Hands up, man. >> Where chaos meets the cruiser. Welcome to the real front line. In California, officers open fire on a suspect attacking with a deadly weapon. In Illinois, a murder suspect turns and shoots at pursuing troopers. And in Arkansas, a disruptive driver learns the hard way what a perfect pit looks like. This high-speed police chase is sharp, intense, and justice hits back fast. [Music] Drop the knife. Drop the knife. >> I was just attacked with a machete. >> Where are you, sir? What's the address at your location? >> I'm at the at the in Calabas at the McDonald's. >> Los Angeles, California. November 1st, 2023. Officers from the Topanga Division respond to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at a parking lot on Avenue St. Louis. The suspect still armed with a knife bolts the moment they arrive. [Music] >> Hey, get over here. Get over here. Get over here. We'll chase him. We'll chase him right here. Freddy knife, dude. >> Yeah. better description is going to be a pale white long hair wearing dark shorts and a green jacket. >> No, right there. >> Long hair jacket too close. [ __ ] Don't go. [ __ ] that. >> Oh, he's running all the way down there. >> He's right. If he runs towards these people, we're [Music] >> I got you. I got you. Suspect's going to be now armed with a pott and a knife. Oh [ __ ] >> 2198. >> Lock your windows and roll up your lock your doors. >> Drop the bottle now. >> Careful. Be careful. You're going to want to run through it. >> Officers shouted repeated commands for the suspect to drop the weapon. He didn't listen. Instead, he took off on foot, bolting toward a nearby restaurant, still armed and ignoring every warning. >> Don't want to go in there. >> This is the LAD. Lock the doors. No, he's he's alarmed. [Music] >> He goes in that restaurant. Hey, >> drop the knife now. Hey, >> drop the knife. Drop the knife. Drop the knife. >> A knife wielding suspect flees with no intention of surrendering. Officers try a taser. No luck. With the threat still advancing, they're left with one option. >> The suspect, 35-year-old Benjamin Pritchard, was transported to a local hospital following the incident. No officers or civilians were injured. >> Hands up, man. >> About to walk into the Old Park Library. >> Chicago, Illinois. November 29th, 2024. He loitered in a bank for 15 minutes, then slipped out after allegedly flashing a gun. Two blocks later, cops had eyes on him. The library was locked. The streets were quiet. What he did next left everyone holding their breath. >> Is it at the library? >> Go, go, go. >> And I got an >> Police responded swiftly to the call, arriving on scene within moments. >> Over by the library on the north side. >> Drop your weapon. Drop your weapon. Traffic coming your way. Let me know. >> The suspect was finally subdued after taking two rounds, but his injuries pale in comparison to the officer he shot earlier. 512 shot. >> All three suspect down. Suspect down. Start rolling your >> Gerald Thomas was wheeled into court after his hospital release to face charges including first-degree murder, attempted murder of a peace officer, possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful weapon used by a felon. [Music] Clarksville, Arkansas, July 14th, 2025. A pursuit erupts from I40 onto Highway 64 after a suspect in a beige Chevrolet S10 causes a disturbance at a local Waffle House. Trooper Katon Ramsey moves in fast, positioning himself for a head-on intercept. Still eastbound just northbound direct. >> Arkansas officers put on a master class, executing a flawless pit maneuver in under a minute. Good work. We're trying to call TVI. TBI is successful. Crash stop. >> The suspect identified as Louis Black was taken into custody without further incident. He is currently being held at the Johnson County Detention Center. [Music] >> I got money lane change. >> Georgia, February 7th, 2022. A Chevy Malibu is clocked at 91 and a 70. The driver pulls over, gives a name, and sits tight. But when the ID doesn't match, and a supervisor arrives, she suddenly slams the brake, shifts into drive, then takes off without warning. >> Triple Marsh with the Georgia State Patrol. When you made that lane change out from behind the Mustang 93? >> Yep. Got drive lights on you? >> Got it. >> You ride around with no lights on you. >> I don't know who did it. And you going 93 miles per hour. >> Yeah, you me. That's crazy. >> You passed them. >> I don't pass them right behind them. >> Uhhuh. When you change when you change lane and you spit up, you pass them. 93. >> I never pass them, sir. >> You have seen the car. You see your car? It's cold out here. I ain't going to make you stand outside. city. [Music] The suspect weaves recklessly across lanes, pushing over 130 mph on I 85 South. At full throttle, she jumps onto the right shoulder to blast past traffic, turning the highway into a high-speed obstacle course. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] at all. [Music] Now parking in a second. [Music] land. [Music] Okay. [Music] No one runs this hard just for a suspended license. When a suspect risks everything, speeding, swerving, ignoring their own safety, there's usually more beneath the surface. [Music] only about here. I just [Music] Yeah, people. Heat. Heat. The officer spots the danger. Suspect speeding through a school zone. And here is his solution. Bold, decisive, and right on time. She was eventually arrested, properly identified, and booked into the Gwinet County Jail. All of this just because of a suspended license. Some people really don't know when to stop digging. >> Crawford County, Arkansas. July 14th, 2024. A white 2018 Kia with expired temp tags blows past every warning to stop. Officers light it up, but the driver clearly has other plans. Looks like a traffic citation wasn't exciting enough. See, I see it. See this? All right. >> Yeah. Where you at? He charges forward completely ignoring the patrol unit locked behind him. The needle climbs past 100 miles hour in a zone capped at 752 closer to H20. Wait, he's passing over. [Music] Good. South up. be ready for us. Power exit now. 28. I get up here radio. I'll get up here. Take a sand. Wow. 12. [Music] Just look at that. This officer pulls off a pit at 120 mph and still manages to hold steady afterward. That's not luck. That's pure skill and control under pressure. Absolutely commendable. >> He's getting back on road. >> Hang on. Stand right there. Stand right there. >> Charles Odum was taken into custody and charged with felony fleeing, driving on a suspended license, and multiple traffic violations. He also had outstanding warrants and is a registered level three sex offender for secondderee sexual assault. [Music] >> Santa Fe County, New Mexico, April 22nd, 25. A deputy spots a speeding car linked to a domestic disturbance. Moments later, it crashes hard. Inside, a 28-year-old woman and a cat trapped behind a jammed door. But what happened after the crash was even harder to predict. >> How old are you? >> 28. >> 28. >> I'm going to call you an ambulance. Okay. [Music] What happened? >> Huh? >> I'm just going to it with my [ __ ] boyfriend and I just cannot walk away. Come get it. >> You can't You just This can't even drive. You're on a hill. This is not going to be able to drive. I'm going to have to call you a tow truck and I called you an ambulance. >> I just want them to check you out. You don't have to get transported. You don't have to go. But you have scratches on your neck, scratches on your legs. You rolled your car. >> I didn't roll it. It's just I know. >> You're like stuttering. There's no way you you can't drive this vehicle. >> What happened? >> I'm going to check this. It was my boyfriend my favorite with his dad. Okay. >> Mhm. >> His dad didn't pay the gas for a month. >> Yeah. >> A month. >> I had to become a tube mom. Just a shower. >> You want to know what happened today? >> The electricity went up. So that build it on to be come over here to [ __ ] get dressed. Any injuries? Anything like that? >> Scratches on your legs? What's going on with your legs down there? >> Those look old. Those old >> Oh, yeah. >> Whose car is this? Whose car is this? >> It's yours. Um, probably not. Um, it's smashed up pretty good. >> How'd you end up here? How'd you end up crushed? >> Cuz it was this stupid idiot. cuz my stupid ass relationship that I in >> the relationship that you're in. Okay. >> Right. >> That was the show. >> Not vodka. Okay. [Music] Thought they had to watch. >> Last time I checked it was what? Maybe 10:30 right now. I feel >> Okay. >> Like here, right? >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I literally just saw you pop that open. Yeah. >> Here. I'm going to >> get this up here. Hold it again, right? >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I literally just saw you pop that open. >> Yeah. Here. >> Get this up. >> Here. >> Hold it. >> Again, right? >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I literally just saw you pop that open. >> Yeah. Here. >> Get this. >> Hold it. Put your >> hand. Right. >> Put your hands on the steering wheel. Okay. Does it matter? >> It does matter. How many more of those do you have in there? >> Is that the only one? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So, what? That was pretty much almost full. You just took a little fit. >> When asked to step out of the vehicle, she begins showing strange behavior. From that moment on, things begin to escalate fast. >> Can you call out, Francis? Let me have you call out. >> I can't. >> That's fine. That's fine. We'll have a deputy watch. >> Call my >> I'm going to ask you. >> I'm going to have you get out of the vehicle. >> You can touch me. >> Yeah. So, you're going to need to get out now. >> You can't touch me. >> Oh, I can touch you. >> I'm a fever. >> We don't want to We don't want to touch you. I just want to help you get out of the car. >> I want to help you get out. >> Oh, my grandma. My cat. >> Will. We will. But I need you to get out. So, Francis, I'm trying to be as polite as possible. I want you to come out. >> Call my grandma to get and then we'll call your grandma. >> We will. >> No. Call her right now. If I'm going to go to jail, call her right now. >> Nobody said you're going to jail. We're still investigating this entire interaction. >> I can't help move. >> Can I drive? >> No. But can you get out of the car? >> Exactly. >> I'll help you get out. >> No. Exactly. >> Up to this point, the officers remain polite and respectful. Her response >> the complete opposite. Defiant, hostile, and spiraling fast. >> You're not my grandma to get my cat. >> You're not helping yourself. >> I don't give a >> Okay. Well, get her up. >> Grandma to get my cat. >> You don't want to cooperate with us. >> We need you to get out. Stop. Stop. >> Grandma to get my >> Stop resisting. Stop resisting. >> Is it resisting? >> Yes. You're pulling back. You're pulling back. You're making this worse for yourself. >> Now you're threatening me. >> Yeah, I am. >> Come on. Get out. >> Call my right now. Quit resisting. >> Call my grandma to get my call my grandma. >> But you're going to step out big guy do it. >> Not you. >> Why not me? >> Cuz you ain't get out. >> Call my grandma. >> Come on. >> Why do you want us to stop? >> We don't want to hurt you. [Music] [Music] Francis, just help us. >> There we go. There we go. >> Okay. >> Stop. >> Oh, you're going to see a light. >> Once inside the patrol car, her aggression explodes. She kicks the door, unleashes a stream of profanity, and thrashes in the back seat. >> Close it. >> Open it up. We'll put in a hobble. >> My shoe. >> I tell her to help. We'll get help. >> She threatens to spit on the officers again and again. With safety now a concern, they place a spit sock over her head. >> I do one little thing. Hold on. Don't move. Little [ __ ] We got one right here. >> Oh, that's how you get that scared. Let go on me. Go on me. Oh, you think that's how you scare how scared you guys are? How scared you guys are? Really? [Music] chemical gas. The cost of this initial test will be paid by the law enforcement agent. >> She now faces charges of aggravated DUI for refusing a breath test, reckless driving, resisting arrest, and carrying an open container in her vehicle. Take our >> Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1st, 2020. 11:18 p.m. State Troopers join a pursuit on I630 near MLK Drive. The suspect is in a Blue Dodge Dakota wanted for stealing an ATM from a downtown bank. He's heading west and not slowing down. [Music] Little Rock. I'm trying to catch up with Little Rock. [Music] 3630 [Music] once you're engaged. [Music] [Music] West Mississippi. [Music] >> Trooper Akens lands a flawless piet, sending the suspect's car spinning into the median. But somehow the driver recovers and keeps going. [Music] I'm going try to get up on that 107. 75. [Music] All right, this No. [Music] Still going to be the hill left. Escaping once doesn't mean you'll get lucky twice. This time there's no way out. The chase ends here. Hard, fast, and final. For this suspect, it's game over. Please get out. Big deal. [Applause] you right down here in the parking lot in the parking lot in the open. >> The suspect tried to flee into the hospital but was quickly subdued and taken into custody without further incident. [Music] From California, officers forced to respond to a deadly weapon assault. Armed murder suspects in Illinois opening fire on police and Arkansas troopers executing a precise pit to stop a violent agitator. These aren't just tense encounters. They're reminders of the risks officers face and the choices suspects make. When weapons are drawn and defiance takes the wheel, the road to justice gets sharp and unforgiving. There's no editing the truth when it's all on tape. Dash cam sees time answers.