I've been off FTO for about (2) months now and have had a couple physicals/wrestling matches, but no foot pursuits.
I was working swing shift this Saturday when I got dispatched to a suspicious vehicle driving around a neighborhood. Dispatch advised a silver 2-door Honda was circulating a neighborhood, and that the driver, an HMA wearing a blue shirt, had been seen drinking beer inside the vehicle.
I do an area check and see the Honda zip past me going the opposite direction on a residential street. I immediately do a U-turn and follow the Honda. The Honda accelerates, makes and abrupt turn onto a side street, and then comes to an abrupt stop in front of a residence. By this time I have my lights on and my cover unit is a few seconds behind me (he had to do a 3-point turn).
As I pull up, I see a 5'5", 320 lb. HMA - he was extremely obese - jump out of the driver's seat and run into the backyard of the residence. I immediately jumped out and ran after him yelling "Police, stop!" I was so surprised I didn't even think to get the radio traffic out.
The HMA ran into his backyard and barricaded his body weight against the gate, blocking me from getting into the backyard. I threw my shoulder into the gate (3) times, and on the third attempt the HMA fell backwards. I got one cuff on his right wrist, but he pulled away and resisted so I couldn't get the other cuff on. I pulled him toward me and shoved him face first into the fence, and the fence literally collapsed. He falls forward and I'm eventually able to get the other cuff on (I had to double-cuff him because he was so big).
The residence turned out to be his; he broke his own fence.
My beat partner eventually showed up, took one look at the guy, and started laughing.
As you can guess, the guy reeked of booze and I ended up getting my first DUI on top of a 148.
All in all, the whole situation was absolutely hilarious. This was a learning experience for me. Thought I'd share with you guys.
I was working swing shift this Saturday when I got dispatched to a suspicious vehicle driving around a neighborhood. Dispatch advised a silver 2-door Honda was circulating a neighborhood, and that the driver, an HMA wearing a blue shirt, had been seen drinking beer inside the vehicle.
I do an area check and see the Honda zip past me going the opposite direction on a residential street. I immediately do a U-turn and follow the Honda. The Honda accelerates, makes and abrupt turn onto a side street, and then comes to an abrupt stop in front of a residence. By this time I have my lights on and my cover unit is a few seconds behind me (he had to do a 3-point turn).
As I pull up, I see a 5'5", 320 lb. HMA - he was extremely obese - jump out of the driver's seat and run into the backyard of the residence. I immediately jumped out and ran after him yelling "Police, stop!" I was so surprised I didn't even think to get the radio traffic out.
The HMA ran into his backyard and barricaded his body weight against the gate, blocking me from getting into the backyard. I threw my shoulder into the gate (3) times, and on the third attempt the HMA fell backwards. I got one cuff on his right wrist, but he pulled away and resisted so I couldn't get the other cuff on. I pulled him toward me and shoved him face first into the fence, and the fence literally collapsed. He falls forward and I'm eventually able to get the other cuff on (I had to double-cuff him because he was so big).
The residence turned out to be his; he broke his own fence.
My beat partner eventually showed up, took one look at the guy, and started laughing.
As you can guess, the guy reeked of booze and I ended up getting my first DUI on top of a 148.
All in all, the whole situation was absolutely hilarious. This was a learning experience for me. Thought I'd share with you guys.
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