Police Name Officer Who Fired on Vehicle After Suspect Allegedly Rammed Patrol Car

Police name officer who fired on vehicle after suspect allegedly rammed patrol car

La Mesa police cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone Authorities Friday released the name of a police officer who opened fire on a fleeing domestic-violence suspect in La Mesa during a Memorial Day police chase. La Mesa police Officer Taylor Persitza fired at Jahlil Juakeen Johnson, 29, but missed as the suspect allegedly used his vehicle to ram a police cruiser in the 4400 block of Parks Avenue, according to investigators. The events that led to the gu…

La Mesa officer who shot at suspect during weekend pursuit also fatally shot man in 2017

A La Mesa police officer who opened fire on a domestic violence suspect during a pursuit Sunday morning was identified by investigators Friday as an eight-year veteran of the La Mesa Police Department who fatally shot a man alongside another officer earlier in his career. Officer Taylor Persitza did not strike or injure anyone Sunday morning when he opened fire on Jahlil Juakeen Johnson, 29, along Parks Avenue after Johnson allegedly reversed hi…

La Mesa police officer who fired weapon in chaotic chase identified

LA MESA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The officer who fired his weapon during a chaotic pursuit of a domestic violence suspect in La Mesa earlier this week has been identified by authorities. The events that led up to the pursuit began around 10:40 a.m., when La Mesa Police Department officers responded to a report of a man strangling a woman in the area of 7700 Normal Ave. According to the San Diego Police Department, who is leading the investigation …

Police Recover Stolen Pharmaceuticals Following High Speed Chase into La Porte County - Region News Source

A large quantity of suspected stolen prescription drugs was recovered and two Michigan men were taken into custody Thursday morning following a high-speed pursuit that ended in La Porte County, the Chesterton Police Department announced. At approximately 11:24 a.m. on May 29, CPD Sgt. Eric Lisoski was conducting a DEA-funded interdiction patrol on Interstate 94 when a license plate reader alerted him to a stolen Minnesota license plate on an eas…