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August 24, 2007

Attleboro police shoot suspect in arm

ATTLEBORO -- An Attleboro police officer shot a Massachusetts man in the arm this morning after a three- to four-mile chase during which, the police say, the man attempted to ram them with an allegedly stolen car.

Just before 12:30 this morning, an officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by John Peters, 44, of Milford, Mass., that was speeding on West Street near Clifton Street, according to the police.

Police officers followed the vehicle and tried to stop it on Peck Street, when the driver drove at two police cruisers, the police said.

The officers were not hit, and followed the vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Cherokee with stolen registration and plates, for about 3 miles, where it turned onto a dead end at East Street.

When the officer got out of his car to arrest the suspect, the car accelerated, turned around, and headed for the officer, who shot at the suspect, striking him once in the arm, the police said.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:28 AM | Permalink

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