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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)Video: Copper hops on vandal's own bike to chase him down
A vandal in Birmingham who was smashing up a shop front dropped his bike when he spotted a police car – only for a quick-thinking officer to hop on it and chase him down.
Video of the incident was tweeted on Sunday by West Midlands Police’s East Birmingham Response Team – complete with a laughing emoji.
A couple of police officers replying to the tweet recalled similar experiences.
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 officer’s actions were praised by a senior officer at the force in a tweet that made a reference to Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France victory.
Everyone’s got the #TourdeFrance2018 bug! Great work!
— Ch Supt Chris Todd (@ChSuptTodd) July 29, 2018
A couple of police officers replying to the tweet recalled similar experiences.
Ha ha lovely job, it's good to be resourceful
Whilst serving in Thames Valley dealt with a report of a stolen boat on the Thames, I waved down another boat, got a lift, catching the thief up at the next lock.— Phil Haseler (@PhilHaseler1) July 29, 2018
Skills! Once stopped a bike thief who tried to ride off, only we were in a marked car. Overtake, slow down, crew partner opens door as he tries to ride past again- bosh! You're nicked son.
— Bob (@BarnsleyBob3878) July 29, 2018
;That second tweet brings to mind this story from last year in which someone who had stolen from a car in London tried to make his escape on a Boris bike – but was knocked off by a police officer opening a van door in his path.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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