Officer injured attempting to prevent theft of patrol car

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     (AP) – A North Little Rock police officer has been injured while attempting

to stop a man from stealing a patrol car.

     Police say the officer was trying to apprehend a suspect who was allegedly

harassing children at a bus stop Tuesday morning. The suspect climbed onto the

roof of a storage building near the officer’s patrol car, jumped off and got

behind the wheel of the cruiser.

     Police said the officer grabbed onto the passenger side door to stop the

suspect. Police say the officer was then dragged about 40 to 50 yards before the

cruiser crashed into a house.

     The officer was thrown into a fence and injured his head and hip.

     The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that a police spokesman said the

officer’s injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening.






   

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