Pepper Balls Deployed After Police Chase Ends In Brief Barricade | Phoenix

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 12-22-2022 | 12:00 AM

LOCATION: 17th Avenue & Atlanta

CITY: Phoenix

DETAILS:

Phoenix Police attempted to stop a white pickup truck near 43rd Avenue and Broadway Road around 12:00 AM.

The suspect failed to yield to officers and fled eastbound.

Officers initiated a tactical surveillance operation, tracking the vehicle with the air unit while units on the ground held back and followed at a distance.

The suspect eventually came to a stop in a neighborhood near 19th Avenue and Roeser Road.

Officers surrounded the vehicle and began issuing commands to the suspect.

The suspect refused to comply and a brief barricade situation began.

Officers breached the driver side window and deployed pepper balls into the cab.

The suspect then opened the driver door and was taken into custody by an arrest team without further incident.

The suspect was evaluated by fire crews on scene for pepper ball exposure.

No officers were injured in the incident.

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