EVERETT — A former reserve police officer working in central Everett tackled and detained a man suspected of attempting to run over a police officer early today.
Dennis Wintch, 59, recognized the man from a description he heard earlier in the day from a Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy who was helping in the search for the suspect.
“He matched the description so I asked him to stop and talk to me. He yelled ‘I didn’t do anything,’ and took off running,” Wintch said. Up until six years ago, Wintch was a reserve officer for the Everett Police Department. He was a reserve for 25 years.
Wintch said he ran after the man, grabbed his arm, pulled him to the ground and held him for police. Officers swarmed in and arrested the man.
The man was the focus of an intense search that began at about 9:30 a.m., closing streets and some businesses and bringing dozens of police officers from around Snohomish County. He was arrested just before 12:30 p.m.
The search began after police shot at the man after he pinned an officer between the vehicle he was driving and a parked car. The man was last seen after he crashed the car in the 3800 block of Rucker Avenue and ran away.
The police officer, a 15-year veteran, suffered minor injuries. She was treated at Providence Everett Medical Center.
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