shocking police dashcam footage has emerged showing an arizona cop speeding down a road, mounting a sidewalk and smashing into an  alleged armed robber in a supposed bid to capture him in the two videos, mario valencia is captured walking along a street in marana,  northwest of tucson, carrying what appears to be a rifle he points the loaded weapon into the air and a shot rings out a police officer in one of the patrol cars says: 'one round just went out he's definitely loaded' he then tells his colleague, officer michael rapiejko, in the other vehicle: 'stand off, the gun is loaded' but apparently ignoring his advice, rapiejko overtakes the officer's car, before speeding straight toward valencia seconds later, his vehicle mounts the curb and smashes into the suspect's body warning: graphic footage  scroll down for videos  overtaking: this police dashcam video shows arizona officer michael rapiejko overtaking his colleague's vehicle as they chase alleged thief mario valencia (hidden by the other car) in marana, northwest of tucson  target: the police officer in the other vehicle warns  rapiejko that the suspect is loaded and tells him to 'stand off' but in apparent defiance of his advice, rapiejo drives straight toward unsuspecting valencia (pictured) horrific: seconds later, rapiejo's vehicle mounts the curb (pictured) and smashes into the suspect's body  hit: in this screen grab, from the dashcam video, valenica appears to turn toward the car as it strikes him  valencia is sent flying into the air, while the car crashes through a concrete wall before coming to a halt amid debris the other officer can be heard shouting in shock: 'oh! jesus christ, man down' at the end of the footage, obtained by cbs affiliate kold tv,  rapiejko is captured emerging from his vehicle and approaching valencia, while other cops exit their own cars with their guns raised valencia was rushed to university of arizona medical center in serious condition following the crash outside a self storage facility on february 19 he was eventually booked into jail two days later the release of the dashcam videos comes as police across america remain under scrutiny for allegedly racially profiling african american suspects and using excessive violence against them only a week and a half ago, south carolina police officer michael slager was charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot water scott, 50, five times in the back as he was running away  despite valencia's injuries and the harrowing footage of the crash, marana police chief terry rozema has defended rapiejko's actions, declaring they likely saved the armed suspect's life smash: valencia is sent flying into the air, while the car crashes through a concrete wall (pictured) before coming to a halt amid debris the other cop can be heard shouting in shock: 'oh! jesus christ, man down' high speed: bits of concrete can be seen sailing through the sky as rapiejko's patrol car continues traveling  cracked: valencia, was rushed to university of arizona medical center in a serious condition following the crash outside a self storage facility on february 19 above, rapiejko's car window appears to be cracked  deliberate act: valencia (pictured, left, in his mug shot) remained in hospital for two days before being booked into jail police have since spoken out in defense of rapiejko's actions in the town of marana, arizona  in february, sergeant chris warren also appeared to support the deliberate crash, telling kold tv that valencia 'was a dangerous felon who'd been on a crime spree throughout the morning' this crime spree allegedly involved theft at a convenience store at columbus avenue and 29th street, vandalism and burglary at the tucson baptist temple, a home invasion and theft of a car it culminated in the alleged theft of a rifle from walmart at 8280 north cortaro road from there, the suspect fled to 5650 west coca cola place, where he was struck and injured by rapiejko's vehicle 'he'd just stolen a weapon, loaded it, was not obeying commands from officers and walking toward occupied businesses it's a busy time of morning, a lot of employees at work,' said sgt warren another view: despite the shocking footage of the crash, marana police chief terry rozema has defended officer rapiejko's actions above, this dashcam video was taken from inside the other officer's car  swerving: the second video shows rapiejko's car swerving across the road and heading toward valencia  life saving? the vehicle smashes into the suspect (the black shape in the air, between the tree and the car) apprehended: at the end of the footage, obtained by cbs affiliate kold tv, rapiejko can be seen emerging from his vehicle and approaching valencia (under the tree), while other cops emerge with their guns raised  'we had to take immediate action and make sure he didn't get inside those businesses' rapiejko was put on standard administrative leave after the crash, because it was considered use of force however, the pima county attorney's office cleared the officer of any wrongdoing and he is back on the force, sgt warren said valencia, meanwhile, is facing several felony charges for his 'spree' valencia had already been approached by police near a post office following the alleged walmart theft, it is reported there, he had apparently threatened suicide, before firing the gun and fleeing no one was injured in the post office incident also on tuesday, dozens of protesters were taking to the streets of new york to continue demonstrations over alleged police brutality against minorities controversy: the release of the dashcam videos comes as police across america remain under scrutiny for allegedly racially profiling african american suspects above, protesters in manhattan, new york, on tuesday  demonstrating: the protests have been a regular occurrence in many us cities since last august, when unarmed, black 18 year old michael brown was shot dead by officer darren wilson in ferguson, missouri  removed: some demonstrators were escorted off the brooklyn bridge roadway by nypd officers on tuesday  the protests have been a regular occurrence in many us cities since last august, when unarmed, black 18 year old michael brown was shot dead by officer darren wilson in ferguson, missouri in november, a grand jury decided not to indict wilson in the fatal shooting, while another grand jury chose not to indict another officer in the death of black father of four eric garner on staten island on tuesday, some protesters were seen scuffling with police during a march in manhattan others, meanwhile, were pictured being escorted off the brooklyn bridge roadway by nypd officers
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