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Video: Colorado policeman rides child’s bicycle during chase

newsfinale.com 2024/12/10


DENVER (KDVR) — A police officer in Lone Tree, Colorado went above and beyond to try and catch a suspect who took off on a scooter.

The City of Lone Tree posted a body camera video of the two-wheel police chase on its social media, where officer Jacob Tarr decided to commandeer a kid’s bike to apprehend someone suspected of felony theft.

The suspect was initially confronted, but then hopped some fences and used a scooter as a getaway vehicle. Luckily, Tarr had another mode of transportation.

The video, in the player above, shows body camera footage of the officer hopping two fences and then grabbing a green kid’s bike to chase down a suspect.

The suspect is also featured in camera footage from a nearby house. The video shows the suspect trying to get away on a scooter. Shortly after, footage shows Tarr chasing after the suspect on a kid’s bike.

The video ends with another officer, this one with a squad car, apprehending the suspect shortly after. The City of Lone Tree said the suspect was booked with a charge of felony theft. The suspect also had three outstanding warrants, one of which was for armed robbery from another county.

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