Cranston officer hit by car; fires shot at suspects' vehicle
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By Lisa Vernon-Sparks CRANSTON -- A police patrol officer who was struck yesterday as he tried to make a traffic stop, fired his gun at the driver as the car pulled off, the police said today. The incident happened last night around 11:40 when the officer pulled over a vehicle near Dyer Avenue and Cranston Street, according to Cranston police Maj. Ronald Blackmar. As the officer approached the car, the driver began to flee, hitting the officer with the vehicle as he drove away. The officer fired his gun at the vehicle. Sometime later, Providence and State Police responded to Terrance Avenue, where the driver, the vehicle, and others, were located. Blackmar would not say if a chase ensued from Cranston to Providence, whether the driver had been hit by the shot fired by the police officer or what kinds of injuries the driver had. The officer, whom the police would not name, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence where he was treated for his injuries and released, said Blackmar. He declined to describe the officer's injuries. The police officer is at home but has not been placed on administrative duty, pending an investigation, aided by the State Police and the Attorney General's office, Blackmar said. "We haven't taken any action yet. He may or may not be placed on administrative duties, depending on how the investigation goes," Blackmar said. "At the present time he is out of work because of his injuries.There is no reason to put him anywhere." Meanwhile, the police this afternoon took into custody the driver, and other suspects who may have been in a vehicle last night. The driver has not been charged with anything yet, Blackmar said. He said a charge could come later today.
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