Man Arrested After Striking 3 Officers With Vehicle in Saint Paul

Jun 13

Three Saint Paul police officers were injured late Thursday night after a driver reportedly struck them during a traffic stop and fled the scene.

Around 11:40 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations at the intersection of Como Avenue and Rice Street.

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While police officers were outside their squad cars, SPPD says the suspect driver suddenly accelerated and struck three officers before fleeing in the vehicle. The department later confirmed the officers sustained minor injuries and were later treated and released from Regions Hospital.

Additional Saint Paul squads pursued the fleeing vehicle until it was abandoned on the 2300 block of Energy Park Drive. Officers then tracked the suspect, described only as an adult male, who had run from the area on foot. He was located and taken into custody without further incident.

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The man was booked into the Ramsey County Detention Center on suspicion of second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree assault, fleeing police in a motor vehicle and criminal vehicular operation. Authorities have not yet released the suspect’s name, and no additional details have been made public as of Friday morning.

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