News 4 Jack starts right down with a
breaking news alert you're looking live
right now at sky for a local breaking
news alert a Jacksonville police officer
injured following a crime spree
involving a robbery a kidnapping an auto
theft in the Mayport area this area
though you're looking at right now is
Atlantic at st. John's bluff on the
south side where a crash occurred that
is related to the spree in fact just
within the past few minutes mayor Lenny
curry tweeted join me and pray for this
officer pray for those in pursuit of
this criminal against Sky Force live
over Atlantic Boulevard and st. John's
bluff let's go live now to Erica vania
he's live in Mayport Eric you spoke to a
witness about how all this started yes
now the let me just clarify one thing
this all started not too far from the
location where I'm at right now I'm at
the corner of wonder wood and Mayport
this is the location where we believe
that officer was hit now the actual
location where this all started we
believe is further up the road on
Mayport where that robbery kidnapping
and shooting took place but I'm gonna
step out of the way just to show you
what I am saying right now so this is
the location where right now as you can
see there is a lot of police activity
I'm talking Jaso Atlantic Beach PD and
also Neptune Beach PD if you go in a
lift we could zoom in a little bit
closer right there you'll see there is a
military-style boot sitting right there
in the street along with some other
items that is where a witness tells us
that around 2 o'clock in the afternoon
she saw a man on the ground said that
man appeared to be a police officer or
someone in uniform at that location on
the ground I want you to hear what she
had to say it was around 2:00 and we
went outside because we saw a bunch of
cop lights and we saw a man on the floor
and four officers I was like three and
then Moore came rush this man
was there giving CPR and to him and he
looked he his hand was moving there was
movement I don't know if he made it he
was on the ground in the street yes he
was on the ground this tree like right
in front of that jaso truck
now the woman I spoke to said that the
man that they put onto the stretcher and
into the ambulance was conscious at the
time and appeared to be talking of
course again this is one of three
locations involved in this case and we
are still actively working to get more
information as soon as we get that
information we will post that on our web
site news for Jack's comm and we will
also bring it to you live reporting live
Erica Vijay channel for the local
station
Erik thank you just to recap a robbery
and kidnapping an auto theft in the
Mayport area it all in it we're Corley
peel is right now poorly what can you
tell us from your vantage point well
there is a very active scene here we're
actually at the location where the
suspects car crashed into a light pole
if you look behind me here you can see
that silver car that crashed into a
light pole witnesses tell me that they
even saw a small fire after the crash
happened and they saw police cars
chasing that vehicle earlier this
afternoon there's also JEA trucks
repairing that pole at this time now
witnesses tell me this was unlike
anything they've ever seen before I'm
going to bring over a witness right now
this is Joel I'm house can you just tell
me what you saw I was actually just
sitting there going to the auto parts
store her some lights coming so I
stepped out and walked and saw
everything coming this way I couldn't
believe it
2019 break it right in and the gentleman
ran right into the polls what was it
like when you saw that I went Wow 2019
did you see the suspect absolutely yes
and did you see a small fire at all a
small fire and everything they was
taking the body out they had to came and
took the first one out and came back 15
minutes later take the second one out
are you concerned for your safety at all
were you concerned for your safety not
really I was sitting on the sidelines so
I was good to go I was happy that I
actually went on the landing Boulevard
thank you so much again this is a scene
where the suspects cars believed to
crashed into a light pole JEA is on
scene there's several officers on scene
the results of fire trucks here that
left just moments
go this is all blocked off this is
Atlantic and st. John's Bluff but we're
gonna win to keep talking to witnesses
we're also told there will be a briefing
here at this location later on so we'll
continue to keep you updated as soon as
we know more
reporting live corley peel channel for
the local station
all right Corley thank you we are
waiting to hear from the Jacksonville
Sheriff's Office but we just heard from
that eyewitness to this police chase who
gave us a little bit more information
that witness says that they were two
people inside of that suspect vehicle
which crashed into the light pole and
then the wires caused the fire now to
give you some perspective about this
pursuit this police pursuit it's about
an eight and a half mile drive from the
area where you saw Erica Vanier and then
Corley peel all of it occurring after
there was a robbery a kidnapping and an
auto theft in the Mayport area that
crash on Atlantic Boulevard near st.
John's bluff and an officer hit by the
suspect's car and was injured and taken
to the hospital we have multiple crews
on this story in fact we have a crews
just now arrived at the hospital we want
to bring in Brittany Brittany Muller
Brittany what can you tell us about what
you've learned there what hospital are
you at and what do we know about this
officer
yes we are at Memorial Hospital here we
don't have much information right now
but what I can tell you there is a heavy
scene right here you could see Jaso
officers the crime scene unit here on
the scene at Memorial Hospital now we do
know an officer was hit by a vehicle he
had he or she has been seriously injured
and it's important to note right now we
do not know if that officer is a Jaso
officer or an atlantic beach officer we
are still waiting to learn more about
this and as soon as we we learn more we
will keep you updated on air and for
right now I'm sending it back to you
tark all right Brittany thank you folks
if you look at Sky 4 there there is the
aftermath that car crashing into a pole
if you're familiar with this area
Atlanta Boulevard near st. John's Bluff
this scene is right across from O'Reilly
Auto Parts and actually that vehicle is
right there and on the property of Craig
Executive Airport if you're familiar
with that area it all started as a
robbery kidnapping an auto theft and
because of the heavy police presence in
the area we are being told that there's
going to be some inconveniences for
people who were riding the JTA bus so if
you plan on riding on route 10
18:23 route 24 route 109 and route 202
they are all being detoured until
further notice of course all this
happening at 4:00 o'clock right before
the rush hour and we heard from that
witness there who gave us some more
information saying that he saw two
suspects being taken out of that car
describing them as bodies unclear of the
condition other suspects but clearly
they hit that light pole with with
incredible force and the witnesses say
that they did not like seeing this the
first day or the second day of 2019