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In Grand Rapids, Minnesota, dispatch received a 911 call from a 13-year-old girl who advised she was unsure how or why she got to her location and didn't know who she was with. Deputies quickly discovered the girl was recently placed at the residence under foster care and cleared the scene. However, roughly 5 hours later at 12:40 in the morning, a foster parent called to report the same 13-year-old girl ran away from the residence. Itasca County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived 15 minutes later where they searched for the missing girl for over 30 minutes before one deputy observed a vehicle less than half a mile away driving with just their daytime running lights. Suspecting them to be an unrelated drunk driver, they initiated a traffic stop. >> 7.2 station, vehicle still on highway. 7.2 station, vehicle is now on highway 38. >> 23, there's a car up here. I don't know where does that vehicle come back to? >> 2003 red Honda Odyssey, registered to a 2003 here. Airport Road is the car owner's address. 400 station, I'm going 42 mph on 102. Yeah, 402. 7.2 station, coming up highway 6. >> Oh, missed my sticks. >> Good. >> Itasca's in a pursuit. I just tried throwing sticks. That was fail. Uh possible juvenile driver. I'm not going to be involved here. >> 7.2 26, requesting permission to pit if possible. >> Yeah, 35, go ahead. >> 10-4. Turn right on highway 6. >> 10-4, turning north following highway 6. turning north following highway 6. >> 42 station, vehicle is traveling in oncoming traffic. >> 10-4, oncoming traffic lights at 131. >> Vehicle is driving. >> He's doing 90 plus miles an hour. >> 10-4, plus 90 miles an hour. We are actually on Delta 1. >> Still no headlights on the vehicle. No traffic coming your way. 742 station, 10-50 10-50. >> 10-50, you're following at Powder Road 11, highway highway 6. >> 742 station, vehicle has rolled. >> 10-4, we'll get THAT VEHICLE ROLLED. >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ARE YOU OKAY? They're in the bottom here. We got to get this open. >> Yeah, 42 station, he's unconscious. >> You want to get your Halligan. We got to get this open. We need a Halligan. Do you have a Halligan tool? >> I got one in the back of mine locker. Doesn't appear to be moving at all. >> 10-4, it sounds like male party is unconscious, not moving inside the vehicle. >> Oh, we need to get them out of here, you guys. >> We're going to want a >> 10-4. >> 10-4. >> Here to be >> moving at all. Vehicle roll up here with the deputies here. >> 10-4. >> I was talking. >> Maybe they can call the auto launch to this possible. >> Yeah. >> 10-4, just use the intersection there, County Road 11. >> Go on a blood, fellas. What's the blood? We're not going to be able to get in there. >> No. >> Can you get this open? >> It's open. >> Dispatch, we got the door open. Uh heavy bleeding. We can try to get in there. >> 10-4, door's open, heavy bleeding at 135. >> Um yeah, let's get in here. We need to get in there and get >> We got to get somebody in there. >> Yep. >> Oh god. >> This is a lot of >> But there's no any bleeding. >> Here, Cole. >> Okay. >> Step on it. >> Step on it when you're ready, you. >> Dusty, you good? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> We'll turn the vehicle off. >> Yep. >> Recall for a topper yet? >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> You got >> I don't know what we're going to do though. >> We break out this glass right here and all. >> What about the windshield? >> Yeah, the windshield. >> Where's the Halligan? >> Troy, do you got that Halligan? >> It's right here. >> YOU GOT A LIGHT? >> I GOT A LIGHT. >> GO IN HERE. >> YOU GOOD, JACK? >> YEP, I'M GOOD. >> YOU GOT IT? >> I GOT IT. >> SOMEBODY GO GET AN GET MEDICAL GEAR. We'll get out here and start working. What you got, Cole? >> AED. >> You got a medical bag at all? >> Yep. >> Lay that down. >> WE ARE >> WE GOT TO GET THE SIDE VENT IF WE CAN. HEY COLE, COULD YOU TELL if there is a passenger in there at all? I couldn't see. >> Jackson or just north OF THAT INTERSECTION. >> IS THAT >> ICE CREAM? >> I THINK. >> COME BACK BY HERE. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO COME UP. WE'LL come up there. >> OKAY. >> OH, I GOT TO GO, DUSTY. >> WHAT'S THAT? >> I DON'T KNOW. >> THAT'S WHAT I CAN TELL YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> ALL RIGHT, SOMEBODY EXPLAIN IT. >> HOW MANY ARE RIGHT THERE? >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO get out? How are we going to be able to get out? >> I mean >> We're just going to need hands. >> They are drinking flight 20 minutes ETA. Copy that. >> 10-4. >> We're getting her out of the vehicle. Putting this on the backboard, right? >> I got to switch out my gloves. >> Roll her over. >> 10-4. >> Somebody check for breathing. >> She's like a She's gasping. >> Well, if not >> Get her If she's gasping, get her on her side. >> Get her on her side. >> We got to clear her airway. >> On her side. On her side. >> 29, we're waiting for flight to call us back to confirm flight, but it will be a 28-minute ETA. >> So, we're doing compressions. Any airway adjuncts available? >> Dusty, got a pulse? >> I'm >> Trev? >> I don't think so. >> Adult mode. >> Get it hooked up. >> Yeah. >> Remove clothing from patient's chest. >> Female gasping breaths. She's in the recovery position right now. We're working on hooking up the AED. This is going to be juvenile. >> Pull red handle to reveal pads. Look at pictures on pads. >> Do we have anything for an airway? >> Apply pads to bare skin exactly as shown in the pictures. Press pads firmly. >> Put the pads We have just one. It's going to be a juvenile female. >> Uh uh Anybody got any more gloves? >> Pull red handle to reveal Do not touch patient. >> Thank you. >> Analyzing heart rhythm. No shock advised. Provide chest compressions to the beat. >> Chest compressions. >> The heel of one hand should be in the center of chest. The other hand should be on top of the first hand. >> CPR in progress. No shock advised. >> Push down hard at least 2 in. >> Does anybody have any airway adjuncts? No. I'll grab my med bag. I don't believe so. >> Lean over the patient. Keep elbows straight. >> How positive are we that there was no passenger? I just want to >> I didn't see a passenger, but it was hard to see in there. >> Just in case somebody got ejected. >> Yeah, something you want to keep looking just to make sure that there was no passenger and check the seat belt if it was probably not even worn. It might be locked. >> At least 2 in. >> see a seat belt on her. We didn't have to take one off. >> over >> Okay. >> I was going to say that would tell us if there was somebody in the passenger seat or not. You need to break out the window. >> Okay. >> Remember to push hard. >> Do you have an airway? >> Shine me a light. I need to see. >> Push down hard at least 2 in. >> I'm not seeing much, buddy. >> I'm not seeing anything. I didn't see but she came at me. I didn't see a passenger. >> Okay. >> But I wasn't I just wanted to confirm. >> No, that's a good idea. >> Remember to push hard. >> But then there is a helmet, like a high school helmet, like a football player. >> Okay. >> Negative on airway. >> Lean over the patient. >> Flight wing going to be leaving in 20 minutes. ETA with the air tracking is north. >> Use body weight to push. >> How you doing, dude? They call Bobby yet? >> I did. >> Okay. >> Hey Dylan, do you have fire coming still? >> Hey Burger has it is paged out. Head that way. I don't know if they're going to get there in time. >> Copy that. Cool. No pulse at all. >> What happened to this guy here? Got to leave the road. >> She had no headlights. She's been swerving back and forth the whole time. >> Okay. >> That's why I said it's starting to get dangerous. It's starting to think about starting on one. Crash. >> Oh. >> She hit the ditch over here and >> She went quite a ways. >> Yeah. >> What >> I saw >> I dropped her off at the speed limit. >> She was probably 80 or better. >> Okay. >> It'll tell us shock. >> Remember to push hard. >> [snorts] >> If you need a break Dusty, let me know. I was paying attention to what her driving conduct was. I don't know what the driving conduct was. I looked down at the speed but we were >> So much water in there. >> They said that they didn't have anything for an airway. >> We don't know. Do you have yours? >> I don't. >> Yeah. >> I'll go look in mine. >> I'm going to go double check with mine. >> Is it in the very back Dusty? >> Yeah. >> You need a break Dusty? >> I'm >> Hang in there buddy dear. >> Let's get going. >> Bob's calling. >> Okay. >> Push down hard at least 2 in. >> I see this whole thing up there. I'm going to check for gloves. >> Go ahead. Driver's going to be with North >> Remember to push hard. >> I can hear you. >> Driver is actually 15 minutes Ready? All right, buddy. >> If we acid up here, they're going to have the >> Yeah. You need to back up. You just stay right there. Trying to breathe. I can't see. Cool. You want to run my body camera for now? >> 399 if that's you rolling in, come all the way up in front of these squads. We need some gear. >> RILEY. THERE'S AN AIRWAY IN HERE. YOU KNOW HOW TO PUT IT IN? >> I'm going to try to get Wyatt out of there, too. >> Yeah. Where is Who knows how to put in the airway? >> The airway is draining. >> Open the patient. Keep elbows straight. >> Go with the quick and light one. Quick. Down. Down. Down. There you go. >> We'll carry it. Just start throwing us [ __ ] >> What? >> Here you go. Side. Got nothing. She's bleeding heavily. It looks like she's uh aspirating. >> When was the last time you checked her pulse? >> Uh been a while. >> Remember to push hard. >> Lift her up real quick, Dust. Lift her up. Lift her up. Dump. Okay. 13 13 >> at least 2 in. >> Anybody got a light? >> Yep, right here. >> I can't see. >> You got to get Okay, there we go. >> There we go. Done. I got it. Her jaw is completely deformed. >> Okay. >> Broken. Is that all right? >> How long has it been that he left in this patient? >> Classic left. 12 minute history. 10-4 on road at 1:45. Patient is looking 5-4 going advice. Admin, please. 10-4. 1 3. >> [snorts] >> What's the issue with that? What was the 10-50? It was time stamped at 1:33. 719 is it going to be a 10-72? EMS is on the phone with the doc, but he's on his way. Uh 10-4. EMS is 10-209. Over 72 had 209. >> The driver, Angelica Belles Renee Bryant, a 13-year-old Native American girl died from her injuries. The officers involved, who had received a report of a runaway child less than an hour earlier, will be investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to determine whether criminal charges are warranted. Belles' mother later told news sources she believed Belles ran from foster care and evaded police while trying to return home to Cass Lake. Investigators later found that Belles stole a neighbor's car after entering their unlocked, unoccupied home to take the keys. Although the vehicle's registered address was over 10 mi away, the operator left it at the house neighboring the foster home that night. While the vehicle was registered to an older male, it was primarily driven by their teenage stepson, which is why high school football equipment was found on scene. Police reports say a deputy's body camera captured the vehicle in the driveway at 1:14 a.m. while searching for Belles following the runaway report. This [music] was just 15 minutes before the pursuit began. Belles' older sister told news outlets she likely wasn't familiar with the difference between running lights and headlights. She stated, "I can't even imagine what she was feeling at the time for her to feel the need to steal a car. She shouldn't have been able to run away. She's obviously very traumatized." The reasons for her removal from her parents' care have not been made public, though some reports say she was previously found with peers driving a stolen vehicle, suggesting a troubled history. Regarding officer conduct, the Itasca County Pursuit Policy acknowledges the dangers pursuits pose to the public, officers, and suspects. It states deputies must balance their duty to apprehend with public safety using common sense and sound judgment, noting that immediate apprehension is generally less important than public safety. The policy also states that deputies who choose not to initiate a pursuit, even when circumstances permit one, will not face discipline, acknowledging that pursuits can be unpredictable. Factors deputies should consider when deciding whether to end a pursuit include, and are not limited to the seriousness of the crime, whether the suspect's identity is known, and if they pose a risk without apprehension, the time of the day, traffic and road conditions, vehicle speeds, and the age of those involved, if known. The policy discourages extended pursuits for non-violent misdemeanors. Lastly, the policy states supervisors share responsibility for pursuit decisions and must assess whether a pursuit is justified. It also requires supervisory approval before using intervention tactics such as PIT maneuvers >> [music] >> or stop sticks. While supervisory approval is generally viewed as a safe approach, some argue requiring approval will delay split-second decisions often required in pursuits and unintentionally prolong the danger. Regarding this situation, the pursuing deputy stated they were aware that there was a runaway report of a 13-year-old girl. However, they also stated they did not believe the vehicle was related as the registration check came up with an older male and suspected a drunk driver. This is despite a Minnesota state trooper stating over radio that he would not pursue due to a belief that the driver could be Belles. >> Possible juvenile driver, I'm not going to be involved here. >> He further states in his report that state policy doesn't permit the pursuit of a 13-year-old driver. However, that occurred on the state patrol channel, which deputies were not monitoring. The patch to a statewide common channel heard by all officers in the state only occurred after this radio traffic. All of these factors were reportedly weighed by the BCA, who determined the officers would not be referred for prosecution for the incident or Bell's death. The report directly states that the deputies actions were reasonable and that Bell's death was the result of her own decisions. Moreover, she was not wearing a seatbelt and video analysis indicates that Bell's didn't apply the brakes prior to the crash. Bell's family posted a GoFundMe in support of funeral funds. The GoFundMe is still active at the time of posting this video and can be found in the description below.

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