CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A traffic stop led to police chasing a reckless driver and grappling their vehicle in Chandler earlier this month.
Police say on June 5 around 10 p.m., a Chandler officers attempted to pull over a driver for a minor traffic violation near 116th Street and Riggs Road, east of Arizona Avenue. The driver reportedly refused to stop, and the officer alerted the department’s Street Crimes Unit to bring a grappler vehicle.
Officers witnessed the driver speeding, running red lights and passing in a no pass zone, according to authorities. An officer successfully deployed the grappler, stopping the reckless driver.
Video from Chandler police shows officers yelling at the driver to get out of the vehicle…