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[music playing]
Ma'am, stand up.
Get on the ground!
Stop.
When an officer tells you to stop, you have to stop.
Let me see your hands!
Stop!
Stop the bike now!
Hands up!
Narrator: "cops" is filmed on location with the men
And women of law enforcement.
All suspects are innocent until proven
Guilty in a court of law.
I've worked for the independence police department
For about 15 years now.
I consider myself to be a proactive unit.
I like to look for guns, stolen autos, drugs.
We're initiating a car check on this white chevy impala.
Left one of our local motels that's known for problems,
So we're going to see what's going on.
It's got a type e file attached to the license plate.
Hey, roll down your window.
21.
He's taking off.
Westbound 40.
Got a vehicle taking off on us.
Got a type e. Following it from kansas city.
We tried to stop it, went to approach, and he took off.
Dispatcher: Going to be going eastbound, I-70.
Coming up to heavy traffic.
[police radio dispatch]
21.
I'm showing an advisory file on it.
Type e out of kansas city.
Is that correct?
And does it say what it's for?
[police radio dispatch]
He's passing one vehicle on the shoulder.
At least some interstate going to help out.
We're approaching their city now.
Speeds are 86, number one lane.
Just past the quiktrip.
Continuing southbound to 91.
He almost struck a vehicle.
Continuing through the red light at deerbrook.
Speeds are 40, accelerating.
Two vehicles yielding on 108th.
Ok, he went into a road closed area.
There's a couple of guys standing here.
He drove off-road.
He's back through it.
You want to call it for a second?
26, I'm going to try to catching back up.
Where you at?
Dispatcher: Ran into the apartments.
Ran into an apartment complex. - Ok, I've got him.
He just drove through a fence.
He's 10-50.
Dispatcher: We're going to have to come back around to you.
Ok.
We're westbound 93rd from old santa fe.
He drove through a fence at the apartment complex.
Speeds are 45.
Going off road.
Passes to avoid sticks.
Coming out on blue ridge.
Currently he's off-road again.
Northbound.
Getting back on the road.
Northbound, blue ridge at 99th street.
We're passing fremont.
He's slowing.
Looking to go north on 71, looks like.
Disregard.
He went off the road, almost struck a concrete pillar.
Looks like his vehicle's out of commission.
Yeah, we're coming to a stop.
Passenger is about to bail.
I'm on you.
Check these apartments right here.
Hey, did you see somebody run through here?
Hey, you said he pointed this way.
The civilian said he ran over here.
Get your buddy.
Get your buddy for me.
What?
Get that other guy.
What do you mean?
Get the other guy who told us he was in here.
He's not there.
So bailed out just down the road.
They fled through the woods here.
They came up this way.
The guys are saying that they're in this room
Right here, this apartment.
Do we have the driver in custody?
Yes.
Ok.
Good?
Independence police department.
If you're inside, you need to announce yourself.
Jackson county sheriff's department!
Inside, come on out now.
We're here.
Hands.
Face away.
Lay down.
Hands behind your back.
Don't move. You understand?
I'm not.
- You guys got that covered? - Gotcha.
Hand ties.
I can barely walk.
You can barely walk?
Yes, sir.
Is that because you ran?
Did you fall down those rocks like I did?
Yes, sir.
It hurts, doesn't it?
Turn and roll up. Ready?
One, two--
[muffled speech]
Ok.
One, two, three.
Stand up.
[muffled speech]
Will you walk him out to your car?
- Yep. - You got him?
Yeah.
He's the only one you had?
Yeah, we got the other guy in custody at the car.
Ok.
I knew I shouldn't have run.
I just know I have warrants.
Was it worth running for warrants?
- No, sir. - No.
I don't know what that guy was thinking, man.
What are your warrants on?
Probation violation.
That doesn't fare too well with a probation violation,
Does it?
No, it doesn't.
Hey, is the driver ok?
Driver was kind of out of it.
Is he related to you?
No, I was just getting a ride.
But he's coming out of it.
I know I was.
Duan?
Yeah?
I'm officer stewart with independence, ok?
I'm the one that originally tried to stop you, ok?
Why did you guys run?
I was going to explain the situation
And everything about the car, because I
Bought that car from a man.
But-- he ain't trying to go back to jail.
He said he wasn't trying to go back to jail?
That's what he told us.
So did he tell you to actually take off then and run?
Or you just decided to do it try to keep him out of jail?
Just weren't going to stop?
Trying to keep you and your buddy out of trouble?
Man, honestly-- like being honest, I wouldn't even
Have to have this problem way--
When I go to independence to see with y'all.
Like, this is my car, it ain't stolen.
Your buddy, he ran through the woods a little ways, dude.
He was hiding in an apartment.
- He was hiding in an apartment? - Yeah.
They were doing construction.
He's hiding in the back.
You got to be careful who your friends are, bro.
No need to get yourself hemmed up in something that's not
Yours, you know what I mean?
This was in the driver door.
This was in the console, and this was in the console.
Ok.
Hand gun mag and handcuffs were in the back in the trunk.
Handcuffs?
Yeah.
Ok.
Cool.
What's he going for?
Felony fleeing, the narcotics that we located,
Felon in possession of ammunition.
In the past he had a felony warrant for carjacking.
Ok.
Armed carjacking.
So he'll for that as well as running from us.
Long chase, but two in custody.
Good ending. - Yep.
Nobody hurt.
So this is the first agency I've worked for.
I haven't had any other law enforcement jobs prior to this.
Lucky enough to get in with a really good group of people
Here.
We work calls together, get into kind of hairy situations
Sometimes, but having that bond with someone
And that trust, that unspoken trust,
Just can't make you really any closer.
So we've got a sport bike that seems to be--
That was failing to yield.
We've chased it to this point.
I believe they've now bailed, and we've got
Another unit in a foot pursuit.
Get the bike off.
[muffled speech]
[bleep]
[muffled speech]
Got it? Got it?
- Got it. - You're good.
I promise.
Bro, you're good.
I promise.
Listen, you're good.
One detained.
Got him?
Got him.
What's good, bro.
I promise.
Hey, man.
What's hurting right now?
Hold on.
- What's hurting right now? - My neck.
No, please don't take it off. - Your neck.
Don't take it off.
We got to take it off.
No, no, don't take it off.
No, my neck-- no.
Please, don't-- hey, listen. Please.
Stop moving.
I can't feel my head.
Stop moving, dude.
All right. - Hey.
Hey. - All right.
Your neck hurting or what?
No, no, it hurts.
Don't take it off, please.
The strap's off.
Stop moving.
Got a wallet on you, bud?
Stop moving, ok?
What's your name?
You hurt anywhere?
- My hand's broke. - Your hand?
Your hand?
Yeah, listen, just put them up in front of me.
I promise I'll--
His finger's bleeding.
Got some scrapes on his hands.
Just stay there.
You got an id on him?
So this is a suspect that's been running from us
For a little bit tonight.
He's been hiding in dead ends, turning off his bike,
Laying down, trying to hide from us.
So we were able to finally get caught up to him.
We had another unit that was able to get
Him pinned in on the bike.
Got him off of the bike, and I believe he's probably
Going go to jail tonight.
Am I going to jail?
Yes.
Dude, we told you you're going to jail.
How long?
I don't know.
At minimum, probably 24.
You want to sit up?
Oh, is your neck ok now?
Lean up against my leg. You're fine.
No, it's not. I need to lay down.
Go right there.
All right, man.
Why were you running?
I don't have a motorcycle license.
Is that it?
Do you have any warrants? You got drugs?
You got--
It's not my bike.
Is it stolen?
Whose is it?
Ok.
What road is this?
You're on concord.
I live right there.
It's my neighbor's two doors down.
Can we go to him?
No.
Address?
[muffled speech]
We're not going to go there right now.
So what did you run for?
I just don't have a motorcycle license.
So why run?
Do you understand that's, in the grand scheme of things,
Not that big of a deal compared to what
You got going on right now?
You landed yourself in a big world of trouble
By thinking you could get away.
You understand what I'm saying?
You're saying you ran because you didn't
Have a motorcycle license.
That's a ticket.
I'd cut you lose with a warning, dude.
And now you're going to jail.
Understand that?
We got an ambulance coming for you.
They're going to check you out, ok?
Just have a seat.
Just sit on--
Can we lift the bike up?
Have a seat on the curb.
The bike saying where it's at.
I can't go down on my own.
They're big strong guys.
They'll help you out.
My arm hurts bad.
My left arm.
But I can't sit up because my neck hurts.
I got you.
I don't have my motorcycle license.
That's it?
You know you're suspended too?
My license?
Yeah.
No, sir.
Well, you know, if-- if you didn't have
A motorcycle license, it could have been a ticket, man.
It did?
A ticket.
I'm suspended?
Yeah.
For what?
I don't know.
Didn't tell me that.
I'm not suspended.
But even-- even if you had on-- it
Didn't even have the motorcycle endorsement, man.
That would have been a ticket if you'd been gone.
You know what I mean?
- It would have. - Yeah.
Yeah, it would have.
They took me to jail in [bleep] carthage because I
Didn't have a license.
I've wrote a ticket tonight for somebody not
Having their bike registered.
A motorcycle endorsement?
Would have been a ticket man, that's it.
He's complaining of his hand might be broken.
I'm getting really--
Hey, sir?
What?
I'm getting really, really dizzy.
Ok.
Well, the paramedics are here.
Hey, man.
He went down scenic, and then turned off of scenic.
Then went down scenic.
He was-- speeds got around 100.
I thought you were on foot at one
Point, is what they called out.
Well, so we, once we got south of sunshine,
He went back through and we hit that dead end.
And I'm like, if he's smart, he's going to rabbit
And go through the bollards.
I'm stuck.
I can't go anywhere. - Right.
And--
He kept laying down trying to hide, too.
Yeah.
Well, he went through that park, and I almost got within range
To get a taser shot on him.
But then he started picking up speed, and I'm like,
It's-- it's too dangerous.
It's not worth it.
So--
Well, and then we came down here
And he just popped out of one of the houses and took off.
Started taking off.
That's what he kept doing, was he just--
I mean, it was like a magic show.
He just suddenly materialized.
And then, so then I took off, you know, that direction.
He was flying, and I think that's when-- when he came up.
Yeah.
And got behind him, and then, yeah, I jumped out and--
I guess he laid it down again here, and at that point
He was basically-- - yeah.
- He was-- - but he got--
I mean, he pinned him in, I think, to the curb right there,
Too. - Yeah.
He said he's worried about--
I mean, he ran because he didn't have a motorcycle license.
And to get a felony charge and put
Himself in danger and everybody else in danger like that.
I mean, we could have cut him loose with a warning,
Could have just written a ticket at most.
But now he's going to jail for that.
So-- - yeah.
- It's not even his bike. - No?
He says it's his neighbor's.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
You have the right to talk to a lawyer
And have them with you before any questioning, if you wish.
I like being very proactive.
Whether it be pulling a car over, arresting someone selling
Drugs, illegally possessing a firearm that
Could potentially be used in a crime to,
You know, kill someone.
Down the road, if I'm able to stop that from happening,
It gives me satisfaction knowing that,
Not only am I doing my job, but I'm also potentially
Saving someone else's life.
This guy's driving a blue mustang.
I passed him on the intersection and realized
He wasn't wearing his seat belt. Old corey and murito.
Old corey and murito.
How are you doing, sir?
Doing all right.
All right, deputy maddrey, camden county sheriff's office.
The reason for our full on stop today,
You don't have your seat belt on, man.
Oh, yes, sir.
Yeah, it's against the law to drive without your seat belt
On, ok?
You got your driver's license on you?
I left the house, I left my wallet in it.
I got you.
Do you have a driver's license?
All right, is it valid?
It's not suspended or anything like that?
Not that I know of.
Not that you know of?
All right, so it's always good to be honest with me, man.
If you know it's suspended, just be 100 with me, man.
Yes, my mom's in physical therapy.
This is her car.
Ok.
And I think I've got her registration and everything,
You know what I mean? But--
What's going on with your driver's license?
- I think it might be-- - is it suspended?
I think so.
Where would a registration be?
I don't know where--
I don't know where everything is.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't hear you, bud.
I don't know where it is.
Ok.
You're looking a little stressed out to me, man.
I'm just stressed out, because I'm trying to help my mom.
Can I ask you one question?
Yeah.
No matter what happens, can I please
Make sure that I get my mom's car safely back to her--
- Ok. - --To her house?
Well, let's stop right there.
Because--
What-- what could happen?
I just mean, like, just--
Is there something that's going to get you in trouble?
No, it's not that.
It's just, if I'm driving on a suspended
Or something like that, I don't want to get her car impounded.
Because that's her biggest fear. - I got you, man.
And I was just trying to get her some food.
That's all I'm trying to do.
Well, I'll tell you what.
If you're 100% honest with me--
Yes, sir.
--I'll be 100% honest with you and I
Will work with you 100% to make sure
Your mom gets her car back.
Yes, sir.
If I start finding out you're lying to me--
Yes, sir.
--Then I'm not going to work with you.
- Yes, sir. - I'm a pretty nice guy, man.
That's why I'm asking you if there's anything
That's going to get you in trouble other
Than this driver's license.
That's the only thing was the license thing.
So just to let you know, I do have a k-9 coming, ok.
Yes, sir.
I don't have any drugs either.
No drugs or anything?
Ok.
I'm going to go back here to my car and run some things,
And then we'll move forward and go from there.
Ok? - Yes, sir.
All right, just remain here for me.
[radio chatter]
So he's got an active warrant.
I'm going to advise sergeant that we're
Going to get him out of the vehicle,
Detain him with handcuffs.
Let him know he's under arrest for a-- for a local warrant.
All right.
Go ahead and shut it down, man.
All right.
We'll get you to step out of the vehicle, ok?
When you step out, do me a favor and just face the vehicle.
I'm going to pat you down, ok?
Turn around face the vehicle.
Put your hands up on the hood.
All right.
Put this arm behind your back.
We got an active warrant with our agency, did you know that?
- No, I don't. - Ok.
What do I have a warrant for?
I think it's larceny.
We'll-- we'll go over there in just a minute, man, ok?
Well, right now I'm focused on what's going on with you.
So let's walk over to my vehicle.
Man, you're sweating, buddy.
And you're sweating pretty profusely.
Did you take or swallow anything?
I see that.
I usually know what that's used for.
Did you swallow anything?
If you did, man, look, I'm more worried about your health
At this point.
Do I need to get an ambulance over here?
And if so, how much did you swallow?
Are you going to talk to me?
I swallowed a bag.
A bag of what?
Fentanyl.
Hey, start an ems for me.
All right, they're holding traffic
'cause they got somebody--
Did you swallow it when I pulled you over,
Or before I pulled you over?
Look, man, I'm worried about your health.
I don't want you to die.
Come on over here, man.
You got him, sarge? - Yeah.
Come on.
Yeah, so this butane type lighter,
It's a one that someone usually--
A user of narcotics.
So that gave me a little bit of a red flag.
Coupled with the fact that from the time
I pulled him over to the time I got out here,
He became extremely pale, diaphoretic, sweaty.
And he wasn't talking to me as clear, which
Threw up some more red flags.
And then he admitted when asked if he's ok that he-- he
Swallowed a bag of fentanyl.
Wouldn't give me the amount of.
However, any-- any amount of fentanyl is too much.
No!
No, no, no, no, no, no!
No!
Come on.
I'm allergic to it!
I'm allergic to narcan.
It has a really bad effect on me real bad.
How many times have you had narcan?
No, no, no, no, please no.
It's really bad.
I have a really bad reaction to it.
Please don't.
How are you feeling, buddy?
Well, we tried to narcan him, but he keeps
Fighting us to take narcan.
Have you ever overdosed m my?
Man have you ever had to use narcan before?
I'm allergic to it.
You're allergic to narcan?
What's it do to you?
I throw up, seizures--
It's bad. - I got you.
So-- so I'm just going to go ahead and tell you,
A lot of that what you're describing
Is just side effects. - I know the--
I know the side effects of it.
Ok, but here's the thing, man.
Listen to me, ok? - It's different for me.
Listen to me.
If you stop breathing and you go unresponsive,
We are going to use narcan on you.
Ok?
Because a seizure and throwing up is better than death.
So when ems gets here, I need to know how much fentanyl
You swallowed, approximation.
Almost an 8-ball.
Ok, which-- how much-- how much would that weigh,
You think?
A few grams.
Ok.
More than four?
No, less than four.
Ok.
You realize how bad fentanyl is, right?
Need some more water?
I'll follow you guys up there.
Let's just take him to baptist. - Baptist?
Yeah.
And then I got to work on getting--
[muffled speech]
No.
Ok, so--
All right, buddy, here's what's going to happen, ok?
These guys are going to take you to the hospital.
--Is all right?
Ok, all right, here's what I'm going to do, man.
Look--
Sit back as high as you can, baby.
--Once you get down there, I'm going
To take your handcuffs off, ok?
I'm going to be following the ambulance the entire way
Up there. Ok?
You're still under arrest, so we're
Not going to do anything crazy and buy some more charges.
Right now I'm worried about your health.
We're going to get you your mom's car back.
I'm going to give you a verbal warning for your ticket--
For the seat belt infraction, because you are going to be
Charged with the destruction of the-- the fentanyl,
Because you admitted to swallowing it.
And also, I'm going to have to serve you
Your warrant whenever they release
You out of the hospital, ok?
So they're going to transport him up
To one of our local hospitals.
He's going to be seen in the emergency room.
I'm sure they'll do some x-rays.
And you can see how he's becoming a little bit
More lethargic, which is all signs
Of-- of an opioid overdose.
[radio chatter]
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