Lone Tree officer uses kid’s bike during pursuit
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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.