
On March 3, 2009, Officers Brooks Lindhorst and Brad Ellis received a call for a fight at Union and Lexington behind the Gateway Bank. On arrival, the officers observed two suspects armed with handguns trying to flee. They apprehended one of the suspects at 5426 Palm and recovered a Titan .380 handgun, fully loaded. Case was issued by the Circuit Attorney’s Office.
On March 3, 2009, these two officers were on patrol in the 5100-5200 blocks of Terry — an area known for drug activity. Seeing the officers, the suspect immediately tried to elude them.. After a foot pursuit, the suspect was apprehended at 5208 St. Louis in possession of a Taurus .40 caliber handgun, fully loaded, and 25 capsules of Heroin. Case was issued by the Circuit Attorney’s Office.
In addition to these two outstanding arrests, the officers have handled radio calls and affected 12 other arrests with 48 total charges in the month of March alone.
These officers have worked as a team in the month of March by helping to reduce crime in the Seventh District and should be recognized as such for their good work.
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