Nov 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 11

itself around the George Bush
Airport and all the side streets
in the area. We exited the freeway
onto the Beltway and low
and behold as we approached
JFK Parkway, the damn van turn
north on JFK right in front of us
and we were the lead vehicle.
What the hell? Holy Shit Batman!
With dozens and dozens of cops
behind us, we began calling out
this idiot’s crazy driving skills.
No sooner had we began heading
towards the airport, the suspect
made a U-turn and headed
back south on JFK. Within a few
seconds, it sounded like we were
driving through rocks or gravel.
A metallic sound hitting the
fenders of our car. My partner
says, “what the hell is that?” It
was at that moment we realized
that the mile-long stream of
cops on the opposite side of the
median WERE SHOOTING AT THE
VAN AND BULLETS WERE HIT-
TING US.
WTF. I SCREAMED INTO THE
RADIO, STOP SHOOTING AT THE
VAN! Now to the hundreds not
involved in the chase this sounded
stupid. But to those on the
opposite side of the road they
knew exactly what I meant. A
unit behind me was more direct
“Stop fucking shooting you idiots,
you’re gonna fucking hit one
of us.”
At this point the chase was into
its second hour and supervisors
were getting pissed. Units were
getting trashed, wrecks were
popping up everywhere, and
news helicopters were starting
to arrive along with HPD’s fox.
(Not sure why it took so long for
either to arrive, but if I remember
correctly, some larger news
story was breaking on the opposite
side of town)
We had now traveled up and
down Beltway 8 several times
in both directions. DPS had tried
several times to shoot out his
tire, with no success. Mind you
this was before we had ‘stop
sticks.’ This guy was all over
the road, curbs, driveways, you
name it. By this time, we were
no longer the lead vehicle. Our
brakes had faded to the point
they were useless. As we approached
JFK for the like the
20th time, we needed gas and
decided to pull into a Circle K on
Aldine Bender.
By the time we gassed up and
taken potty breaks, it was nearly
5:30. The chase had lasted almost
3 hours at this point. As we
pulled out of the Circle K, I heard
“Unit 4205 we are now Eastbound
on Aldine Bender from
Aldine Westfield. WTF. They are
headed our way AGAIN!
At this point, I guess from
having watched way too may
cop chases on TV, we decided
to block the intersection with
our car. STUPID MOVE!! We both
got out and stood behind the car
with guns drawn, just like in the
movies. SECOND STUPID MOVE.
Now here we are, two stupid
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