So much stupid in this story, so little time. The basics: Three women and a man were arrested as part of a burglary ring after they allegedly stole two TVs, three laptops, a gun and an American Bulldog from a home in Orlando. (Why steal the dog? Maybe to guard all the loot. Who knows?)
The distraught owner of the dog posted a flier offering a $100 reward for it’s return and a woman showed up to claim the money. Police were called and they gave chase to an SUV that matched the description of the woman’s vehicle. When officers pulled it over, the man driving gave a fake name and officers tried to get him to exit the SUV, but instead one of the female passengers inside shouted for him to “Go, go, go” and floored the accelerator. Lucky for the cop it was in neutral at the time and the engine just raced. Everyone inside the SUV was eventually arrested and charged with dealing in stolen property but the driver faces a slew of charges, including attempted homicide on a law enforcement officer, fleeing law enforcement and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle.
The real kicker to the story? The suspects were traveling with not one, but two small infants, aged 2 and 3 months. Double “Mother of the Year” nominees?
Officers in the area of Edgewater and King Street when they said they spotted a black Lincoln Navigator with a tag that was not assigned to the vehicle. Police pulled the SUV over. As they investigated, an officer determined that that a passenger in the vehicle, 22-year-old Donovan Thomas, had given her a fake name, according to an arrest report.
According to the report, the officer approached and asked Thomas to exit the SUV. That’s when, according to investigators, Thomas reached over and grabbed the shifter, shouting at the driver “Go, go, go.” The vehicle lunged forward, police said, almost striking an officer as the engine roared, but the SUV didn’t take off. According to the report, an officer leaned into the car and pinned the driver, who stopped revving the engine and eventually obeyed an order to remove the key from the ignition.
Police spokeswoman Barbara Jones said the suspects were prevented from making their getaway — and possibly striking at least one officer — because the SUV was in neutral.
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