Man Accused of Stealing Officer's SUV
BLACKWELL: I want you to take to San Francisco, where a man is facing multiple charges after police say he carjacked and officer's SUV with the weapons still inside. Listen to this. They say he then led them on an hour-long chase around the city and across the bridge. And again, this is in their own stolen SUV. Katie Utehs with affiliate KGO tells us how it all went down.</s>KATIE UTEHS, KGO (voice-over): Bound at the wrists and ankles on the Bay Bridge, San Francisco police officers took no chances of this man getting away again. Police say he had already stolen one of their patrol vehicles and led them on a chase across the city.</s>DEPUTY CHIEF HECTOR SAINEZ, SAN FRANCISCO POLICE: Shortly after he attempted to car-jack another motorist on the lower deck of the bay bridge.</s>UTEHS: Catching one of their own SUVs.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know if that was one of us or the vehicle.</s>UTEHS: A unique challenge.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Could any officer drive an SUV turn your hazards on so they can know you're not the other guy.</s>UTEHS: It started with a call for a man with a knife at Lyon and Chestnut Streets. He made an escape.</s>SAINEZ: He was able to make entry into the officers' marked patrol vehicle and actually steal the vehicle from the officers which still had the keys in the ignition.</s>UTEHS: Across the city to the bay bridge, he crashed into cars. Police say they are still tallying the damage. They tried to stop him at the gate near their station on Treasure Island. The deputy chief says two officers fired multiple rounds but it didn't slow him.</s>SAINEZ: He drove at a high rate of speed onto the sidewalk and attempting to elude capture.</s>UTEHS: All as people were headed out for their day.</s>LATERIOUS ROGERS, SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT: I was standing there at the bus stop.</s>UTEHS: Between 9:00 and 10:00.</s>ROGERS: To be on an island and it happens, only one way on and one way off, it's kind of scary.</s>UTEHS: Traffic backed up across the bridge because the SUV slammed into two cars at the westbound on-ramp and it injured one person. The suspect and two officers are being treated as well.</s>ROGERS: Very frightening to know you have people in the world who would, you know, really take the people who protect us for granted.</s>UTEHS: Officer weapons were in the SUV when it was taken.</s>SAINEZ: Those firearms are secured with secondary locking system. So, unless you're familiar how to access those weapons, you would not know how to access those weapons.</s>UTEHS: Police are reviewing their policy and as well as the officers who fired during the pursuit.</s>BLACKWELL: All right. Again, our thanks to Katie Utehs with KGO for that report. Christi?</s>PAUL: All righty. Well, Russia claims it is ready to help fight this battle against ISIS. It sounds like a good thing, doesn't it? Here's a thing -- there is a catch. We'll talk about it. Also at the top of the hour, Clinton and Sanders and O'Malley taking the stage together in Iowa. Look at whether any of the Democrats had a defining moment.</s>BLACKWELL: But, first, CNN has announced the top ten heroes for 2015. And we'd like you to meet another of them. Her name is Monique Pool. And she helps save our environment by saving sloths. Watch this story.</s>MONIQUE POOL, CNN HERO: Saving the sloths for me is not just about saving the sloths. It's about what they stand for. It's about losing habitat. It's about importance of environmental protection for everybody.</s>BLACKWELL: And that's just a bit of it. If you want to watch more of her story and others, go to the CNNHeroes.com. While you're there, you can meet, of course, all ten of the top heroes and vote once a day, every day, for your favorite candidate. All ten will be honored at "CNN Heroes: An All- Star Tribute" hosted by Anderson Cooper on December 6th. Only one would be named CNN Hero of the Year.