Lawrence officer dragged two blocks during traffic stop identified; suspect captured

Following that breaking news out of New Hampshire, the suspect accused of dragging a Lawrence police officer with a car is now in custody. Police say this is Hector Rivera. They say he dragged an officer during a traffic stop last night and then took off. The car he was driving was found in Plastow. He was arrested in New Hampshire. Police also releasing the name of the officer who was hurt in this. We're looking at Officer Ariel Cruz. He was flown to Boston after the incident. Police say he is in critical condition but conscious and communicating. Boston 25 News reporter Ryan Breslin is in Lawrence where the witness Lawrence police say the injured officer was dragged about two blocks by the car. He was performing a traffic stop on. It happened just around this area of East Haverhill Street and Kendall Street. New surveillance video shows the car speeding away after surveillance video from Gomez Market in Lawrence appears to show the car responsible for dragging a police officer two blocks speeding away from the scene. The car blows through the intersection just yards away from where that officer was left injured. I come down all the officer come and help him and the ambulance come right away. Derby Batista was inside her kitchen cooking when she heard a loud bang and looked out to see the officer on the ground. I only healed the bank. I would have thought was like a motorcycle like key in summer driving like crazy. She says the officer's clothes were ripped and he wasn't moving or speaking. Nope, nothing was like knockout. Lawrence police say the initial traffic stop happened in the area of East Haverhill and Kendall Street Tuesday night. Officers found the driver had a revoked license and the passenger was wanted on two active arrest warrants. Police say when the officers were taking the driver into custody, the passenger got into the driver's seat in an attempt to flee the scene. They say the officer tried to stop them and became entangled with the car as it drove away. That's when the officer was dragged for two blocks sustaining serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital in Boston. Batista's thoughts are with the family of that officer is extremely sad moment. Police are calling this an active investigation on scene in Lawrence Ryan Breslin for your local station, Foxton 25 News.