Houston Uber Driver's Video Raises Questions of Police Actions
Dashcam video shows officers jumping into Anthony Baines’ car to continue the search, raising questions about civilian rights and HPD pursuit policy.
- On August 7, an Uber driver helped Houston Police Department officers during a foot pursuit in the Heights area after Army veteran Anthony Baines allowed officers to jump into his vehicle to chase a suspect.
- Officers had responded to a terroristic threat call on Seventh Street where a man allegedly threatened to shoot a woman and her children at an apartment pool; when police attempted to detain him, the suspect broke free and ran.
- Dashcam footage shows one officer jumping into the passenger seat and shouting, "Go, go, go, go!" as Baines drove the officers around the block, though the suspect ultimately escaped and remains at large.
- Baines, who used his eight years of military experience to remain calm, finished his shift by picking up his passenger; he later admitted his wife was "not that happy" that he put himself in such a situation.
- Houston Police Officers' Union President Doug Griffith clarified that civilians are not legally compelled to assist police, stating, "There's nothing that prohibits anyone from doing it," despite no specific policy addressing such unique situations.
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