By Neysa Greer, Lauren Steussy and R. Stickney, NBCSanDiego.com
An officer pursuing a potentially stolen motorcycle in Mission Valley, San Diego, was dragged down a street after attempting to stop the motorist, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The pursuit began late Thursday at about 10 p.m. near Mission Center Road and Hazard Center Drive, police said.
The officer was responding to a report of a stolen motorcycle when he saw the motorcycle and began following it.
The motorcyclist fled up the hill to Murray Ridge Road.
In an attempt to stop the motorcyclist, the officer jumped from his patrol car and grabbed the motorcyclist.
The motorcyclist continued to flee with the officer still holding on. The officer was dragged for an unknown distance until the motorcyclist lost control and crashed, police said.
Authorities took the motorcyclist into custody.
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The officer was not injured, however there were three incidents earlier this week in which officers were injured on the job.
On Monday, an officer was punched during a scuffle with a suspect outside a convenience store at Florida and El Cajon Boulevard in University Heights.
Then, later the same day, a woman was arrested for battery on a peace officer after she punched the officer at the downtown trolley station at American Plaza and India Street.
The next day, an officer was attacked by a man along the side of the road in Mission Bay. Authorities on the scene said a father trying to drive his 21-year-old son to a mental health facility crashed the car after the son became violent.
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