Mesa, AZ - Suspect Running from Police Ground and Helicopter Pursuit, Steals Police Car and Crashes
By Mike Branom, Tribune
January 18, 2006
News
The police car stolen Tuesday was in Mesa by a man who was running from police,
police said. A 44-year old man, Jerry Robert Cox, was arrested, police said.
Police said the incident began at 1:07 p.m. in the 900 block of East University
Drive when an officer tried to stop a speeding motorcycle.
He refused to pull over, then ditched the 1992 Yamaha in the 800 block of East
Fourth Place, and ran, police said. Officers guided by Mesa’s police
helicopter joined the pursuit.
Cox found a police car unoccupied when the officer joined the chase, police
said.
He got in the vehicle and backed into a police car, then drove away, police
said.
The officer in the second car was taken to a hospital for precautionary
measures.
Cox hopped a curb and drove through a convenience store parking lot before
crashing into a tree, police said. He was taken to a hospital after his arrest