Car chase

Officers open fire during car chase

Police officers opened fire during a car chase in northern Athens, as they attempted to stop a vehicle and arrest the driver.

A video published on Thursday shows at least seven policers officers trying to stop a vehicle while on foot. They had earlier signaled the driver to stop the vehicle for police check, but he fled crashing into a police motorcycle before fleeing.

Two remanded over car chase resulting in officer’s death

Two men have been remanded in custody after appearing before an investigating magistrate in Piraeus in relation to the fatal injury earlier this week of a 29-year-old officer of the Dias police motorcycle unit after a road chase.

The two men, aged 17 and 20, have been charged with joining and participating in a criminal organization.

Two officers injured, man arrested in Athens car chase 

Two officers of the DIAS motorcycle unit were injured during a car chase in central Athens early Thursday morning. 

Police said a patrol car crew spotted a vehicle moving on the wrong direction on Pipinou Street at around 2:15 in the morning, and signaled the driver to stop, but he sped off. A chase ensued, involving other police forces, including the DIAS team. 

Wild car chase results in police officers’ slight injuries

Ljubljana/Trojane – The police attempted to stop a 23-year-old Turkish citizen due to speeding on Saturday evening, but he ignored their orders and sped off. Three police officers sustained minor injuries during a car chase that followed. It transpired that the man was transporting a Turkish migrant.

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