SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco Police Department officer was dragged by a automobile Thursday morning while attempting to detain a suspect, in accordance to SFPD. Officers assigned to SFPD Taraval District have been dispatched to the world of Irving Street and forty third Avenue at round 2:13 a.m. Thursday on a report of an auto enhance.
An unknown male suspect arrived within the neighborhood in a sedan, officers have been suggested. The suspect entered a parked unoccupied automobile via the sunroof, police mentioned, citing a witness.
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Arriving on the scene, officers noticed the suspect exiting the parked automobile with one other automobile stopped on the street close by. The suspect, police mentioned, ran to the ready automobile and obtained into the motive force’s seat.
Officers tried to detain the suspect via the open driver door, however the suspect started driving away, dragging an officer for a number of ft. Police requested medics for the officer who was dragged. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
An outline of the fleeing suspect automobile was despatched out to different officers and the automobile was noticed, leading to a vehicular pursuit. The suspect led officers onto the freeway the place California Highway Patrol officers took over the chase. The suspect and suspect automobile have been misplaced close to Oakland, in accordance to SFPD.
The investigation stays lively and ongoing, police mentioned.
