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On August 27th, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a driver with a suspended license. >> Hello, Officer Dixons. Couple reason I stopped you is you didn't come to a complete stop at the intersection of one and nine. You also have your plate covers up majority of your plate. It's hard to read your plate. Okay. >> Okay. >> Is there any reason you were also going to 19 mph and a 40? >> I'm looking to pull over right here so I can check my tires. >> Okay. All right. Do you have driver's license proof insurance? Where you head to this evening? >> I'm about to head um that way to Chicago. >> To Chicago. Where you coming from? >> I'm coming from New York. >> From New York? >> Yeah, I just came back from New York from Illinois. >> Okay. >> How long you been driving for? >> Um, calculator on on my phone. >> Okay, no worries. All right. >> Thank you. And you have insurance on the vehicle as well? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I don't have it with me right now. >> Don't have it with you. Is it on your phone or anything like that? >> Have to get service on my phone. I'm using offline. >> You don't have service right now? >> Yes, offline. >> How do you have your map up then? >> Offline. >> Offline. Okay. already downloaded on my phone. >> Okay. I don't need that. >> So, you have insurance though? You just can't provide it? >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. All right, sir. Can you go ahead and start the vehicle off for me? >> Okay. What for? >> Cuz I'm going to have you step out of the vehicle. Okay. >> Are you going to check me for anything? >> We We might get there, but look, just step out of the vehicle and we'll go from there. Okay. You're suspended, so I can't let you be in the vehicle anyways. >> I didn't know I was suspended. Yep. I'll explain that all to you as soon as you step out of the vehicle. Okay. >> Okay. I'm under arrest. >> Yes. You will be cited for driving suspended. No. Uh-uh. No. No. No. No. No. Put it in park. >> Put it in park. >> Taking off on Main Street eastbound on West Bank. Southbound correction. Still eastbound. I didn't see where she turned at one foot in the field of the field to the east. Stay on the ground. [screaming] Stay on the ground. STAY ON THE GROUND. Show me your hands. SHOW ME YOUR HANDS. PUT YOUR HANDS UP. LAY DOWN ON YOUR BACK. On your face. ON YOUR FACE. LAY ON YOUR FACE. Put your hands behind your back. >> Don't move. Don't move. Get up. That was stupid. How many people are you going to put at risk? Somebody >> don't move to do that. >> So there is the money. money where >> just if you're going to take the money then just make sure you have that on record. >> So there's no reason to pull it over. >> I was going to get another license today. >> So you run because you don't have a license? >> No, I run because he's saying get out the car >> cuz you're suspended. You can't drive. I didn't know his schedule when I >> So your first instinct is to take off from the cops. >> I already drove to New York and Pennsylvania. >> I drove all the way to North Pennsylvania. I came back over here to Illinois because I'm going back to where I sat. >> Got anything in the car? >> There's nothing in the car. >> Okay, it's getting tired. >> Get this on record. Do not put nothing in there. Okay, there's something I got to read here to you. Okay, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can or will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to talk with a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to you, represent you before any question. If you wish, you can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. You understand these rights that I've read to you? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you wish to talk to me >> right now? >> Yes. >> About anything? >> Yes. >> You wish to answer my questions or do you want to speak to an attorney prior to? >> Oh, wait until I get there. >> I'm sorry. >> I wait until I get to where I'm going. Oh, until I get to where I'm going. >> Okay. >> So, are you going to seize or hold my belongings or anything? >> Wait, you're definitely going to seize the car? >> Okay. >> Okay. Yeah. >> As far as the cash, where did that come from? >> They came from I was planning on moving. that came from the title company. >> So, what did you sell to get the cash? >> My home. >> You sold your home? >> Yeah. >> Okay. How much cash is in the bag? >> There should be like 10,000. >> There's like 10 grand that's banded and then there's other $100 bills that are loose in there. >> Yeah. >> How much total do you have in there? >> I didn't count that. >> You didn't count that? >> No. >> So, you sold your home for 10 grand? >> Not for that much. There should be There should be more. I'm just wondering so if I could use it or not. >> Use it for what? >> Use it for what? >> Yeah. Use the cash for what? >> Okay. I mean like for you're saying attorney fees and other >> That's that's up to you if you if you're want to hire an attorney or all that. What we're asking about is where did the cash come from? >> Oh, just it came from me selling my home. >> From you selling your home. Where did you sell your home at? In Freeport or >> Yeah, in Freeport >> or in New York or where? >> No, in Freeport. >> Okay. You know that you've been reported missing from Freeport. >> Reported missing from >> you were you were in our system as a missing person. >> From who? >> I don't know. Somebody reported it to Freeport. >> That's not my family or friends. >> Is there any friends up there that would report you missing? Okay. Well, somebody reported you missing. That's what our dispatch confirmed to us is that you're in the system as a missing person's. >> Okay. Yeah. For a reason. >> Okay. What reason? Why would you be reported as a missing person? >> To get your attention. But it doesn't matter. But that's not the question that I'm asking you. But I'm just saying if I was able to use it. So after when I go after here, where am I going? >> After here, you're going to go to Houston PD. Once we get our paperwork done, you're going to go to main county jail. >> Okay. So that's what I'm saying. If I'm able to use it. >> Okay. That depends on whether my chief decides that he wants to try to seize the cash or not because that's a lot of money. We don't know why you got it. You're saying you bought a or sold a home? >> Yeah. >> Do you have any any documentation with you that shows that you sold a home or? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You got it with you today? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. We'll look at that. We'll look at that when we get in the PD. >> I'm hoping that it stays there and it doesn't get lost or anything. >> It ain't going to get lost. It's right in the front seat right now. >> Okay. >> I put it up there with your purse. Okay. Everything's there. Nothing's been removed. >> Okay. >> Everything that you had with you out there, unless you had other stuff that you dropped that we didn't see. >> No, you didn't. >> Just those two bags is all >> Yes. >> Okay. You don't have anything illegal on your person concealed anywhere? >> No. >> No. No narcotics? >> No. You can No, you can check. >> No drugs of any kind? >> No. >> And you didn't have any in the vehicle? You didn't throw any out while we were chasing you? >> No. >> Why did you run? >> Be-c because I didn't know he was going to say that. >> Didn't know he was going to say what? >> I didn't know he was going to say um step out of the vehicle. >> Well, your license is suspended. >> I didn't know that. >> Well, I know, but he told you your license was suspended and he asked you to step out of the car. >> Okay. >> We asked you to shut it off and you fled. >> Okay. I didn't know what he was. >> And then you ran >> okay >> about three or four stop signs and exceeded the speed limit by more than 20 mph. So that's aggravated fleeing and looting. That's a felony. >> Okay. Well, I didn't know what he was going to do because I'm getting death threats while driving >> threats from who? From police >> from while driving over here, coming from coming from Illinois, going to New York, Pennsylvania, and coming from that way. >> Okay. So, who was giving you death threats? >> I didn't say who it was, but I'm just saying >> I know. I'm asking who it was. I can't tell you who it was unless I followed them home. Oh, >> okay. So, that was like a road rage or some [ __ ] >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, how were they death? >> So, they were probably already watching me while coming over here. >> Okay. So, why would they be watching you coming over here? >> I don't know why they would be watching you. >> Were they yelling out of their car at you or something? Or how did they have your phone number? >> Like yelling like yelling at the car. >> All right. Well, unfortunately, if he hasn't told you, obviously you're under arrest, right? made a plea of looting driving with a suspended license. Okay. The plates weren't suspended, right? Okay. And at that point, that's where we're at right now. Unless there's other things other than the several traffic violations that you're also going to get cited for as well. Okay. >> Okay. >> Any questions for us? >> No. >> Okay. All right. So, as we can get you up there, we'll get you up there. Okay. >> Wait, but you saying that you might seize it. Are you going to let me know when I get there if we're going to seize it or not? >> I'll let you know at HPD when we get up there. Okay. >> Okay. But currently, like I said, the se we're going to probably put in seize the vehicle for sure. And then and then as far as the cash goes, I'm going to leave that up to my chief. >> Okay. >> Okay. See what he wants to do at that point. >> The woman was charged with fleeing and eluding and driving with a suspended license. Thanks for watching today's video. If you haven't already, please [music] like and subscribe for more of our content.
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