Officers Arrest Prowler
On June 21 at about 2:20 A.M., two Dalton police officers on foot patrol around 711 South Hamilton Street spotted a male walking between rows of parked cars. When officers challenged the man and identified themselves, the man, Barry Jason Cox, fled.
After a lengthy foot pursuit, Cox, 47, was arrested by the officers with the assistance of a third officer. Cox claimed to be in the area looking for someone. Cox, of 3593 S. Dixie Highway, Dalton, was placed into custody and transported to Jail. Mr. Cox already had an outstanding arrest warrant.
The two original officers had been on foot patrol in the area attempting to prevent vehicle break-ins.
Given the vague deatailing of events, I can't help but ask what motivated the accused to flee? Why was it necessary for the two officers to "challenge" the man? And what was the third officer doing in the area?
Posted by: MunKy | July 18, 2007 at 05:04 PM
Challenge is a bit of police jargon for approaching a person to see what they are up to. It's kind of what officers do at 2:20 in the morning when someone is walking around looking in vehicles that are not their own. The address given for the suspect is MILES away from where the officers spotted him. Maybe he ran because he was somewhere he shouldn't be, or maybe because of the outstanding warrant; either way... Foot pursuits tend to attract attention from officers, so the third was likely giving assistance.
Posted by: DaltonPDBlog | July 18, 2007 at 06:01 PM
THESE POOR OFFICERS ARE DANGED IF THEY DO AND DANGED IF THEY DON'T.
IF "MUNKY'S"CAR HAD GOTTEN BROKEN INTO, HE WOULD THE FIRST TO SAY WHERE WERE THE POLICE AT 2:20AM. WHAT ASLEEP? I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE BUT THESE GUYS ARE PROTECTING YOU AND ARE DOING THERE JOB!!! EVEN AT 2:20AM. SO CUT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DALTON POLICE DEPARTMENT SOME SLACK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU DO THEIR JOB!!!
Posted by: STEPHANIE | July 18, 2007 at 10:27 PM