On December 30, 2011 the Dothan Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Regions Bank (4080 West Main Street) at 1:50 p.m. Upon arrival, police were told a white male wearing a red cap and gray shirt had robbed the bank using a handwritten note advising the clerk to remain calm and provide U.S. Currency. Patrolmen quickly began to look for the suspect who was described as driving a gray van with Florida tags by witnesses.
Minutes after the robbery, an alert patrolman noticed a suspicious van traveling south on Ross Clark Circle and requested back up to conduct an investigative stop. When officers tried to initiate the traffic stop, the vehicle fled traveling southbound on South Oates Street. Once the pursuit ensued, a tremendous multi-agency effort began during which the Dothan Police Department received mutual aid from Houston County S.O., Alabama State Troopers, Dale County S.O., Jackson County authorities and Florida Highway Patrol.
The pursuit continued into Florida and finally ended in Bay County Florida after FHP officers conducted a Precision Immobilization Technique Maneuver. The suspect lost control of the vehicle and ran off of the roadway causing the vehicle to overturn, trapping the suspect in the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire which was extinguished by a Dothan Policeman. The suspect was then removed from the vehicle and flown to a Florida medical facility where he is listed in critical condition.
Dothan Police have confirmed the man involved in the pursuit is the suspect from the robbery. Florida Highway Patrol have now identified him a Thomas Toothman of Southport, Florida. UPDATE: It has now been learned that while the suspect was in possession of a Fl Drivers License bearing the name "Thomas Toothman", he was actually in possession of his brothers id. The suspect has now been positively identified by fingerprints as JAMES TOOTHMAN.
The Dothan Police Department would like to thank all agencies involved in apprehending the robbery suspect.
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