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Subscribe to RSSAn officer pursuing a potentially stolen motorcycle in Mission Valley, San Diego, was dragged down a street after attempting to stop the motorist, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The pursuit began late Thursday at about 10 p.m. near Mission Center Road and Hazard Center Drive, police said.
The officer was responding to a report of a stolen motorcycle when he saw the motorcycle and began following it.
The motorcyclist fled up the hill to Murray Ridge Road.
In an attempt to stop the motorcyclist, the officer jumped from his patrol car and grabbed the motorcyclist.
The motorcyclist continued to flee with the officer still holding on. The officer was dragged for an unknown distance until the motorcyclist lost control and crashed, police said.
Authorities took the motorcyclist into custody.
Read more from NBCSanDiego.com
The officer was not injured, however there were three incidents earlier this week in which officers were injured on the job.
On Monday, an officer was punched during a scuffle with a suspect outside a convenience store at Florida and El Cajon Boulevard in University Heights.
Then, later the same day, a woman was arrested for battery on a peace officer after she punched the officer at the downtown trolley station at American Plaza and India Street.
The next day, an officer was attacked by a man along the side of the road in Mission Bay. Authorities on the scene said a father trying to drive his 21-year-old son to a mental health facility crashed the car after the son became violent.
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John McClane needs to retire !
Yippee Ki Yeah, Mother ___________!
Who is John McClane and WTF does that have to do with this story?
DIE HARD. He was a cop with balls. Do you not own a T V?
We know you have a web browser and could have looked it up....just saying.
And I guess the owner of the Motorcycle gets a crashed bike returned to him now.
Good luck trying to admit the 21 year old, more than likely he would have been turned away unless they actually watch him do something crazy.
The cop needs to have his badge removed for STUPIDITY!!! A human life is not worth a stolen motorcycle!
What the article failed to note what what happened to the out-of-control police car after the cop jumped out while pretending to be a stunt double in an action flick, it ran time three cars injuring one innocent bystander. Cops should not be allowed to watch the show COPS, nor should they be allowed to watch action movies depicting cops being "rogue". If movies and video games are the cause of all the mass murders we have then the same can be said for the affect it has on our gungho police force. They watch these very unrealkistic movies of cops shooting the town up to catch one shoplifter and they think they are all Bruce Willis. Cops are human and the same things that affect civilians affect cops, perhaps even more so because they have a badge and a gun that give them power over the rest of us, the information they recieve on and off the job should be monitor closely to assure it is not adversly affecting their ability to "protect and serve".
Hummmmmmmmm ........ Brave Or Stupid? ....
Wow! Talk about dedication. Obviously he is young and not planning his soon to be retirement.
....i will go with the latter.
gm Scooter, MC G...
interesting conversation this morning... John McClane, huh?
It's not even Christmas yet, and he's saving San Diego already?
It actually would have been funny if the cop was killed while jumping from his patrol car to tackle a stolen motorcycle.
Now tell me this dude, the cop, does not watch too many cop shows on TV/Movies
OK , so the cop jumps out of his squad car and nuthuggs a stealer of a motorcycle until the crash occurred...
WTF is controlling the squad car ??!? So, WHAT did the squad car shmash into??
Maybe the cop had something to prove. Maybe the cop wanted to, I dunno, show the public that he isn't Trigger Happy. (??) The crazy cop COULDA pulled out his cervix revolver and shot the motorcycle stealer. BUT NO. The Gung Ho Cop did NOT shot the stealer. The crazy cop jumped outta his own squad car, and became the motorcycle stealer's instant biker mamma, until the motorcycle crashed.
This is NOT an act of bravery. It is PURE STUPIDITY. Michael Moore outta do a documentary on crazy cops.
Moonbeamracer---"stupid" gets my vote.
No way that loser followed protocol.
This cop should be working at Walmart greeting customers at the door.
...and the irony was that I was playing Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix and racing in San Diego earlier today, let alone that I once lived in San Diego County.
DancingSpiderman #1.14 - Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:37 PM EST
Re: The crazy cop COULDA pulled out his cervix revolver and shot the motorcycle stealer.
CERVIX revolver????
Only goes to show law enforcement's main motivation is not in the best interest of the victim, but in their ability to "get their man" and damned be any innocents caught in the crossfire.
Their priorities are upside down and why so many in the public have lost respect for them.
Well as a biker that was one stupid move that could have gotten both of them killed.
Looks like Barney Fife has moved from Mayberry RFD to San Diego.
Based on the report I would think that the officer got a bit carried away (pun intended). But seriously this was not a fleeing murderer, kidnapper, rapist, terrorist, etc. so to risk his life and that of innocent bystanders and even the thief in such a foolhardy way shows poor judgment. We trust police to make these decisions about the correct amount of force to use when apprehending a criminal, this is an example of what NOT to do.
If he gets hurt he can retire and go deep sea fishing in Baja on Uncle Sam's dime.
Better than getting shot at by Latino cartels and gangs.
I want to know what happened to his patrol car if he jumped out of it while it was moving? I also would like to know if that maneuver could have put innocent bystanders at risk of injury or death.
Well, he could have shot him -
That works!
It's ok sittingonafence, John McClane was still in the car driving it so the car was under control and no bystanders were injuried.
The father of the nut-job sounds crazier than the son. Don't let either of them have access to an AK-15.
russian and american made ak15. never seen one of those. its an ar-15.
Tom
You should check out the new AR-47s.
DancingSpiderman doesn't need no stinkin AR-47.
McGusto,
I don't waste my time remembering the character names in violent hollyweird movies as I have better things to do with my time. You should do the same as it is the hollywierd types that want to ban your firearms and your ability to protect you and your family while they have armed body guards.
Of course it might have been easier if he just hit the kill switch which all motorcycles have on their handlebars.
To be clear, Sitting, we don't want everyone's guns, just yours.
Actually, banning humor-deficient people from gun ownership might mitigate a whole array of problems.
Remember what your mother used to say about guns.......YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, KID.
That's not so far from the truth. The statistics say that your risk of being injured or killed by a firearm increase 22xs if you own a gun. That includes accidental discharges, deliberate discharges, and your kid getting hold of the thing and shooting you. If you have a gun in the house, be very, very nice to your wife and kids.
John McClane has an AK-15 and an AR-47. You gonna argue with him?
Yippie Ki Yay.
Were there 2 cops in the pursuit car?
Doesn't sound like the smartest move ever.
Later they will show us a picture of the moped.
If the cop is allowed to keep a yob, he'll have to be reassigned to meter maid duty, and take his prescription-strength Midol every 1/2 hour whilst on the yob...
The Gung Ho Cop should be tested for 'Roids. AND other chemicals. SHEESH -- WHAT WAS THAT COP THINKING?!?
Above and beyond the call of duty. THANK YOU officer !
This moron doesn't deserves thanks because he's fuking gung-ho stupid pig. Cops like him do not last long on the job.
I wouldn't be a bit surprise if the department kick him off the force.
I must protest the abuse to vehicles. There was no cause to destroy so many classic machines. You dont find many Honda gold\wings around.
You don't live in South Texas goldwings very popular with the retired set especially with trike kits.
Vetting a new "reality series" Only west of the Mississippi.
Or just another crack/steroid fueled frustrated jock who became a "cop"?
What a d*psh*t. I suppose they are going to charge the motorcyclist with assault with a deadly weapon?
Just think...had this cop fallen and die while trying to play stuntman jumping on this bike......the biker would be charge with murder. Yep, the cop is a moron.
What happened to common sense?
According to the obituary's i looked up.......
No, a buglar in my own home could not sue me for assault. Perhaps a living relative though.
Are they trying to make us think that the cop jumped from a moving car and tackled the motorcyclist. If he did then fire him for endangering the public and being an idiot.
The article sounds like his car was coming to a stop and was rolling because the bike had slowed down which would explain the tackle not dumping the bike . A fast maneuver but no Rambo alright . Whoever told the story or reported it are maybe a little misleading and shouldn't be writing police stories or reports .
No it wouldn't anon the slower the bike is moving the more likely it is to dump.
What an F'in idiot!!! Jump from a perfectly good patrol car for a fool on a motorcycle. And then for the patrol car to be out of control....stupid.
You can't outrun a radio! Catch him, prosecute him, and make sure police policy preserves the life of our officers to NOT do anything THIS stupid. I can replace a motorcycle, it is hard to replace a good cop.
This cop should be prosecuted for endangering the public.
brutaltruth, my Spidey Sense tells me this was NOT a good cop.
He could just be Gung Ho, some take it personal, that why so many get Police beatings to the extreme, and another thing when you are beating a person and they are squirming from pain it is not resisting arrest. Look up Fullerton, CA. police beating on a innocent homeless man and he died in the Hospital.
I bet the cop has a very small dick.
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No doubt inspired by the Governator. This is something new. I don't recall ever seeing a cop jump from his car onto a motorcycle in any of the Terminator movies.
The only time i saw a cop jump out of a perfectly good patrol car was at a dunkin donut .
Motorcyclist? what was this a vespa? no way in hell you can catch and hold a guy on a motorcycle.. knock him down,,,sure but run and grab him, or leap out of a car, while avoiding the door and catch him? how does that work?
Note they didn't use the word "biker" .....says allot right there, had to be a motor driven bicycle, vespa, moped or some other such crap.
I bet they're charging this motorcyclist with assault, attempted murder etc... all because the cop is a hotdog idiot. The guy who stole the bike is probably facing 30 years. The cop could've killed himself and the motorcyclist. The guy is a menace and an idiot.
So much fun going on in the liberal's magic kingdom of Ca...there was probably a pretty girl standing nearby and the cop wanted to put on his macho act for her...now ma'am you're sure you weren't hurt by that 13 year old kid on a moped...I'll keep protecting you till the paramedics can take you to an emergency room...there, there I know it was a traumatic experience for you...yes I'm sure the government will pay you disability for the rest of your life...now that's a nice smile...
Best Explanation i have read thus far.,,,,good job dee...you may have a cookie.
cookie bump!
This cop is lucky he is not dead doing such a foolish move.
Macho...Macho.... man i wanna be a.....
EXACTLY. this might look good in the movies, but in real life its pure stupidity.
More and more I read stories about BADge behavior. This cop is a total moron.
There are way too many idiots wearing a uniform and carrying a BADge & gun. And all of this over a stolen motorcycle/moped, whatever it was. Would this numb skull have tried this going after a stolen car?
There will always be a few bad apples in every barrel, but the police seem to have a much larger percentage of them than any other.
They are idiots with a God, I'm the law, so therefore, I am above the law mentality.
THIS was this officers crowning achievement? Not only did he DRIVE his car to catch up to the suspect. But, no mention of what happened to the rolling 2,000 pounds of steel he jumped from, (his car). How much danger did he place the public in with this stunt. Back when I was working a beat, (in the 80's), I regularly ran suspects down on foot, (while wearing about 50 pounds of gear). I chased suspects for as long and far as it took without the use of a car. I did backflips off 2 story buildings landing on nothing but wood pallets pursuing suspects. I ran THROUGH wooden fences, (breaking quite a few in the process). I chased down fleeing suspects who were driving cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and skateboards. All on foot. Most cops I see today are fat and lazy. When testifying in court one day against a former high school track star I had arrested I was asked by the Prosecuting attorney, " What do you do for a physical workout when you are not at work"? I replied, "Three days a week I run 10 kilometers each day. On my off days I swim 1 mile each day" . The look I got from the jury was one of amazement. I was just doing my job at its core. Without the benefit of a "car".
Bike was probably worth under $3,000 and the damages including lifetime disability payments in excess of $100,000.
Like a bulldogger at a rodeo! Did the cop twist the guy's head before the motorcycle crashed? Eha!
This is what happens when the minimally(??) qualified get a badge. There should be an IQ test and ongoing judgement/ethics and drug testing for anyone who has that much authority over the public.
He jumped from a moving vehicle to stop a motorcycle? That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Brainless or on drugs IF you ask me.
Don't be silly, of course there's an I.Q. & drug test ..It varies from place to place but around here you have to score below a 75 ...and of course have be able to prove you have your own supplier. The stuff in the evidence room naturally belongs to the head of the drug task force and chief ya know.
I guess the San Diego PD are hiring Professional TV Wrasslers now...
The officer needs to be cited fro riding without a helmet and exhibitionism .
Second to last paragraph, "she punched the officer in his downtown trolley"?
OUCH! that's gotta hurt!!
Not sure who is the bigger idiot, the thief or the cop.