APD looking for suspect who hit motorcycle officer with car

Early Sunday afternoon, an Amarillo Police Department motorcycle officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on McMasters Street at southwest 3rd Avenue. The suspect vehicle backed into the officer, pushing the bike and the officer about 20 feet back, before leaving the area northbound on McMasters.

The officer was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as being a small black car. 

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Amarillo Police Department at 378-3038 or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 374-4400. Tips can also be given anonymously at www.amapolice.org or on the Amarillo Crime Stoppers P3 mobile app.