A home invasion suspect escaped from Fife Police, stole a patrol car, then smashed the stolen cop car into a Washington State Patrol (WSP) unit, investigators said. FOX13
, stole a patrol car, then smashed the stolen cop car into a Washington State Patrol unit, investigators said."The victim was calling 911. At that point, she was able to barricade herself in the bathroom. She was also the first one to let us know that one of the suspects was armed with a handgun," said assistant chief Aaron Gardner with theGardner says when officers arrived, the three suspects tried to drive away, but ran their car into a ditch.
"It’s super scary, you know, as far as police work goes. The last thing we ever want to get is a phone call of an officer shot or hurt. So, it was a very stressful incident for sure. Hence, why the officer’s focus was on the suspect and that gave the opportunity for the third subject to jump into the unsecured vehicle and flee the scene," he said.Because it is a police car, officers were able to track the fleeing vehicle with GPS.
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