This is the moment police officers arrested a suspected car thief in possession of a stolen vehicle.<br /><br />The incident took place in Rockdale, which is a village in Will County, in the US state of Illinois.<br /><br />The footage was shared online by the Rockdale Police Department, who said: "On December 3, 2021, a 2009 Ford Escape was reported stolen to the Rockdale Police Department, from a business in the 100 block of South Connell Street.<br /><br />"Officers developed a suspect Donald Hudgens, 49 years old, who resides in the 100 block of Connell Street after video surveillance footage was viewed.<br /><br />"Mr. Hudgens currently had a no-bond parole warrant issued from the Illinois Department of Corrections related to a burglary conviction from 2019, in which he received 6 years of imprisonment, but was released September 15, 2021.<br /><br />"On December 8 Sergeant Robert Baikie saw the Ford driven by Donald Hudgens and also one passenger in the Ford on Wheeler Avenue near Interstate 80.<br /><br />"Before other officers could arrive Mr. Hudgens pulled into a driveway of a residence. A felony stop was conducted and Mr. Hudgens was initially compliant but quickly changed to physically attack Sergeant Baikie before fleeing.<br /><br />"With the help of a citizen in the area who witnessed the incident, Mr. Hudgens was taken into custody and transported to an area hospital.<br /><br />Subscribe to HotPursuit-ZengerNews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdl1YnSkzjCjr-ABUZTjcw?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />December 8, 2021<br />Rockdale, IL<br />Source: Rockdale Police Department<br /><br />#ResistingArrest #SuspectedCarThief #RunawaySuspect
