Police Dash Cam Shows Cop Plowing Into Suspect [VIDEO]

We had this story on the radio. Now you can see the video for yourself. An Arizona police chief is defending his officer who was recorded driving a cruiser right into an armed suspect walking on a sidewalk.

Chief Terry Rozema backed his officer Michael Rapiejko after he hit Marion Valencia, 36. Officials say the man shot at officers after stealing a rifle from Walmart, and committing robbery and home invasion.

These videos are being posted all over the place now, and police departments are quickly moving to body cameras in addition to dash cams. Often times, it's hard to determine the full story when video arrives on the web. Video releases will only increase as the public and the police digitize every move. The courts will have new challenges sorting it all out.

[SOURCE: USA TODAY]