Honoring HPD Officer Roland L. Benavides - November 2006 |
On June 27, 2006, while riding patrol, Officer Roland Benavides saw a man running down the street, then jump into a waiting vehicle. At that moment, another officer broadcasted that a shooting had just occurred nearby with a suspect description that matched the runner. Officer Benavides immediately attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to pull over. Following a brief chase, the suspects jumped out of the vehicle and fled on foot. Officer Benavides pursued the passenger suspect and pulled him off a fence. After a brief but very intense struggle, Officer Benavides was able to apprehend him. Other officers had arrived at the scene, set up a perimeter, and were waiting for the K-9 Unit. In spite of having just been engaged in an intense struggle, Officer Benavides continued processing and working the scene. Officer Benavides spoke with an elderly female resident about possible hiding places where the second suspect could be evading detention. As Officer Benavides searched possible hiding places, he heard a resident screaming that the suspect was in her house. Officer Benavides immediately entered the woman’s house in pursuit driving the suspect to escape out the window and into the path of the K-9 Unit. It was later discovered that both suspects had prior arrests. |
