Wednesday, August 08, 2018

BAD GUY CHASES FLEEING POLICE OFFICER IN FLORIDA

by Bob Walsh

OK, this one is unique in my experience, though the circumstances are somewhat strange. The dramatis personae are a female Miramar, FL, police officer. She was in her police car, fleeing from the father of her children. Much of this mess, which mostly happened on I-75, was recorded on the dash cam of a private citizen.

It seems that Miramar P D Officer Ashley Abreu got into a domestic with Roberto Zaldivar in her home in Hialeah just prior to her leaving for work. The incident allegedly got violent. Abreu left for work in her take-home cruiser and Zaldivar pursued in a gold Nissan Altima. Officer Abreu tried to avoid and evade with little luck. Among other things Zaldivar sideswiped her patrol car and attempted to force her to a stop by pulling in front and slamming on his brakes.

Zaldivar is currently a guest of the people of Miami-Dade pending $20,000 bail. Among the charges are burglary, A&B and domestic battery by strangulation. That does not include any of the violations related to the car chase.

1 comment:

Trey Rusk said...

That's a bad way to start a shift.