POLICE CHASE COVERAGE: Stolen tow truck plows through police and civilian cars in Maryland
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2024
- More here: www.wusa9.com/article/news/cr... A tow truck owned by MDOT was stolen, and police apprehended a suspect after they smashed through police and civilian vehicles.
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www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/custody-apprehended-stolen-mdot-tow-truck-smashes-through-police-civilian-vehicles/65-adda3969-0c82-40b9-8861-862a92ef827e
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No name or photo in the "FULL STORY". Gee, I wonder why.
"He might be familiar with the area"...as the driver goes down a dead end and turns around. Are they even watching?
Just as they said, THEN he went down another dead end and just sat there!
They just confuse the viewers with there nonsense commentary. 10 seconds in to the video I knew the women was just going to be asking rediculous questions.
*woman *ridiculous
Has the nerve to shittalk an anchor but does not know the difference between woman/women and cannot spell correctly🤣🤣🤣@@timb7775
@@timb7775 this is why you cant listen to the media anymore
they do a lot of talking about not knowing anything. i suppose they are paid to do that.
I'm just going to throw this out there:
Once someone has intentionally hit multiple vehicles... doesn't that seem like the kind of time to bring deadly force into the discussion???
City policies don’t allow it
@@user-bg7km4ij7f I totally understand that it doesn't. I'm saying it should.
@@johnabbottphotographyedit your comment
They knew it had bulletproof glass. Still doesn't explain why they didn't have tons of spike strips laid out with the 5 minute break in a dead end culdesac. Maybe it had run flat tires too. Seems like a solid choice for a temporary escape vehicle since it took the literal earth to stop it
Dude is very very dangerous💯
Worst i have seen!!!
This guy is using deadly force towards civilians and law enforcement is just watching. The AG's office is to blame
One of these "law and order" do rights, you probably want cops to cap anyone going 5 over the limit..
@@ljmorris6496I appreciate you letting us know how ignorant you are right off the bat, saved us all a lot of time that we wouldn’t spent arguing with you
Hmm defend the police hows that working for ya
@@michaeleades8935
Quiet little wanna be thug.
Biden's Border Crisis is destroying America
Can't even imagine the cost of all that.
GRAPPLER POLICE BUMPER
Can't imagine the cost savings with this thing.
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@@knguyen6061 lol, the police car would have been a used as a sling blade being dragged, look up the F550 before you make comments like that..
@@ljmorris6496 that's okay.The 550 police truck can handle it. Saving lives is the obvious objective here. Not tailgating,tagging along
@@knguyen6061 What F550 police truck?, this is the truck police call to move vehicles out of the highway....
Are all Maryland broadcasters idiots or just the ones for this chase?
Pretty much everywhere, just hit mute and watch
Fake and clueless idiots. acting all concerned.
They’re not used to these chases. The folks in LA are the real pros
Maryland isn’t LA 😂
It’s like putting Golf broadcasters in front of an NFL game.
Broadcasters didn't put enough emphasis on how big this truck is. They weren't being more aggressive to block it in because they couldn't. We saw it push multiple SUVs out of the way at the same time.
It’s a light duty wrecker based on a one ton chassis. Probably weighs around 6-7 thousand compared to the police cruiser around 4k.
Department policy probably doesn’t allow them to regardless.
That's pathetic. Entire police force can't stop a 1 ton tow truck smashing multiple victims along the way for 20 minutes. What kind of thinking is this?
@@practicalguy973 So how would you stop a car that's heavier and more powerful than yours? Until the wheels are popped I only think a bearcat could stop it.
You’re stupid
According to initial reports, Lanuza struck 13 vehicles and two law enforcement cars, all transported to area hospitals with minor injuries.
Lanuza is currently being treated at Suburban Hospital for his injuries. According to ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore office, Lanuza is in the country illegally. Due to the crimes committed on February 16, an immigration detainer was issued on Monday. The detainer was launched with Montgomery County Detention Center, where he will be incarcerated following his released from the hospital.
I blame Biden
I miss the days when cops were allowed to unalive people like this…people that have no regard for anyone else’s life but their own! Look at the damage he has done to multiple people’s vehicles and what injuries do they have that may impact them for the rest of their lives because of this drivers stupidity and recklessness. Just another waste of breath in my opinion!
goofball euphemisms were not in vogue back when the police would shoot someone like this. do there is that.
PREACH it, AMEN!! The reporter was as plain as you can be; " Who knows what's inside the truck?"
I see where you're coming from but there's a lot we don't know. He deserves a fair trial in a court of law, not death
The lady talking head....clueless unless she's reading a prepared script.
Just delete your last six words for greater accuracy
Studio people need to shut up! They add nothing after the 1st 30 seconds.
She is exposed as the mindless bimbo she is. I love it.
"The suspect knows the area"... as he's entering a dead end
and he entered another dead end soon afterwards to lol
HE IS ARMED.... WITH AN EFFING 13000 POUND TRUCK!
Yes. 🤬 Criminal.
It’s probably around 6-7 with a tow rating around 10k.
Still a good point.👍
@@user-bg7km4ij7f You know that tow boom on the back can pick up semis for short distances but yeah 7k lbs..🙄
@@user-bg7km4ij7f 10k tow rating? It's a super duty! Even the F-150 has a 14,000lb tow rating! The curb weight of the F550 DRW 84" cab-to-axle for that generation is 7949lbs. Add about 400lbs for a full tank of diesel if it has the dual tanks. Add 1500lbs for the service body (probably a low estimate). And probably 300lbs of additional gear, 200lbs driver let's say. That's going to put it at around 10,300lbs. It's rated to tow 18,500lbs for a conventional hitch tow, by the way. 31,600lbs for gooseneck/fifth wheel.
@user-bg7km4ij7f It’s a heavy duty truck idiot! Stay in your lane.
Can he be charged a hit and run for each vehicle he hit? They should.
You can add refusing to stop and render aide, using a vehicle as a deadly weapon etc…
They probably will be charged with dozens of counts but ultimately it will be pled down to a few, or one, and they’ll be out again before the body shops can get these cars fixed.
They biggest charges will probably be from hitting police cars. They won’t care that much about the innocent civilians that were hit.
probably several hit and runs as well as several counts of vehicular assaults to name a few
5:35 5:36
Out of all the people police shoot and they dont shoot this direct threat to the public?
So they should shoot at a moving wrecker while it's smashing through traffic?
Or do you think that the cop cars that you watched with your working face eyes get pushed out of the way are actually able to stop the damn thing and they're just choosing to get pushed out of the way on purpose because "weeeee, so fun!"
LIBERALS want a Pathetic Force instead of a Police Force!
@@MellowMaromiYes!!! Kansas City cops don't play. They would have fired at least 120 shots
Maryland police cannot use deadly force unless the driver is using other means to kill someone besides the vehicle.
@@MellowMaromi He was sitting still for a good 5 minutes.
If there’s ever a time to end a pursuit by any means necessary, this is the time.
I really don’t understand law enforcement in this country, they do the dumbest things sometimes.
ASP will do a pit on a woman that’s driving the speed limit after being lit up for only 40 seconds. and will try to stop any vehicle regardless of the original crime, by any means necessary.
Then we have these guys when they have a clear and present deadly threat engaging civilians and police they “stand down”!!!??? Like what?? Seriously?? End the pursuit! He even stopped for a few minutes and as soon as he started driving again they would be more than justified to use deadly force! Absolutely absurd! It’s ridiculous!
Love ASP videos they don’t care how fast your going they take you out. California oh they can only pit you between 30 and 50.
"I really don’t understand law enforcement in this country, they do the dumbest things sometimes."
It all makes sense if you remember this one little thing. Police prioritize their own safety, and the safety of their fellow officers above ALL else.
The ASP will PIT a seemingly harmless driver after only a few seconds because they don't pose any physical or legal threat to them.
The Maryland police won't do anything to a psychopath who's rampaging through the streets in a giant truck destroying civilian property because he could potentially harm or kill a police officer, or the officer's actions while trying to stop said suspect could get them into legal trouble. So instead they just sit back and wait for the guy to stop or get stuck, that way he can't ram into them anymore.
Remember, the Police are NOT legally obligated to protect you!
Why didn't they try a spike strip when he first moved after being stopped for a while?
They have to be able to get in front of him to do it, which means that they have to know which direction he's going and figure out how to get ahead.
Plus, that beast was shoving cars out of the way like they were empty wooden barrels.
@@MellowMaromi You were NOT WATCHING. He was on a CUL DE SAC a dead end road. He had to turn around and come back out the same way. DUH.
Yeah I was wondering the same. They had plenty of time to set them up I would think.
Also depends if spike strips are allowed. some agencies don't use them anymore.
They did put a spike strip out when he was in that culdesac for 5 minutes. When he started moving again and went past the police cars, you can see that his driver's side ran over a spike strip at 15:03 in the video.
Each hit is ADW charge. Let's hope sentences are consecutive.
in Our Court System...lol...
He's an illegal migrant, the worst he'll face is deportation.
Probation at best.
Let’s hope it’s a conservative judge, because good ole liberals seem to love these people driving around on the streets.
@@reactriot6968Statistically it doesnt say where the judges leans, but often liberal judges are stricter in terms of upholding the law equally for everyone.
“The cars are sensing that something is wrong “ 😂
lol, that was funny, them are smart cars.
I dont understand why government vehicles don't have remote immobilizers installed on them - that would solve this problem very quickly and prevent it from getting further out of hand. If low-rent car dealership can put them on the crap cars they finance to poor people, why cant the government equip its vehicles - its just common sense
That's a slippery slope. Regardless of the flaws inherent with this idea, the main problem will always circle back to giving the government too much control in the name of "national security." If you don't think the gov doesn't want China's social credit score system in the USA you got a few screws loose, as they practically already employ it it's just not in your face like in China.
That aside, the immediate flaws with your plan and the one I had involving chipping your actual drivers license like key-fob, there are too many millions of cars out there that would have to be retrofitted with this system. Since every car will need it, there are going to be a LOT of people that know exactly how to get around it or disable it (criminals). On top of that you will have a likely large portion of the population outright refusing to let it be installed in their classic car or whatever. The solution would be to not let them drive until they comply but they will ignore it and it'll be a giant 'rights violation' of some kind. It's actually not any different than trying to take away a 2nd amendment lovers guns...try it and see what happens. Just like with cars, there's simply too many of them out there already to do anything about it without violating someones rights.
RFID tie your license to an 'allow list' at the DMV, eliminating internet hacking possibilities but still prone RFID skimmers and just using someone else's legal card to start the car. Lots of positives but just as equally lots of negatives.
How crazy and brain-sick someone must be to have fun stealing a car like that and putting other people in danger. Lock the weirdo away
Then the council members who vote on that type of stuff wouldn't be able to go on 12 vacations a year
This is what happens when you play too much GTA 5
Mf even started driving on the wrong side of the road like it was gta 😂
Crazy, that’s what I was thinking.
That Ford SuperDuty is SuperCrashworthy.
I guess it fits Ford's slogan, "Built Ford Tough"....
It had extra crash stuff in the front. Hardly straight from the dealer.
Dude wanted that 5 star wanted level so bad😂😂😂...no fucks given
He's a numnut.
If you're going to flee in the dark at least turn off the flashers!😂
😂😂😂😂
a hug and a free meal and then sent home as he will say he identifies as a traffic pylon and not a criminal
You can bet he will plea liberal.
And you identifies as a moron and an idiot. Your mother should have an abortion.
“Identifies as a traffic pylon?” Ma’am you may be delusional 😂 There’s help for that.
It's wild to me, growing up Republican with a Republican father and watching how lenient the Republican-lead Oklahoma laws were growing up in regards to his 12 DUI's and the fact that he brutalized 11 little girls. He's conservative and he even became a trusted inmate and preacher in prison.
Y'all are perfectly fine with Republican states that cater to child harmers and habitual drunks, and only upset when Democrats do the exact same.
@@encinobalboaExactly like how my dad plead "good conservative Christian who fell into sin." And the church agreed so much that they referred to us at 8 years old as "Lot's Daughters," because when Daddy can't resist Daughter, it's Daughter's fault for being seductive and female and in biological urge mating vicinity. It's completely natural, as long as the man never looks at boys as well.
Once again the criminal survives...sad,,,
In all of those vehicles that were hit I hope there weren’t any children in there 😢 and hopefully no one was hurt!
Matt's off-road/off the rails recovery!
xD
Spent too much time watching the crew rescue idiots
When reporters don't have a script, they prove how stupid they are
Reporters no longer are hired to tell the truth, they are paid to upsell a brand according to how it wants to be represented.
fact
You don’t sound very bright either 😂
When viewers post asinine comments….proving stupidity.
True,just like Trump, lol!😂
Tougher Laws, Tougher Penalties for Car theft., will make a car thief think twice. 👮✍️
Here's an update to the story, the suspect was wanted by ICE for being here illegally in Laurel, MD from Nicaragua. He's still in the hospital under police guard as of 24 February 2024. But, he will get his justice after all of this. BTW, if you are here illegally and wanted by Homeland Security, why would you wreck your OWN personal vehicle, steal a state tow truck and lead the multiple police departments in a chase through two counties without a getaway plan?
Flavio Cesar Lanuza, age 27 didn't need to be identified by Maryland State Police if he had mind his business and NOT get into a number of accidents PRIOR to his stealing the MD State tow truck. So there's your latest news from the Greater Washington Area.
All countries opened their prisons and put them in busses to America. Any questions??
@@onegurl9 It started with the U.K. in the 17th century. Otherwise we wouldn't have the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock. Fidel Castro knew this and took the idea in 1980 with the Mariel boat lift. Everybody else just took on the same idea.
@@NathanielEssex1849 I googled the name hoping to find a mugshot...
But the criminal can’t & doesn’t think ahead because he’s brain dead to begin with!
A big THANK YOU to WISA for posting this. You have to love the Internet for allowing us to see what's going on beyond our media market's coverage area.
That is why we had 29 hwy blocked
He was obviously at 2 stars. They start shooting at 3 stars or if he unalives a civilian.
A special thanks to the person who invited the mute button.
truth
If any one of the cops only had some type of firearm (and ammo), they might have been able to stop him.
The truck had bulletproof glass genius
Or spike strips😮
Maryland police cannot shoot at a driver unless he’s using means other than the vehicle to hurt someone.
@@rogueninja1685there's no such thing, maybe in Hollywood, windows with "bullet proof" glass will eventually fail, with enough rounds, most are just rated for lower caliber for X amount of shots
Officers??????.....USE YOUR TIRE IRON ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!! What the heck man ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!
Newscasters just blindly spewing words to something they don’t understand is annoying.
10:00 he literally go's into a culdisac and drives back out right by 2 cruisers....
The law is too lenient on such lunatics, if it wasn't, we wouldn't watch such impunity
The driver of this stolen tow truck is named Cesar Flavio Lanuza from the South American country of Nicaragua.
Maybe this is when officers can use their firearms.
Wait...this isn't happening in Los Angeles or Houston??
Invention - random road stop vehicles.
Vehicles with spike strip and road stop capabilities and possibly random vehicle owners that could also volunteer to have their vehicles fitted with road stop capabilities. Including chocking devices that could stop a big truck
The innate drivel they use to fill in the time is exhausting
4:30 Another idiot cop fails to block correctly.
Why can't officers break glass more easily? This is just stupid!
Add one year of incarceration for every vehicle hit.
Took cops long enough, geez! All that opportunity esp when he was sitting alone on that road. He'd still be driving hitting more cars if he didn't stop on his own.
Why don't gov owned vehicles have a remote gps kill switch thing.
"Hey I need an extract"
"2hrs out. gonna be awhile"
10 years per car . next level p.o.s.
Maryland State Police are a joke. So glad I left
Wow the officers were BRAVE to approach the truck not knowing if the suspect was armed!! Back the blue!!
4:22 that driver in the front that stopped must have thought they were pulling them over
In all my 59 years of living, never have I seen a person have such disregard for the lives of other human beings!
Is this your first day on the internet? Have you been in a coma, at least for the last 4 years?
And it will continue if Joe is put back in office again. He already has blood on hid hands. Don't vote for JOE!!!
These cops are incompetent and should be sued.
If they used deadly force? The AG would sue them!
This woman needs to listen to her own broadcasts... she talks for nothing!
So what happened? I just saw everyone milling about. Did they arrest him, shoot him, did he shoot himself? Did I miss something?
they're chasing Cooter in his tow truck. LOL
Congressman Ben Collin’s?🤣🤣
I've watched shamefully over 50 car chases and NEVER seen one where a police vehicle got hit like that before. I immediately thought when he made that u turn in the gas station and hit that squad car that he should gps himself to the police station to save himself from getting his 🍑 beat.
I blame the police for a the crashes. Arkansas would have ended it after the first time he rammed the police car.
Don't blame the police; blame the mandated rules of engagement enacted by politicians.
@@user-fu1fg4wb1b 100% correct.
Idiot in the newsroom as truck goes off road to avoid police cars: "This is obviously intentional,"
"The truck is stolen."
"We are following what appears to be a police pursuit."
"They know where going." (Immediately after the guy ran into a dead end)
Brilliant editing! Let's cut to something that happened earlier just as it's coming to an end. Bravo! 🤪
Thanks sherlock! We would have never been able to figure that out if you hadn't told us. 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
IF THIS IS A BLACK MAN ALL CHARGES WILL BE DROPPED
Go worry about the White criminals in your area...
Top of line News Crew here. If there isn’t a script someone cut thier mics.
Yup crazy lives everywhere 😅
Very dangerous!!
Arkansas State Police would've shut this down , quite aggressively/ professionaly warranted; I imagine.
Wish more would follow suit, even in the slightest way.
Hope everyone in crossfire was okay & had paid up insurance . 😬
Front facing flashing red on a tow truck? Is that normal over there? In California you can only use amber lights for utility vehicles even city owned. Caltrans can use rear facing blues though
Thats what I was thinking
The laws normally only apply to vehicles driving in traffic. Stopped vehicles engaged in emergency services are exempt.
Here in Oklahoma, our city utility trucks tend to have the red white and blue lights like cops.
I lived in California for a while and got used to those amber lights, and when we just recently moved back to Oklahoma, I'd forgotten that they had them here and we kept thinking we had to pull over (husband grew up in California and this is first time out of state).
It's interesting to me how they seem to differ from state to state.
its a Maryland state recovery and rescue truck. They are state owned and patrol the highway to remove disabled vehicles in accidents to keep the highways flowing. They are considered emergency vehicles thus permitted to have flashing reds. Other states will have similar trucks as well and is becoming more and more common.
Hope you do a follow up. Thanks.
Jeez this guy's a real jerk.
They let this chase go to long
The police:🥱🥱🥱🥱
get what you voted for
If this is an emergency response vehicle, might they be listening to police band radio and therefore hearing what the plan is? Also, hitting a police car is Assault with a Deadly Weapon on Police. He's toast!
What the cops want someone else killed
How is it criminals can smash thru a window in a fraction of a second but the cops can't? So ridiculous.
The cops are inept
Their attempts at stopping this slow moving vehicle were laughable and amateurish.
Peak Maryland driver.
I'm I seeing things or does that Tow Truck have Red Lights on it.
You're NOT seeing things. In SOME states? Tow trucks CAN run code 3 to a life threatening situation or other emergency (usually requires authorization from the 911 dispatch) but it IS legal.
Put it in a prison for 50 years
Ford Tough
ford could make an advert from this
Listening to TV reporters doing a play by play newscast is so funny.
Was he BLLAAATTTTTT ?!!
Or maybe he wuz just seeking asylum
terrain?
You would think that after this criminal did all this car bashing, that the cops would blast this guy before he hurts somebody. Looks like the police are failing. Unbelievable.
are they allowed to shoot out the tires?
8:58 ...went all the way to 5 stars.
Who is responsible for the repairs to the civilian vehicle?
what a F
Building his street cred before jail.
Reporter: it would appear he knows where he is going
Fleeing Driver: goes down a one way to a dead end circle then has to go back out the same one way street...
It is written to protect and serve.
The dude's name is Flavio Cesar Lanuza if anyone is wondering.
Scary❗️
News anchors... ugh... This is a 8900 to 9300 pound veh with re-enfroced push bumpers... The police: 3400 to 3800 pound vehicles designed for speed... These officers and troopers aren't "letting" this guy by, they are not wanting to be rammed and moved off the road and be disabled.. This guy has the upper hand until law enforcement brings in a heavier vehicle or the suspect makes a driving mistake..
Hit police car....He's going away for a long time
Unless he is one of the millions Biden invited to cross the southern border
Why no spike strips?
Geico gonna be busy
Adam Longo should know how the communication business works... rudely interrupting and talking over Lesli and Lorenzo... chill, Adam! You'll get your airtime!
He must have thought he had more fuel than all the others & a chopper. The cops were content driving around in circles so it’s possible they could run out of fuel. He believed in himself, he showed commitment & patience, he had a great plan. All that time & those miles, all those police cars 🚔 & a helicopter 🚁 then a small patch of mud appeared & ruined everything!
This dude needs a mental institution,not a jailhouse..