Yahoo News Tour de force! Police share video of officer chasing down suspect on the same pushbike he abandoned
A getaway vehicle is meant to help you escape the law – not get caught.
But for one suspected criminal, abandoning his pushbike proved to be his downfall when a police officer grabbed it and used it to chase him down.
The unnamed officer was praised by colleagues on Twitter after a West Midlands Police response team posted a video of the arrest in Birmingham.
Here at Birmingham East response, we love commandeering vehicles.
Imagine being a crook, halfway through a crime, and seeing a police car. You drop your bike and run away, only to see a cop chasing you down on your own pushbike 😂
1 in custody for smashing a store front up. pic.twitter.com/X5OjKabA92
— B'ham East Response (@ResponseWMP2) July 29, 2018
The Birmingham East Response team’s account shared a video of the officer’s chase, along with the caption: “Here at Birmingham East response, we love commandeering vehicles.
“Imagine being a crook, halfway through a crime, and seeing a police car. You drop your bike and run away, only to see a cop chasing you down on your own pushbike.”
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It added that one person was in custody on suspicion of “smashing a store front up”.
The officer’s actions were praised by Chief Superintendent Chris Todd, director of intelligence at West Midlands Police, who messaged the response unit to compliment them on “great work”.
“Everyone’s got the #TourdeFrance2018 bug!” he tweeted.
