Healing prayers for the Cheektowaga, NY officer in critical condition after being hit by suspect...

Healing prayers for the Cheektowaga, NY officer in critical condition after being hit by suspect during car chase.

Police report vehicles were stolen from Penora Street in Depew around 4:30 a.m. on Monday.

The chase started in Depew on Walden Avenue and Dick Road, then crossed into Cheektowaga, where Cheektowaga police became involved. The chase, which involved two suspect vehicles, both stolen, then traveled north on Union Road toward Genesee Street.

The Cheektowaga Police Department reports Officer Troy Blackchief was in the area of that intersection attempting to deploy stop sticks when one of the suspect vehicles hit him.
Other officers at the scene immediately stopped to provide aid to Officer Blackchief. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where as of 9:30 a.m. Monday he was undergoing surgery and was in critical condition.