Suspects wanted for ramming unoccupied law enforcement vehicles

By Pashtana Usufzy

Published Monday, July 27, 2015 | 3:23 p.m.

Updated Monday, July 27, 2015 | 4:27 p.m.

Police are seeking the public's help to identify suspects they say have been ramming stolen vehicles into law enforcement vehicles and fleeing the scene.

Investigators believe at least three people are involved in the scheme to crash into law enforcement vehicles around the valley, Metro Police said on Twitter.

There have been six occurrences, including one this morning in which a vehicle stolen about 3 a.m. in the west valley was crashed into a nearby Nevada Highway Patrol vehicle, according to police.

The incidents began April 29 in Henderson and have also occurred in Las Vegas and Boulder City, police said.

The suspects typically steal a truck then rig the gas pedal to crash into unoccupied law enforcement vehicles, police said. The damaged vehicles have included Metro Police K-9 vehicles, an unmarked car and a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation K-9 vehicle, Officer Larry Hadfield said.

Surveillance video from one of the incidents shows a truck and sedan believed to be involved in the crimes, police said.

Police believe the suspect truck may be a Chevy S-10 or GMC Sonoma, and the second suspect vehicle is believed to be a white sedan in the form of a Chevy Cavalier, Pontiac Sunfire or Chevy Lumina, Hadfield said.

Metro is asking anyone with additional information on the incidents to call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.