Officers used tire-deflation devices to once again bring the cruiser to a stop near a BJ's Wholesale gas station about three-quarters of a mile down the parkway. The stolen vehicle stopped off a highway ramp near Home Depot, but later maneuvered around a Massachusetts State Police armored vehicle and sped down the parkway. He went to the hospital, but is okay, according to Llewellyn. Now leading a chase, the robber struck a number of other police cruisers on a chase that went through Abington and Weymouth, but was stopped on the Burgin Parkway in Quincy, where the vehicle was surrounded by police from multiple agencies, authorities said.Īt one point during the chase, an Abington police officer who was taking part lost control of his car on East Water Street in Rockland, hitting a utility pole and flipping over. Law enforcement expert Todd McGhee, former defensive tactics coordinator for the Massachusetts State Police, explains the protocol as authorities stopped a stolen cruiser in Quincy and are working to apprehend the person. The officers never fired their service weapons, he said, adding that it was a good decision, given state law about shooting at moving vehicles. backed up for about 12 feet, put it in drive and then sped towards the officers,” Chief John Llewellyn said. “The officers approached from the front of the vehicle, drew their service weapons, pointed it at the suspect in the vehicle. Leach attempted to hit officers with the SUV before taking off. Held at gunpoint, the man defied orders to surrender, challenged the officer to shoot him, and then ran around a house - where he found an officer's unlocked police cruiser, which was unlocked despite Rockland police regulations, the department's chief said. Leach allegedly fled the store and tried to get into at least two people's homes before police spotted him, according to 911 calls to Rockland police then an officer spotted him and cornered him on foot, Llewellyn said. Massachusetts' $600 million tax shortfall, explained
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