit up the night sky outside, officers entered the home and calmly spoke with Harvey through the bedroom door. After several minutes of conversation, they persuaded him to come out and sit in the dining area. For a brief moment, it seemed the tension might finally ease. >> [music] >> However, the situation changed unexpectedly. Harvey suddenly returned to his room, picked up a knife, and rushed toward Officer Jacob Merz. Body cam footage shows the officer retreating while trying to create distance, but within seconds Harvey allegedly made several aggressive motions and managed to injure the officer's hand. In moments like these, officers often have only an instant to react and protect themselves and those nearby. >> Hey, go, go, go. Hey. Dylan, stop. Dylan. >> What was that? >> That was a gunshot, Dylan. >> What happened? >> He grabbed a knife. >> Are you okay? >> Dylan. Emergency medical assistance was quickly provided and Harvey was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities later announced that he was facing allegations related to attempting to harm a law enforcement officer. The incident serves as another reminder that even when officers choose patience and dialogue, unpredictable decisions can instantly transform a hopeful conversation into a life-altering event for everyone involved. >> Your extras are uh yeah, they're in my pocket. I'm moving away. There's a knife under my foot. >> GET OUT! >> ON JUNE 29TH, 2024, during the morning hours in Saranac Lake, New York, USA, officers responded to reports of a stabbing incident at a local Stewart's Shop convenience store. Officer Gabriel Beavy and her partner quickly located a 33-year-old man, later identified as Joshua De Miguel Covoda, standing outside the business. >> Okay, where's uh where's the knife? >> I can't give you that. >> Okay, I need you to take it out of your pocket and give it to me right now. >> Sir, I need you to take the knife out of your pocket. >> It's my property. >> Sir, I need you to take the knife out of your pocket. >> you. >> Seconds later, Covoda suddenly removed the knife from his pocket and moved rapidly toward officer Beavy. The body cam captures Beavy stumbling backward in shock as her partner reacted immediately to stop the advancing threat. Within moments, Cavota collapsed onto the parking lot while Officer Beeby could be heard trying to regain her composure, breathing heavily after the frightening encounter. >> Shots fired. 0834. We're notifying state police. >> Officers soon shifted their focus from the confrontation to providing emergency assistance until paramedics arrived. The knife was later seen lying near Officer Beeby's feet. Both officers were placed on administrative leave while the incident underwent review, a standard procedure in cases involving the use of force. The encounter serves as a powerful reminder that officers often step into uncertain situations, never knowing how quickly an ordinary call for service can turn into a moment they may remember for the rest of their lives. >> Yeah, we just we just called for an ambulance. He can be heard >> Yes, yes, please, please. >> On May 3rd, 2026, at approximately 12:23 a.m. in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, Arkansas State Police troopers were alerted that deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office were already pursuing a gray blue 2004 Nissan 350Z headed toward the city. What began as a county pursuit was quickly becoming a serious public safety concern. >> TBI before you go. You got to go. >> Show me your hands. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. SHOW ME [screaming] YOUR HANDS. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. SHOW ME YOUR >> HANDS UP. >> SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. >> GO ON AND TAKE DOWN. >> GET OUT THE CAR. Get out the car. Hands up. Hands up. Hands up. PUT YOUR BUTT BACK NOW. QUIT RESISTING. >> AS THE SPORTS car approached Baseline Road near Interstate 30, troopers observed it allegedly traveling at nearly 100 mph without headlights even after midnight. Dash cam footage captured the vehicle running a red light and weaving past unsuspecting drivers as speeds reportedly climbed to 118 mph. Trooper Jackson Shoemate joined as the secondary unit coordinating radio traffic while officers searched for a safe opportunity to intervene. >> You got You got nothing else on or anything? >> Yeah. >> All right, I'm going to sit in back of my seat. Hold on, we'll figure out what we got going on, all right? Just go to the over here. >> On July 22nd, 2024 at approximately 2:00 p.m. in DeLand, Florida, USA, FHP Trooper Brandon Cano was monitoring traffic on Interstate 4 when he clocked a black sedan traveling 90 mph in a 70 mph zone. At first, it looked like an ordinary speeding stop. >> Lower your window. All the way down. Both windows. >> After pulling over, the driver and passenger suddenly switched seats inside the car. As Trooper Cano requested identification, the female stepped out with her hands raised while the male jumped back behind the wheel, looked directly at the trooper, and sped away. Sometimes, a single decision can change the course of an entire day. Dash cam footage captured the sedan weaving through traffic at speeds exceeding 135 mph using the shoulder and narrowly avoiding several crashes. The pursuit continued into Deland where Trooper Cano performed a PIT maneuver, sending the vehicle into a fence and bringing the chase to an end. But, the driver wasn't finished. He fled on foot into a wooded area, prompting a large-scale search involving multiple agencies and an air unit. About 45 minutes later, officers found and detained Patrick Brian Gordon, who is reportedly linked to active warrants, a suspended license, and suspected narcotics discovered inside the vehicle. The incident is another reminder that running from a traffic stop often leads to consequences far more serious than the original violation. >> Take him out. >> All right. Go ahead. >> On August 30th, 2021, at approximately 12:40 p.m. in Macomb County, Michigan, USA, undercover US Marshals asked deputies from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office to help stop a minivan driven by 32-year-old Kemorey Kennedy, who was wanted in connection with a homicide investigation in North Dakota. What started as a planned traffic stop quickly turned into a chase. >> All right, dispatch. Now he's slowing down. >> Slowing down. >> All right, we're picking him back up. We're doing 70. I got several Clinton rollers with me. All right, we're hitting the brakes. Stand by. >> Got it. >> All right, now he's driving. Okay, stand by. I got a lot of heavy westbound traffic, guys. Stand by. Stand by. STAND BY. ALL RIGHT, DISPATCH. WE'RE westbound 16. >> As deputies activated their lights and sirens near Groesbeck and Cass in Mount Clemens, the minivan accelerated onto the shoulder in an attempt to get away. Dash cam footage captured officers staying close behind, knowing that letting the suspect disappear could put others at risk. >> Speed are about 80. >> Westbound traffic is heavy. Traffic speed at 80. >> Continuing left lane. Speeds are now approaching 90 miles an hour, dispatch. Left lane. Traffic is now thinning out. We're All right, looks like he's going to go through the red light. Stand by. We're in the flipper. Hang on. We're in the flipper. Looks like we're We're go eastbound, everybody. Eastbound. Stop. he's in the oncoming lane, guys. Oncoming lane. >> Got it. He's in the oncoming lane. >> All right, we're going to be going southbound on Garfield from 16, guys. Let Fraser know. >> Southbound Garfield. Yeah, southbound Garfield. We're going to let Fraser know. >> Okay. >> Speeding southbound Garfield approaching Fraser, approaching 15. >> Stand by, dispatch. All right, we're through 15 Mile Road, dispatch. >> Got it. >> 14, homicide out of North Dakota. Stand by, dispatch. Going through a private park parking lot. >> Got that, 40. >> Got that, 40. >> Copy that. >> All right, uh Utica coming up to Masonic. He is now driving down the sidewalk. >> Driving on the sidewalk with southbound Utica to Masonic. >> All right, dispatch. When I get the opportunity, I might see if I can take him out. He's getting pretty reckless. The Grossbeck got traffic. Going through the grass Marathon gas station by the Jimmy John's. >> Through the grass by Jimmy John's. >> Going to go through 13, set up at a red light. Stand by. >> Traffic approaching 13. >> All right, he we made it through. Nobody hit anybody. >> Nobody hit anybody. >> Up, hold up, hold. I'm holding up. I got a lot of traffic coming up. I am not going to take him out of this thing. Got it. Holding off. Heavy traffic. >> The pursuit lasted only a short time before a deputy used a tactical maneuver to disable the vehicle and bring it to a safe stop. Within moments, Kennedy and his passenger were taken into custody without significant injuries. Several vehicles were damaged and one deputy sustained minor injuries during the operation. >> SHOW YOUR HANDS! SHOW ME YOUR HANDS! >> START AN AMBULANCE. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO need the ambulance. Start the ambulance. >> For officers, every pursuit carries uncertainty, but this case ended with a suspect safely detained and a community spared from further danger. It serves as another reminder that attempting to outrun the law often leads to consequences far more serious than facing the situation in the first place. >> I don't got no weapon. >> Get on THE GROUND! >> GET ON THE GROUND! >> GET ON THE GROUND! >> WATCH HIM. WATCH HIM. WATCH HIM. >> ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2022 at approximately 3:40 p.m. in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Baltimore police officers rushed to the intersection of West Lafayette Avenue and North Fulton Avenue after receiving reports of a woman being attacked by a man armed with a large knife. >> Say 13, get down! GET DOWN! >> OFFICER ZACHARY RUTHERFORD ARRIVED WITHIN moments and was met with a disturbing sight. A man later identified as Tyree Moorehead was pinning a woman to the pavement while holding a butcher knife dangerously close to her head. In situations like this, every heartbeat can feel like an eternity. >> Shots fired! Shots fired! Shots fired! Shots fired! Several units! SEVERAL UNITS! SIR, DROP THE KNIFE! DROP THE KNIFE! >> Body cam footage captured Rutherford repeatedly shouting, "Drop the knife! Drop the knife now!" Yet, the suspect did not respond to the commands. With the woman unable to escape and the danger growing by the second, the officer made a split-second decision to stop the attack. As the scene unfolded, the woman managed to roll away and reach safety unharmed. >> Sir, drop the knife! HEY, BACK UP! BACK UP! SIR, DROP THE KNIFE! HEY, STAY AROUND! We need a crime scene. Hurry up! Get the Hey, DROP THE KNIFE! DROP THE KNIFE! SIR, drop the knife! >> Officers immediately provided emergency medical assistance and investigators later indicated that the attack appeared to be random. The woman explained that she had simply been running errands when her ordinary afternoon suddenly turned into a terrifying experience. The incident serves as a sobering reminder that moments of violence can forever change lives while officers are sometimes called upon to make incredibly difficult choices to protect others. >> DROP THE KNIFE! DROP THE >> [screaming] >> Don't move! Don't move! Ma'am, are you okay? Don't move! >> On Friday, August 13th, 2021, at approximately 8:47 a.m. in Bakersfield, California, USA, officers responded to several calls reporting loud yelling coming from an apartment complex on Stevens Drive. Witnesses believe the man inside was behaving erratically and might be under the influence of substances. By 8:51 a.m. officers arrived and learned that the man was inside with his mother. Neighbors shared troubling information saying the mother had previously handed over a bag full of knives to someone nearby in hopes of keeping them away from her son. Officers also heard about a history of domestic disturbances at the residence. >> Uh she's she's saying to put the the rifle >> For nearly an hour, officers patiently tried to communicate with the occupants hoping to guide the mother safely outside and make sure she was unharmed. Body cam footage captured tense moments as shouting echoed from behind the closed door. Based on what they heard, officers became increasingly concerned that the woman inside was in immediate danger. They entered the apartment to stop the situation from worsening. >> [screaming] >> Several knives were later found near the man and emergency medical assistance was requested without delay. The woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment. >> From high-speed pursuits to moments where decisions go too far, these real stories remind us that every action carries consequences. Some choices lead to accountability, others to reflection, but all leave an impact. 911 police chase isn't just about adrenaline. 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