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A Shooting, Stolen Police Cruiser, And High Speed Chase
January 4, 2015
A man that was allegedly responsible for a shooting and stealing both a police cruiser and a SUV was taken into custody after a crash in front of an Escambia County Walmart.
Authorities said 29-year old Michael Mularchuk was involved in a reported shooting complaint on Colbert Street. His vehicle was later spotted near a dumpster in the 1800 block of North Palafox Street. Officers responded to the area and took the suspect into custody after a foot pursuit, handcuffed him and put him into the back of a Pensacola Police cruiser.
As officers were gathering information, Mularchuk managed to escape from the handcuffs, get into the front of the cruiser and flee the scene. He then went to a friend’s house in the 1900 block of West Intendencia Street and stole their GMC Envoy. He fled once again from law enforcement personnel on Gulf Beach Highway but lost control of the vehicle and struck a couple of power poles near Patton Drive and Navy Boulevard.
He was surrounded and taken down by a K-9 in the parking lot of Navy Boulevard Walmart.
Mularchuk was hospitalized after the incident. Once released, he’s facing a variety of charges, including including aggravated assault, vehicle theft, home invasion, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and escape.
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6 Responses to “A Shooting, Stolen Police Cruiser, And High Speed Chase”
Glad they caught the dude. What disturbs me though is the lack of safety on the part of all parties involved-even the LEO’s. As Jessica mentioned her 5 year old might have been out there playing. Yes, I understand apprehending this idiot-but there needs to be more concern for the citizens that might be in danger when the cops are in pursuit. I think there should be reasonable pursuit. If there is a neighborhood where there could be children, there should be due caution used in that pursuit. But there isnt……..
I witnessed the car running from the police that morning at 8:30am in front of my home on eliasberg Street was so surreal to see this going on in front of my eyes. I heard sirens when I looked out my front door saw officers approaching at high speeds from every intersection… One officer had pulled up to a stop sideways in the middle of the street when I saw the white suv fly around him barely missing the ditch next to my home. He tried to go right but another officer met him head on every direction he tried was met by an officer so he cut through the grass of the church across the street from me. Was again very surreal and scary to see this type of crime in my neighborhood where my little 5 year old son could easily have been playing. They need to lock this guy up and lose the key.
probation sounds about right.
Sounds like he’s been playing too much GTA.
40 years in prison…yea that sounds about right.
You might out run the cars , but it’s hard to out run the K-9 !