`OLD COWBOY' SUSPECT CAPTURED AFTER CHASE : PATROL CARS RAMMED, SIDESWIPED IN PURSUIT.Byline: Jaxon Van Derbeken Daily News Staff Writer Police captured a man believed to be the ``Old Cowboy Bandit bandit: see brigandage. ,'' after the suspect led officers on a wild chase Friday through Pacoima, sideswiping a patrol car and ramming another, officials said. Dale Sullivan, 45, was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. on a peace officer, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police said. Broadcast live on television, the dramatic chase ended shortly after noon, when Sullivan tried to escape on foot but was tackled by police. Sullivan was treated at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills for what police said were mostly injuries he suffered when he rammed a patrol car. The ``Old Cowboy Bandit,'' believed responsible for 14 robberies in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , received his nickname because he wore an old leather jacket (Zool.) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus). A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis). See also: Leather Leather , western belt buckle and battered cowboy hat. On Friday, police said they found in Sullivan's car a cowboy hat and jacket matching those used in holdups. The 10-minute pursuit began when an officer from LAPD's Foothill Division spotted a car in an alley in Arleta near the junction of Osborne Street and Beachy Avenue. A check of the license plate revealed that it was from another vehicle, police said. When the man saw the officer, he fled. During the course of the chase through Arleta and Pacoima, the suspect rammed a patrol car and sideswiped another, before two officers pinned his car between a wall and the corner at Gager gag·er n. Variant of gauger. Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). . In a spectacular conclusion, Sullivan was surrounded by officers and one dove One Dove was a Scottish dance music group active in the early 1990s, consisting of Dot Allison, Ian Carmichael and Jim McKinven. Originally called Dove, the group released its debut single, "Fallen", on the Glasgow-based label Soma in October 1991. on top of him, delivering what police called a ``disabling blow'' to the head. ``These officers did a terrific job,'' said Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Martin Pomeroy of Valley Bureau. ``They showed remarkable restraint.'' ``Several officers jumped on the suspect in the swarm technique and took him to the ground,'' Pomeroy said. As the suspect jumped from the passenger side of his car, an officer fired a single round that hit no one, Pomeroy said. Officers in the rammed car and those involved in tackling Sullivan suffered minor injuries, Pomeroy said. Detective Robert Johansen said the ``Old Cowboy'' has been tied to 14 robberies since Jan. 14, during which he has taken between $30 and $90. ``He holds up small businesses, usually operated by women and have women customers,'' Johansen said. During a dozen or so robberies in the West Valley and Devonshire divisions, the ``Old Cowboy'' has used an 8-inch knife or pretended to have a weapon to hold up convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , hair salons and photo developing shops. He was linked to a robbery 9:30 a.m. on Friday at Victory Boulevard and Fallbrook Avenue at Fantastic Sam's hair cutting salon, when he approached with what appeared to be a firearm in his waistband. ``At one point he took that firearm out and displayed it - that's the first time he has actually taken it out of his waistband,'' Johansen said. The man got away with about $10 in quarters, Johansen said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Two patrol cars crashed into a suspect's car on Laurel Canyon Boulevard on Friday, ending a wild chase through Pacoima that resulted in the capture of a man police believe to be the ``Old Cowboy Bandit,'' suspected in 14 robberies in the San Fernando Valley since Jan. 14. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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