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Critter Helps Police Catch Fleeing Suspect

Critter Helps Police Catch Fleeing Suspect

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by: PearlandDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 8 Site Admin  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 12:56pm  
 
A Houston man, who mistakenly thought he could hide from Pearland Police in the woods by "playing possum", was arrested after a real opossum led officers right to him.
 
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According to police reports, just after midnight on January 5, 2018, K-9 Officer Harton initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 4500 block of McHard Rd. After making contact with the driver and passenger, Officer Harton had the pair exit the vehicle and instructed both of them to stand in front of his police vehicle and place their hands on the hood.
 
The passenger, later identified as Darrell Levele Bell (34, Houston), suddenly took off on foot into the woods north of McHard, with Officers Harton and Karr in pursuit. A perimeter was set up, and Officer Harton and his K-9 partner Arko began a track. The suspect's scent led them to the southeast portion of the woods, where the terrain became too thick to effectively track further.
 
Another Officer (Akins) arrived shortly after and took position on the southeast side of the perimeter near the wood line. While Akins was searching the area, some movement caught his attention. He turned and located a opossum walking through the woods...And right next to the very helpful opossum was the suspect, Bell, lying on the ground.
 
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Officer Akins quickly arrested the suspect without further incident.
 
Bell was charged with Evading Arrest and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.
 
The female driver was arrested for Driving Without a License.
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DrewLundgren Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 1:09pm  
@PearlandDotCom I still don't understand why people run. It's not often they are successful and they just create a new set of problems for themselves.
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PearlandDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 8 Site Admin  OP 
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 1:23pm  
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I don't think they think at all. It's just a reaction. However, I would say the suspect mentioned here thought he should run because he was armed. Emoticon
 
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 1:54pm  
@PearlandDotCom Believe me, I worked for the Texas Prison System for 27 years, criminals do not think like you and I do. Their thought process is bent toward disobedience even while incarcerated.
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DrewLundgren Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 2:29pm  
@Tom57 It's difficult to put that sort of odd mindset into my head just for the sake of trying to understand it. It's strange; much like I have never been able to understand how a man can hit a woman. Can't wrap my head around it.
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 2:34pm  
@DrewLundgren Exactly.
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Unfetteredgypsy Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 6 years ago   Jan 5, '18 5:31pm  
@DrewLundgren I've thought the same
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~ 6 years ago   Jan 6, '18 8:36am  
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jm633 Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 6 years ago   Jan 8, '18 7:49am  
@DrewLundgren Most run because they know they have prior warrants or records and they will be spending maybe extended periods in prison. After seeing a few foot races between blacks and whites I definitely understand why most blacks run even if they don't have priors they are trying to avoid. They are crazy fast!! They leave white boys in the dust! If you just stole a car and know you are going to jail for a while and think you can out run the police because they are white or heavy, I guess they are figuring why not what do they have to lose if they have priors or don't want a record.
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