An intense police chase causing thousands in property damage comes to a sudden end after officers make a forceful stop, leaving the drivers with nothing but regret over their reckless decisions. On May 7th, a Grand Forks police officer was on patrol when a vehicle sped past him in the oncoming lane at 30 mph over the speed limit. The officer attempts a traffic stop, but the driver fails to yield, initiating a chase across the city that ends terribly for the suspects. I'm trying to catch up to a truck black. It looks like a Dodge eastbound on the MS. It's approaching Washington right now. I headed 70 mph. Standby. Real Monday Central 642. I think I have a pursuit. We're eastbound 7th Avenue South. Passing 12th Avenue South. This is an active pursuit. Black Chevy pickup truck. Reason for stop reckless driving. Traffic moderate. We're approaching Cherry Street. Southbound on Cherry. Southbound on Cherry. I got an SO unit behind me. Current speeds 45. Standby. Continuing south. Looked like it had a Washington plate. >> Pursuit PD with Lav traffic. Approaching a stop sign for 13th Avenue. We're going east on 13th Avenue. It's a older built Chevy pickup truck Silverado. It's got damage to the left rear quarter panel. Southbound Cottonwood Street. Southbound Cottonwood Street. for you guys. Oh my god. 56 coming up on recall. And we're coming up on Belmont 13th going east on 13th Avenue Park 35 RR 28 is Michigan Edward Robert 5 3 56 I believe Hit the outer loop at Lincoln Park. Speeds 40. There's no traffic out here. Couple of people playing golf. Um, what people getting up to 50 on the outer loop 26 six. We're almost there. 34 spike spike driving out through the fields right now. He's going to continue on that loop and get back out on to Yeah, he's continuing back on 56. Go ahead and find a good place. Safety of course. Uh you can do pursuit now as well. >> Pit pit. Pit. Right. Right at the entrance. Right at the entrance. He's going up over the bank. All right, we're going to continue to the north in the alley just west of the flood of the night. speed about 30 miles hour on El Mont continuing north 8th Avenue west on 8th Avenue South continuing west through Belmont. He slowed down at the intersection to about 40. Continuing west on 8th Avenue just pass Chestnut coming up to speed westbound on 8th Avenue coming up to Cherry. Speed 45 northbound on Cherry Street. Northbound on Cherry. >> Uh there's no traffic over here right now. No traffic. Speed 55 coming up to 4,000. Continuing that repeat 56 460. I'm going to try and get a bit soon toward getting up on the sidewalk by getting back onto downtown. Yeah, turn eight. You slow down. You stop your hands out the window. [screaming] >> SEE YOUR HANDS. DO NOT MOVE. YOU UNDERSTAND? >> I GOT YOU. >> OKAY. GET OUT OF the car. >> Get out the car. >> Come to me. Okay. Hands up. >> Turn around. >> Come back to me. I got hands. I got hands. Just me. >> Got him. >> Keep your hands up. Do not move or you will be shot. >> Passenger. >> Okay. OKAY. YOU CRAWL OUT OVER THE DOOR. GET OVER HERE. >> Get your seat belt off and crawl OUT THIS WAY. YOU DO NOT MOVE. >> I got one coming out. Hunter. Yep. Okay. >> Take them over there. Yep. Okay. >> UNBUCKLE. UNBUCKLE. >> UNBUCKLE YOUR SEAT belt and crawl over the seat. Do not reach for anything else. >> Yep. >> Keep your hands up. Walk backwards that way. Turn around and walk backwards. >> Back, we're good. >> Y Let's try to get this door open. >> Yeah, my doors. >> God damn it, dude. He came right off that smacked into me. No, it's not your fault. He He rammed me. >> [ __ ] rammed my car, dude. >> Yeah, he tried to ram me as well. >> Uh >> Kaiser, your car is not banged up, right? >> My car is back there. >> Okay. Can you bring it over here and just walk off this side? >> Mine is he ran to me. >> Yeah. Okay. >> We have the driver. >> Driver is >> in Bridger's car. Okay. We have three detained. Driver is talking to Cole right now. Few squad cars beat up. We'll deal with that later. Nobody's hurt. Everybody's good. Couple of pits, right? So, I want to make sure nobody's hurt from that. >> Okay. Y >> Hey, boss man. I'm just going to read you something real quick. Okay. You got the right to remain silent. Anything you say can only be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney and have one present with you while being questioned. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you prior to any question if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and answer any my questions or make any statements. Do you understand your rights? >> All right. What's your name, man? >> Martin. >> Martin, do you have your ID on you? >> No. >> Yeah. Should be in the middle. >> Can you push my glasses up? >> Yeah. Just want to confirm you you're doing okay physically. I'm >> okay. Your hair didn't Why were you running? >> Be honest. I have no insurance registration. >> There's a reason why I was scared. You got pitted a couple times. You drove out of it. You hit quite a few vehicles, right? It's it's sub substantial damage. You also drove through a park that there was a whole bunch of kids. >> Yeah, I know. >> Right. This is This is not good. Poor insurance and not having registration up to date. That's another reason. >> Is that the reason you ran like that, dude? >> Huh? Is that the only reason you ran like that? >> Yeah, it is. >> Do you have anything to drink today at all? Real quick, I'm going to lift up your glasses. Okay. Go ahead. I just want you to focus right here on tip my finger. Keep your head still. Just follow Just follow it with your eyes only. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Step out of the car real quick, man. >> Face the vehicle. >> S separate your feet. >> Put them in 12 just afterwards. >> Okay. >> Just cuz my car is out of commission. >> My eyes go. >> Yeah. Like on the eyes like the ears. >> Oh. Is there anything illegal in that vehicle? >> Good. >> I was worried when I saw you throwing the spikes. >> I know. >> Cuz I came around. I pulled into and he turned off the road and was coming directly at me at the last minute. He pulled off. I like behind it. I was like >> I was I was watching him through my window. The last thing I want to do getting hurt. >> Yeah. No, I'd seen him. Uh I think you keep me up for now. >> Yeah. Just >> just have a seat for now. >> I see the damage. >> Just have a seat. >> Fix my pocket. >> No, just have a seat. I see him and then I see him turn up there on the burn. So I'm like I was watching from my window so if he start coming at me I was just going to run back. >> Yeah. >> So seriously what's the reason you ran dude? >> Legit that re I don't have any registration expense. I got scared. That's really the reason. >> I mean I I I did my training and this car guy just drove out of it. >> That's the reason that you put multiple people's lives in danger. You rammed the police vehicle >> when you went up on the road up here. You came down and rammed my vehicle. >> We just got to move vehicles just cuz my vehicle is out of commission. >> Yeah. >> Last one is for this thing to set on fire. We'll do something and then you stuck in there. Get you to number four. >> You got nothing on you there. Check it. >> Okay. All right. >> So, the thing is I hit him and then he like slid. >> Yeah. I literally as you said terminate he I was pulling in front and he and we spent that didn't want to get down to [ __ ] >> that's why I tried to pit him over here but I got him pretty good and he just drove out of it and then slid up the side which made you okay you're not hurting it >> nice >> why'd you stop him huh >> what was the reason >> 70 and a 40 ripping around cars down to MS what an idiot >> so I had reckless driving initially I caught up to him by Washington and that's where he went down seventh and it was on. >> Oh yeah. >> And heing rammed my car at least twice. >> Have we talked to his buddies to see if like they wanted him to stop? >> I don't know where they're at. >> Stop during the pursuit. >> You want to talk to a passenger? >> I mean we Yeah, we can. Where where are they? >> One's in my >> driver in my car. >> Which one is that? >> The driver. >> The driver's here. Hey man. Uh you you were the front seat passenger, right? >> So So what's going on, man? >> Uh we're about to go play basketball and then I can't even tell. >> Did he say why he ran? >> No, it was quiet. Speakers on. >> He didn't say anything? >> No. >> Did you guys tell him anything? >> I was like, >> "Okay." Is there anything illegal in the truck? Is that why? Not that I know of. >> Not Not that you know of. All right, man. Yeah, as long as we get the passengers IDed. I'm about to go through the truck just cuz one said there's probably THC stuff in there. So, it's probably close enough for me. But as long as there's nothing major in there, I don't really have anything for the passengers as long as they're IDed and whatnot. >> Yeah, we got >> I mean, he drove it to here where he gave up. >> Yeah. on the road. >> Yeah. T that's THC vape right there. So >> Yeah. And that and that. >> And that's fine with me. I'm guessing this is one of the passengers. Looks like the front seat passenger. >> When did he hit you? >> At least twice. I don't remember when the first time was. The last time I think it was up on Cherry somewhere. First to Cherry around 110 is when he rammed me. And then here I went to pull in front of him and he went in into me again. >> Okay. So just within this five six blocks. >> I Dude, I'd have to go back and watch it, but I'm pretty sure the first contact was after we crossed >> fourth A. >> You can also site him for like care required too because he was, you know, >> well, Ramy, he caused a >> I'm going to I'm going to watch the video, but I'm pretty sure he ran me intentionally. >> Well, then do >> Yeah, I'm I'm pretty pretty sure I will. >> On your pursuit. Oh, he's he's already getting that. There were tons of people. >> Well, then >> tons of cars. >> Did you do attempted assault on a law enforcement officer? Ram in the vehicle. All right. >> I I I I just want to watch the video >> just to make But, you know, from my perspective, I gave him plenty of room. I wasn't trying to hit him when he went into me the first time. The second time here, I just went to block him and his truck continued in and I just skated so I could get my door open, but I couldn't get my door open. >> Okay. >> Um, did anybody go Did somebody see something in the truck? Is that what I heard? Yeah. THC date vape. But I think Interstate's already been called, right? Are we just going to impound it? >> Yeah. >> So, we'll just do the search that way. >> Yeah. I was just wondering. Oh, Interstate's here. >> Yeah. Um, so >> direct them in and then we'll get that taken care of. >> Yeah. So, I'm just going to park this car cuz it's done for the day. >> Yeah. >> The suspects were charged with reckless driving, eluding an officer, and criminal damage to property amongst various [music] other traffic offenses. 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