Uber driver gets roped into police car chase
A Houston Uber driver found himself involved in police activity after two officers jumped into his vehicle in pursuit of a suspect. Lana Zak has the story.
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A Houston Uber driver found himself involved in police activity after two officers jumped into his vehicle in pursuit of a suspect. Lana Zak has the story.
The freeways of Los Angeles saw two big police pursuits on Friday. The first chase ended when authorities reported that a robbery suspect was shot and killed on the busy 405 Freeway during morning rush hour. In the second incident, an alleged carjacker was taken down by a police K-9 following a meandering three-hour chase. Carter Evans has more.
The boy, who has not been identified, led police on a brief pursuit after being spotted with the stolen vehicle.
A Florida car chase may have revealed a possible connection to the mysterious Havana Syndrome. Police body camera video shows what was in the car — and who was behind the wheel. "60 Minutes" reports.
One person is dead and several people are injured after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety building in a town 75 miles west of Houston on Friday. At a news conference, officials said a suspect is in custody.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say they were involved in "a near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York City Tuesday night, according to Harry's spokesperson. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on the couple's security situation and past conflicts over intrusive media coverage.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" with photographers Tuesday in New York, according to a spokesperson for Harry. CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Both kids were taken into protective custody, authorities said. Troopers later found a firearm, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the car.
Officials in Ames, Iowa are defending Monday's shooting of an apparently unarmed man in a stolen SUV.
A 34-year-old man attempted to get away from police over the weekend by jumping from the top of a Florida bridge into a river after losing control of a stolen van. Aerial footage provided by the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows the man plunge into the water as deputies closed in. Read more here.
More than 100 million Americans impacted by weekend heat wave; man dressed as Joker leads California police on wild chase
A high-speed car chase in Los Angeles ends when the driver of a stolen vehicle smashes into another car, jumps the sidewalk, and narrowly misses a news photographer.
Rafael Lopez Jr. is facing multiple criminal charges after officials in Los Angeles say he led police on a wild chase in a stolen truck Feb. 20 before driving the vehicle into an underground Metro tunnel and abandoning it. He was arrested after authorities found him hiding in a closet inside the tunnel. Watch the raw footage.
A woman in Tennessee is suing a sheriff's department following her husband's death. Police body-camera video obtained by CBS’ Nashville affiliate shows a sheriff ordering officers to "take out" a man they were chasing. David Begnaud reports.
Police pursued a suspect in a shooting through the streets of Baltimore Friday in a three-and-a-half mile, high-speed chase seen on CBS Baltimore news helicopter video. The suspect was taken into custody around noon.
There was a dramatic end to a car chase in California Monday after a driver got out of his car and tried to run. Stu Mundel from CBS Los Angeles reported from a helicopter as it unfolded.
There is outrage in California over the response to a recent police shooting in the city of Paradise. Prosecutors announced they will not charge Officer Patrick Feaster for firing at a man escaping a wrecked SUV, but the shooting victim faces serious criminal charges. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Triple-digit temperatures and dry winds are hampering firefighting efforts out West as wildfires continue to blaze. John Blackstone is on the scene with the latest; in a dusty attic, Bill Poray discovered a box of old 16mm home movies from the 1930s. The New York man wondered if the people in the movies were still alive -- then sought to find out. Steve Hartman is "On The Road" with this story.
An average of 329 people are killed in car chases per year, prompting many police departments to review their policies. Omar Villafranca reports.
CBS News legal analysts Rikki Klieman and Jack Ford both covered the O.J. Simpson trial 20 years ago. They discuss how the case kept the nation glued to their TV sets.
It's been 20 years since the killings of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. What happened in the days and months ahead would become a cultural turning point. John Blackstone reports.
Twenty-five years ago today, Jeff Mailes was in the KCAL 9 helicopter following O.J. Simpson's white Ford Bronco through the Los Angeles freeways. Mailes spoke to CBSN about his experience and his thoughts on the chase a quarter-century later.
California is well-known for its televised car chases. But one yesterday might draw comparisons to a three-ring circus. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Police in North Carolina have released dramatic video of a deadly encounter with a kidnapping suspect last month. The dash cam footage begins at the tail end of a high-speed car chase involving the kidnapping suspect, 23-year-old Hugo Cortes-Ramirez. After police disabled his car, Cortes-Ramirez exchanged fire with police before sprinting into nearby woods. His body was later found in the woods with a pistol in his hand. Kenneth Craig reports.
"Seeing something like that, it just shows you that anything can happen in a split second," one witness said