Suspected car thief Tasered during chase

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Nov 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — A suspected car thief suffered minor abrasions after he was struck with a Taser while attempting to run from police.

According to Capt. Phil Trent, an officer spotted a stolen gold Chevrolet in the parking lot of the Belleville Shopping Center in the 4600 block of Western Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

When the officer attempted to pull over the car, the driver jumped out and tried to run away. Police gave chase on foot, and the man was struck with a Taser, causing him to fall to the ground.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Upon release, he is expected to be booked on auto theft charges, police said.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 9:57 AM Bob wrote ...

Amen West Side Resident, you'd think there was a police substation at that 7-11. There is one K-9 officer that is there for several HOURS every day after 3pm. Unbelievable if you ask me, but a friend of mine who's retired SBPD says the K9 guys don't have supervisors on duty most of the time and don't answer any radio calls. What a waste!

Thursday, Nov 20 at 7:37 AM Let The Saints Come Marching In wrote ...

Please Please Please !!! Mr Officer dont shoot me when you see me ,You just might see me running in and running out. I just hade to go pay my INSURANCE over there in that area its sad to say It's like a GHOST TOWN over there all the normal people packed up and left like on the movie WILD WILD WEST. Lets just pray for our community its some really SAD people here and that right there is a crime shame

Thursday, Nov 20 at 5:36 AM time for a change of underwear wrote ...

do skid marks count ?

Thursday, Nov 20 at 5:33 AM English Major Time is not wrote ...

Time for a change your an idiot with a low I.Q. My guess is that you think the suspect must have ran because he was black and the cops were white? Your forgetting the part about the car. IT WAS STOLEN! Listen to your future president and stop reading race into everything. Bad apples come in all colors but so do good ones.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 5:13 AM Proud SBPD wrote ...

to Change, you are an idiot. Don't be in a stolen car and DON'T run from the police and you won't get tased.

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:22 AM john wrote ...

crimnals r so stupid knowing cops got tasers why in the hell they run for knowing they going to get tased

Thursday, Nov 20 at 1:21 AM Jeff wrote ...

Hey "time for a change" at 8:36...you should spend less time here giving your worthless opinions and more time educating yourself. Holy cow man, did you learn to spell at the South Bend schools or what!?!?! You have to learn that before anyone will take your opinions seriously, you need to be able to articulate your opinions intelligently! As it stands now you are a walking advertisement for why to "stay in school"!

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 11:22 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Once is not enough, make sure you pepperball him in jail too.. hey while he is in the hospital use that heart thingy to give him a jolt too...

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 10:44 PM Jen wrote ...

Why does it matter what race the suspect is? If you haven't done anything, why is your first instinct to run?

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 9:31 PM do it wrote ...

Taser the hell out of em.

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 8:36 PM Time For A Change wrote ...

What color was the suspect? What was the name of the POLICE OFFICER? I would run from the POLICE to its alot of cooked cops. They get to do what every they wont and its JUSTIFIED in there eye site.Now dont get me wrong its some good police man but you will find alot of rotten apples out the bunch as well its sad to say and its legal according to them. It's like flipping a coin but the truth will REVEAL

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 8:11 PM anon. wrote ...

good job to the officer, now let's just hope that the judge follows suit.

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 7:00 PM Kellie wrote ...

Thanks to all of our police officers, especially this time of year.

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 6:01 PM West Side Resident wrote ...

At last! An officer doing his job on the West Side and not loitering at 7-11 on Mayflower and Sample taking up parking spots fpr potential customers! Good job!

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 5:50 PM Anonymous wrote ...

What an electrifying story!

Wednesday, Nov 19 at 2:59 PM Wish I could've seen that wrote ...

Way to go...bout time.

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