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Driver Praised By Police For Ramming Cruiser

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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -A Utah driver rammed a sheriff’s patrol car on purpose and officers aren’t even upset. West Valley City police say a man posted an ad asking for a massage.

When he showed up at the appointed meeting place, instead of finding a woman police said a 21-year-old man hopped into the truck, flashed a gun and told the victim to drive.

Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Jason Johnson said the driver tried to stay calm but saw an opportunity to escape when he pulled up next to a sheriff’s deputy.

Johnson said the man hit the patrol car, jumped out of the truck and started yelling. Officers quickly arrested the gunman.

Johnson said a little damage to a vehicle that can be repaired is better than anyone getting hurt.

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ConradEB

29 days ago

8 Comments

Looks a bit more than a dented fender to me...
MichaelHerring

over 1 year ago

10 Comments

That looks like significant damage to me, good thing no one go hurt-very creative way of dealing with the situation.
texasred

about 3 years ago

18 Comments

I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND THAT WAS VERY SMART OF THE VICTIM. I BET THE SUSPECT WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT JACKING A CAR AGAIN.
Joyful2_aka_Joyful

over 3 years ago

498 Comments

Thankfully no-one was injured. The squad can be repaired/replaced. That's not so if he had not taken this opportunuty and went with the gunman all the way. His life would not hjave been able to be replaced. Maybe he won't be so quick to answer "massage" want ads next time.
HCSO531

over 3 years ago

250 Comments

I agree with his quick actions to save a life but dude we have such a thing these days called the YELLOW PAGES look under SPA or MASSAGES
bsybee

over 3 years ago

130 Comments

I commend the man for his quick thinking, it could of been a very deadly situation had he not done what he did. A car can be replaced but, a life can not be replaced.. The only thing I believe it did was put the Officer, in a state of shock and on guard, with the course of action that was taken.
Anonymous

over 3 years ago

Critical thinking paying off!
WarPig

over 3 years ago

144 Comments

Well now it's a good thing he wasn't looking for a hooker...
Ronald_H_Levine

over 3 years ago

8 Comments

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RetiredPublicSafety

over 3 years ago

162 Comments

"Nice!!! He used his head."

Yeah.. the correct one the second time.
Scitec

over 3 years ago

4 Comments

If you read under the image it says stock photo. That isn't even a west valley patrol car.
Omarra67

over 3 years ago

2284 Comments

Yeah, you know he wasn't out for a "massage". LOL At any rate, it was an interesting and successful way to stop a crime in progress. (I wonder if the police will ask to see his "ad"?)
excop23260

over 3 years ago

700 Comments

An AD ASKING FOR A MASSAGE? Why not just post an ad saying he wante to "get some?" What should have been the subject of a prostitution sting ended up being fortuitous for our side. As a previous poster here pointed out, the vehicle in the pic above is seriously trashed. Not "a little damage'. At least the kidnapper was arrested.
Fire_Fighter_144

over 3 years ago

2 Comments

Nice!!! He used his head.
agarcia78

over 3 years ago

1328 Comments

Fast thinking