Police: Man Drags Hutchinson Officer With Car, Hits Him With Hammer After Face Mask Dispute, 4/14/21
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/04/14/police-man-drags-hutchinson-officer-with-car-hits-him-with-hammer-after-face-mask-dispute/
Hutchinson police say a 61-year-old man is in custody after allegedly dragging an officer with his vehicle while simultaneously striking him with a hammer following a dispute about face masks at a Menards store.
Police were called to the store just before 2 p.m. Wednesday after an employee was attacked by the suspect with a piece of lumber. The suspect left, and was soon spotted by an officer in the parking lot of a nearby Walmart.
The suspect led the officer on a slow-speed chase that ended near the Hutchinson Mall off Highway 15 and Freemont Avenue Southwest. The officer approached the car, then became stuck in the driver’s side window. The suspect sped off with the officer hanging on, and then struck him on the head with a hammer.
The officer is in stable condition at an area hospital. The McLeod County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.
It's getting more and more kooky around here.
I live well under 10 miles from all five of these police killings: Daunte Wright, George Floyd, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, Philando Castille, and Jamar Clark. I could probably add to the list. Not that the above Hutchinson story has anything to do with a cop killing someone, but it reminded me of these somehow, and I sure get weary of the riots and lootings that go with some of these too ... we had some beloved neighborhoods largely destroyed and lots of places still partly boarded up and reboarded up and and it just is so chaotic and it didn't used to be that way.
Edited to add - I don't blame POC being mad as hell, it's just not fun for anyone living here.
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