Police Officer Dragged by Car During Suspect's Escape Attempt

A police officer was injured and hospitalized after being dragged hundreds of meters by a fleeing suspect's vehicle in Rishon LeZion. The incident occurred overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday when officers from the Rishon LeZion police station responded to a gas station in the city center. Upon arrival, an investigating officer identified a suspect wanted for questioning. When the officer approached the suspect's car, he started driving despite her attempts to stop him. The officer was partially inside and partially outside the vehicle as it sped away. After several hundred meters, she lost her grip and fell onto the road, while the suspect continued his escape.

Emergency medical services transported the injured officer to Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Be'er Yaakov for treatment, where she remains hospitalized. Approximately two hours later, police successfully apprehended the suspect in Holon, according to a police statement.