Cops Fire on Man Driving Stolen School Bus With Flat Tires During High-Speed Chase
- Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:01pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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File this in the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up category.
Police have just released communication recordings from a high speech chase involving a stolen school bus in Albuquerque, NM. But this wasn‘t just any ol’ school bus-involved high-speed chase. No, this one involved three sets of spike strips, driving on flat tires, and police firing both bean bag and actual bullets to finally stop the driver.
ABC2 reports:
Police received several warning calls about this stolen school bus that was tearing down the highway at high speeds.
About a half dozen police officers gave chase. The pursuit had the crippled bus barreling down the road at more than 75 miles an hour.
Police say the suspect Nathaniel Shipman stole the bus. Authorities wound up using three stop sticks and a pit maneuver to stop the runaway bus.
But even then the suspect did not surrender. Police used bean bags and fired bullets to stop him.
(H/T: FARK)
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omgfolks
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:14pm1/2 dozen police officer?? Are your kidding me, the video show at least 30, who are these people reporting the news? Idiots. He was just late for defensive driving class give him a break
Report Post »sjohn70037
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:56amCar chases are becoming too prevalent, they waste huge amounts of resources and endanger the public. The use of deadly force is justified and will bring this nonsense to an end.
I’d love to see a helicopter camera close-up of one of these thugs mugging to the camera right at the moment his head explodes. Problem solved.
Report Post »grannyrecipe
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:56amGee wiz, there must have been 30 cop cars following…what were they all gonna do? Maybe they were all engaged in their own little NASCAR race and were using the occasion as an excuse?
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:47pmThat guy is my new hero! Drove that bus like a boss!
Report Post »josetoyou
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:17pmWhat is the ethnicity of this nut job?
Report Post »bankerpapaw
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 8:10pmHold your fire!!! It’s just Al Gore on his way to a global warming conference.
Report Post »lionshield
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 7:35pmdon’t you just love the new-internet?-as I listen to video of this story. police gave chase( ####-internet-police) as the bus-driver bearing-down the(#####-internet-police) way . two more counties police
Report Post »join in the cha-(####-internet-police) with tire spikes guns -blazeing(###-internet-police) to stop
the bus. – now what was that story about a bus and police?
Thighmaster
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:44pmCOPS FIRE ON MAN DRIVING STOLEN SCHOOL BUS WITH FLAT TIRES DURING HIGH-SPEED CHASE… AND he only had one eye, one leg and a mechanical arm, was chewing gum, drinking coffee and eating a whopper. He was ticked, however, for playing the radio too loud..
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 4:33pmA SkyNet Termanator Unit, no doubt!
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:37pm“communication recordings from a high speech chase ”
Fast talkers…
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:50pmIt sounds like the police need a pursuit policy. What ever happened to 1 pursuit vehicle, 1 communication unit, 1 supervisor? Half a dozen is increasing the risk beyond common sense. The radio is supposed to be used to place other units in position at various places that the suspect might travel. The post that mentioned redneck, was spot on.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 4:08pmAdmit it Chips, you’re just jealous. How many times in, say, the last 6 months have you had the chance to be involved in a high speed chase involving a school bus driving on flat tires with a whole police dept. (and probably a football team or two) in hot pursuit? And all this while firing their weapons. Do you seriously see a safety hazard here?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:36pmIf you’ve ever been involved in a high speed chase while stealing a school bus…you might be a redneck.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:46pmGONZO, LOL. I even heard that in my mind as Jeff Foxworthy’s voice.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:47pmNot just any school bus, he took the one with flat tires..
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:53pmIt sounds like an episode of “My Name is Earl” LOL
Report Post »TT1488
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:28pmBUSted
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:44pmNice…. Good Catch
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:22pmI didn’t think Encinom knew how to drive.
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:29pmHahahaha. Rose Ellen in the back screaming at him and SpineyLumbar under the wheel trying to get a better “grip”. Hahahaha. I needed that.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:48pmSOUPSANDWICH, You left out American Hot Dog!
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 6:30pmNow I don’t care who you are that was funny right there .
Report Post »GIT-R-DONE .
Razorhunters
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:13pmi dont know peter, meth is a he77 of a drug.
family guy.
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:12pmInconspicuous getaway vehicle.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:11pmWhat no video? lol! Yes things change when there is a bus or a tank….can’t imagine the Officer that did the pit maneuver on a freaking school bus!!
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:54pmHell, I‘ve done the PIT maneuver before and I don’t think that I would want to attempt that with a bus either.
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 3:04pmMeth strikes again…monster
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