REGIONAL DIGEST.COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Man charged with assaulting 3 officers SHREWSBURY - A Shrewsbury man allegedly attacked three police officers and twice grabbed at one officer's handgun as he was being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving early yesterday morning. Police were on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout an Acura MDX believed to have been involved in a crash around 1 a.m. in Worcester, according to Sgt. Michael Cappucci. Officer Tyson Mohr found the car on Svenson Road. Its front end was damaged and both air bags had been deployed, but there was no driver. Officer Mohr then came upon Gurdev Singh, 47, of 7 Baldwin Circle, sitting, evidently drunk, in a taxicab at Quinsigamond Plaza on Route 9, Sgt. Cappucci said. When the officer began to question him, Mr. Singh became disorderly and tried to grab Officer Mohr's handgun. The officer wrestled Mr. Singh to the ground, but the man again tried to grab his gun. Officer Mohr subdued him with pepper spray. Officer Peter Kinnas arrived and the two officers struggled to get Mr. Singh into the cruiser while he flailed at them with his fists and feet, Sgt. Cappucci said. The cab driver cab·driv·er also cab driver n. One who drives a taxicab for hire. cab driver n → taxista m/f cab driver n → looked on "in shock and awe Shock and awe, technically known as rapid dominance, is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming decisive force, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of power to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and " as the events unfolded, according to Officer Mohr's report. At the police station, Mr. Singh allegedly kicked Officer Michael McGinnis. Mr. Singh was charged yesterday in Westboro District Court with driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. , disorderly conduct, intimidating a witness, two counts of attempting to commit a crime, three counts of assault and battery on a police officer and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod shod v. Past tense and a past participle of shoe. shod Verb a past of shoe Adj. 1. foot). He was held on $500 cash bail and ordered to return to court for an April 18 pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. hearing. |
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