See two cases where officers immediately
jump in to stop crimes. This woman is on
the run after robbing a store at knife
point. But first, this officer doesn't
know he's about to encounter a desperate
kidnapper kill.
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Police get out of the car.
Please get off of me. Please. Please get
away from me. I can't get out the door.
Step it up. Step it up.
You want to start that
way. Get away from me. Get off. Get off
now. Shoot me. Shoot me off of me. Shoot
me,
please. Let her go. Let her go. Let her
go. Shoot it now. Shoot me. Shoot me.
Pull me, baby. Get him out. Come on.
Come on.
Get him. Get him. Get him. Get him.
Stay on the ground. Stay on the ground,
man. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up.
Stop. Stop.
Stay there, man. Okay. Okay. Thank you.
I'm going to the house. I'm trying to
leave. You got one leg. Yeah, we got a
couple of We could use two pounds.
Somebody else up here. Everybody cal.
You start a medic yet.
Also need a medic for one taste.
Stay there, man. Okay, you got it. Okay.
Keep your hands together. Killed me.
Huh? That [ __ ] killed me. Don't say
anything, man. Please.
Hey, stay down. Stay down. What
happened, man? I can't even be honest
with you. I don't know. There's so much
going on. I don't even know. I already
know where my kid I don't lost I'm done
lost. I don't know. Okay. I don't know
what's going on. Do you need a medic to
check you out? I don't know. My bleed in
my face hurt. Yeah. Yes. Thank you. Do
me a favor. in that car.
All right.
You doing okay, man? 221. We have one
secured. Roll him up. Okay. I can I can
help you. I'm not going to get Okay.
You're You good now? Yeah. Roll this
way. Let me help you up. Put your legs
up. Yeah. Yeah. We'll get it here. No,
it's right here, man. That's cool. I'll
help you up. Okay. One, two, three.
I'm out of breath. You're cool. Yeah.
Yeah. You got the record on me. Yeah.
It's okay. Let me see here. All right.
Can you uh get my phone out the car,
too? We'll get that. Put your shoe on
for me. Do me a favor. Spread your legs
for me. Can I talk to you? Yeah. But
would you do me a favor? Please back up.
Okay. I'm telling you what happened.
Okay. Just can you just go over there so
we can take care of this and I'll come
over and talk to you. Okay.
Okay. Have a seat, man. I knew it's
going to fall off.
I just blacked out. I don't know what
happened. Okay. Could you tell me what
happened? Why is my face like this? I'm
on the front seat. Why are y'all doing
all this?
Well, we got a call about you two
fighting in the car and we got here and
you were fighting and and we got him
out and you came over and started
hitting him.
Black out. Huh? So, I You blacked out?
Okay. I want you to calm down and think
about We got a medic coming to check you
out. Okay. My kids, are you by yourself?
My kids, please go to my mom. Your kids?
What? My kids is right here. I don't
know what happened. Can I at least go to
my mom? Okay. Yeah. Just let us get
everything sorted out. Okay. I barely
remember anything. You don't remember
anything? Barely. Well, maybe you got
hit in the head and maybe that made you
Sometimes that happens. Okay. I'm going
to call my mom. Okay. Where's your phone
in there?
I work so hard for my
I just need him checked out. He got
tased.
Step on out here, man.
Can you chin?
Yeah.
Two.
I know. Yep. That's good. Are you
hurting anywhere? Yes. My chest, my arm,
my head, and my back and my lower back.
Let's at least get him tested out. I
want to go to the hospital, too. The
officer who arrived first observed the
suspect choking the victim, which could
have led to loss of consciousness, which
would impair the victim's memory. When
the victim's mother, grandmother, and
sister arrived on scene, they advised of
a long history of assaults and stalking
that the suspect has committed against
the victim. When the victim started
remembering more about the incident, she
stated she was going out to her car to
warm it up when a hooded figure rushed
towards her, and she hurried to get
inside her vehicle. She was unable to
lock the door which led to the suspect
entering the vehicle after her and
beating and choking her. The victim was
so desperate to get away that she
started her car in attempt to run into
another vehicle to try to get away which
explains the car starting during the
body cam
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footage. The suspect Anthony was charged
with kidnapping and using the victim as
a shield. Kidnapping. Kidnapping PH
which likely means special protection
holding referring to the victim being
vulnerable and requiring protection.
felonious assault, abduction, and
domestic violence. At the time of the
incident, Anthony also already had three
active warrants for carrying a concealed
weapon, receiving stolen property, and
another charge of domestic violence. He
is innocent unless proven guilty in a
court of law, while the officers were
able to easily identify who was the
attacker in this incident. This next
case shows what happens when officers
get the victim and the suspect mixed up.
That truck's involved, but I got the
girl here still at marks. Driver, step
out. Keep your hands up. If you trust
me, I will find you in the [ __ ] Do
not do that. Come here. I didn't I don't
have anything. I don't have anything. I
don't have anything.
Is there a passenger?
I don't have anything here. I don't have
anything. Get off me. Come on. Please
get off of me.
She No, she's over there. Okay. Is that
officer with her? Yes, he's trying to
help her. All right. This person just
confirmed the real suspect is around the
corner with the other officer attempting
to handcuff her. She recently attempted
to rob a store at knife point. Now the
officer is dealing with her all by
himself while the knife still may be on
her. Relax. Get off of me. I'm just
going to be my kid. I ma'am, we will
sort this out. Please just face the
glass for me. Please don't talk to me.
All right. I will face the glass. You
don't got to talk to me. I have to
ma'am. No, you don't. have to. I'm not
sure. She confirmed that. But thank you.
Let her down. I mean, we got to we got
to do Listen, we got to investigate,
right? Yes, ma'am. All right. I can look
at you. Anybody
in
children?
No. My kids, please. Man, please put
your
My
children my children don't touch me.
Don't touch me. Can I please get some
help at the Mars parking lot, please,
with the suspect female here? Some help
in a parking lot, please. With the
suspect female here,
coming 92 Lock my Please.
What? What? What? What? What? Get off of
me. Where's the knife, bro? dying. Oh
no. I don't have anything. I don't have
anything. I don't have anything. I don't
have anything. I don't have anything.
Where's she? Mine's all the way over
there. I know. Where am I? I have
children. Okay. Well, you have to make
better choices.
No. I have to get back home with my
kids. You have to go with us. My
kids. My children. Please. My children.
My children.
My kids.
My kid.
Don't That's another charge. Hey, no.
Get in the
car. You scare
me. Oh, gravity. Go down.
[ __ ] she knew. She's spitting. Where's
the knife at? Yeah, it's I have to go
back to the shopping cart. Go with her.
She got There's a knife somewhere.
71. We're going to roll pretty quickly
with her. She's trying to kick my window
out. Possibly in
Who's going with me? I got you. Let me
off. I got you.
We're going to need a couple to get her
in there.
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Just advis.
Give me my [ __ ] shoes. I have your
shoes.
Ready? Oh, no. These are her shoes. You
got them, baby.
After we open it here, please. I got to
put this on you so you won't spit on me.
I have children at I'm not going to spit
on you, sir. Please. I have children at
home. My baby.
No. You want your shoes? Would you like
your shoes? My children. Let me put your
shoes. Okay. Here.
I'm about to play check on the kids.
Okay. No. I don't need nobody check on
my mother. I check it on myself. I just
want to see my
The total value of items the suspect
attempted to steal was $442.40
40 cents. When she spit on officers, the
saliva hit one officer in the eye and
another officer in the face and mouth.
The suspect later stated that she may
have herpes due to her partner, although
she had not been tested to confirm. She
was charged with aggravated robbery and
simple assault on a police officer. She
is innocent unless proven guilty in a
court of law. Now, one of the craziest
things about being a cop is you never
know what's right around the corner.
Because honestly, these crazy calls can
happen whether it's right after roll
call or driving back to the district
after you've had a hectic shift. Cuz
imagine you're this officer because I've
experienced that moment of walking in on
somebody in dire need of help. Because
even though you're in full uniform and
there to do a job, it sometimes takes a
second to process what's actually going
on. And as my academy trainers told us,
sometimes it's just you and you have to
act fast. And this officer was the only
help for this woman in that moment. And
this is why I talk about timing and the
bravery of cops because officers run
towards the danger when everyone else
usually runs in the opposite direction
because when that horn blar and the
officer heard somebody screaming inside
that tenant car, he didn't wait. He just
shattered that window. No hesitation, no
second guessing, just immediate action.
So, here's the question. Should officers
always trust their gut in moments like
this, even if it means breaking a window
without knowing the full story? Or do
you guys think it's too risky? Because I
know what my answer is. Cuz in reality,
this officer didn't just respond. He did
intervene. And this is why quick
thinking goes hand in hand with being a
cop. But think about this. How many
victim screams never get heard? How many
more lives could be saved if every cop
move this fast and was this focused?
Now, in case two, imagine being the
victim of a robbery. You're terrified.
Your adrenaline is pumping, but somehow
in the chaos, police think that you're
the suspect. And before you jump all
over the officers, this can
unfortunately easily happen just by
miscommunication. And as a retired
Philly cop, I have seen confusion on
scenes before. The victim gets mistaken
for the aggressor. And it sometimes
takes a moment for police to realize
this. But here's where the danger comes
in. Because as officers are trying to
figure things out, we have one lone
officer dealing with the actual suspect,
and he has no backup, just his body
camera. And these are those crazy
moments that can cause an officer to get
hurt. But he had to act quick. He
clocked the situation and moved in. And
luckily, a knife wasn't pulled out on
me. And let me tell you, I have been in
these close call situations where it was
just me and a hostile, aggressive
suspect. And to be honest, some of these
situations would probably give people
nightmares. But like this officer, I
kept my cool and dealt with the
situation accordingly. So thankfully, I
was able to survive tense moments like
this. And we all saw how this prisoner
was acting, right? The yelling and the
resisting. But here's the problem that
doesn't sit right with a lot of cops.
Spitting on an officer does count as an
assault. But in court, and you might not
be aware, that charge usually gets
tossed. And unfortunately, in my
opinion, judges and prosecutors do treat
this like it's a minor offense, but it's
not. It's disgusting, and it's one of
the most disrespectful things that
anyone can do to another person. But
this is another reminder of what
officers go through in the field, and it
often gets downplayed in the courtroom.
And why is it that an officer getting
spit on during a violent arrest is seen
as part of the job?