Stamford cop critically injured in fall during chase

  Eyewitness NewsSTAMFORD -- A Stamford police officer was critically injured in a fall that occurred while he was chasing a robbery suspect on foot.

Assistant Police Chief Jim Matheny says the 36-year-old officer, identified as Troy Strauser, fell about 20 feet from a bridge abutment over Interstate 95 in Norwalk early Thursday morning, and was undergoing surgery at Norwalk Hospital.

Police arrested 30-year-old Frank Douglas after the chase. He faces numerous charges including robbery, assaulting a police officer and cruelty to animals. Police say he choked a police dog during the struggle to apprehend him.

Police say the chase began shortly after 1 a.m. when a witness reported that a man was being beaten and robbed in Stamford. Police chased the suspect's car from Stamford into Norwalk, where it crashed.

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Police chase ends in crash on Long Island

  Eyewitness NewsEASTPORT (WABC) -- A suspect was injured after a high-speed police chase on Long Island that ended in a crash.

Authorities say the pursuit began in Blue Point, Suffolk County, after a robbery attempt of a fast-food restaurant.

The chase ended about an hour later on County Road 51 in Eastport, but only after police deflated the tires and the car rolled over.

The driver, identified as 23-year-old Craig Cherney, was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Kerry Crosby, 22, was arrested at the restaurant.

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New Jersey police shoot suspect following chase

  Eyewitness NewsBRICK TOWNSHIP (WABC) -- An investigation is under way in New Jersey after a state trooper shot a man early Wednesday morning in Ocean County.

The shooting came after a long cross-state police chase that ended in Brick Township.

Investigators say the pursuit began when a trooper attempted to stop 30-year-old Michael Zaun for a motor vehicle violation in West Trenton around 12:30 a.m.

Zaun allegedly fled along Interstate 195 and the Garden State Parkway, eventually ending up on the front lawn of a home.

That's where the trooper shot him as he tried to run to the front door of the home.

Zaun was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

No troopers were injured in the incident.

Troopers reported that Zaun fired a gun during the vehicle pursuit. Zaun's vehicle has not yet been searched. It was impounded and taken to Hamilton Station as evidence, pending an application for a search warrant.

Detectives learned that Zaun's vehicle was involved in a police pursuit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, earlier in the evening, but the driver was not apprehended during that incident.

The Attorney General's Shooting Response Team is investigating the incident.

No charges have yet been filed.

The names of the troopers involved are not yet being released. Typically, troopers involved in shooting incidents are temporarily placed on administrative leave.

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Shooting, chase, and a deadly end in Newark

  Eyewitness NewsNEWARK (WABC) -- A shooting, and then a car chase, and finally a crash into a third vehicle. When it all came to end, an innocent man was dead in Newark.

The crash happened on Sanford Avenue on Saturday morning.

Witnesses say a gun was found at the found at the scene.

The incident allegedly began when shots were fired from one car at another car. A chase ensued that ended in a collision with the third car.

The driver of the third car was pronounced dead at the scene. Three others suffered injuries.

The force with which the cars hit is as evident from their blasted front ends and shattered windshields as it is from a now-battered intersection, with a light pole cut in half, a fire hydrant toppled and part of a brick building in pieces on the ground.

Three people from the first two cars are hospitalized and have been charged with aggravated assault and weapons charges. Their identities and the identity of the victim were not immediately released.

Newark police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating.

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Man leads LI police on 7-mile chase before fiery crash

  Eyewitness NewsRIVERHEAD (WABC) -- A man on Long Island is under arrest after police say he led them on a 7-mile chase before crashing his car.

Police say officers attempted to pull over Jason Martin around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in Riverhead because they suspected he was driving while intoxicated.

But authorities say Martin tried to outrun the police before losing control and crashing in the woods.

The car exploded into flames.

Officers managed to pull Martin from the burning car.

He is expected to survive and is facing numerous charges, including DWI and evading police.

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