PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after investigators say he was dragged during a traffic stop with an armed driver Tuesday night in West Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that officers pulled over a Nissan SUV on the 5300 block of Baltimore Avenue around 9 p.m.
for a number of traffic violations. During the stop, police said an officer noticed the 25-year-old driver had a gun in the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt.
The suspect allegedly reached for the gun when officers began to question him and one of the officers attempted to grab his arm. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe suspect sped away from the traffic stop with the officer partially hanging out the driver's side window, according to police.