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Officer Injured During Pursuit

(Portland, OR) -- A Portland Police officer was injured during a foot pursuit on I-205 Saturday morning. The incident started when police investigated a suspicious stolen vehicle parked near Southeast 97th and Glenwood Street. When officers approached the vehicle, the suspect ran onto I-205. The man ran across the freeway three times trying to escape the officers. One officer was hit by a vehicle that slowed to avoid hitting the suspect. The driver stopped and cooperated with officers. No citation was issued. The officer was hospitalized with a broken ankle. The suspect who ran onto the freeway, 33-year-old Norman Kurth, was taken into custody and hospitalized after telling officers he had swallowed drugs. He was treated and released, then arrested.

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