suspect pulling on his holster. i could feel him tugging at my gun. u pushed him down, that s when we got outside. outside and partially out of view of the cameras, officer campbell and the suspect continue to struggle. got, like, my knees and my torso and everything on his body. he s flailing. he s got his hands on my holster. within seconds, two employees rush to his aid. they were able to grab him by the legs, help me get control of him. when police backup arrives, another officer helps cuff the suspect. 55-year-old donald cotton. cotton is later charged with robbery, aggravated robbery, and assault on an officer. he is sentenced to two four-year terms to be served concurrently. for officer campbell, walking in on a robbery is one surprise for the storybooks. the crazier thing about it is i thought he saw me and yet he still went ahead and decided to rob the store with a cop behind
about that time we saw the vehicle. with the car stopped and the doors automatically locked, the suspect knows he s in trouble. but he s going to try and make a run for it. somehow after banging on the locked door with what appears to be a laptop computer, the suspect makes his escape. but he doesn t get far. hollenbeck and harvey track the suspect as he runs from the car and hops a fence on to angel golf course. i start talking to the producer. get us on air. we got a guy running on the golf course just jumped out of a stolen car. as soon as he got over the fence, they started to break in. what have you got? we ve got a car here that just fled a bait car. he tried to steal a vehicle. he s trying to run away from police who just responded to the
welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. just like our last video, a thief is caught on camera inside a bait car. but this time the suspect makes a mad dash for freedom. and leads police and a television news crew through an 18 hole golf course. bet you never saw this kind of drive on the fairway. may 5th, 2008. las vegas. metro police have placed an unlocked bait car in the parking lot of the angel park golf club to lure car thieves who ve been targeting the area. it s early in the morning but someone s already bitten. the car thief finds the keys in the center console of the cadillac escalade, gets into the driver s seat and takes off. checking to make sure he isn t being followed. but unbeknownst to him, authorities are tracking his
we had the tape we were going to get for evidence? as seen in footage, officer campbell waits patiently to collect the video from the cashier who appears to be ringing up a customer. but seconds later it s clear to the officer that this is a robbery in progress. as soon as i had turned around and looked at the teller and i saw her put her hands up, back up, take off running. officer campbell can t believe what he s seeing. the suspect seemingly oblivious to the officer standing inches away reaches over grabbing money from the register. officer campbell approaches guns drawn. he tells the suspect to get on the ground. he says he didn t do anything. that nothing is wrong. i m still telling him get on the ground. but the suspect isn t about to give up. i tried grabbing his left wrist trying to sling him to the ground. he was able to duck that, basically.
and remained standing up. with his weapon drawn, campbell only has one hand to work with as he tries to subdue the suspect who s pulling away from the officer toward the door. campbell s able to hold the suspect away with his left arm just long enough to holster his gun. put both on the collar of his jacket. and with all my might force him on the ground, threw him down. when the two hit the ground campbell radios for assistance. i m able to get on the radio say i m at the walgreens, i m fighting one. that s about all i could get out. then the brazen suspect lands several punches to the side of his head. the suspect again makes a run for the door but campbell reaches out and grabs at him. this time as the two have at it right in front of the open door, officer campbell can feel the