English Police Officer Commandeers Citizen’s Bike to Chase Down Suspect

English Police Officer Commandeers Citizen’s Bike to Chase Down Suspect

A police officer in Northampton, England, commandeered a passerby’s bicycle to pursue – and nab – a drug-dealing suspect on August 23, 2023. This footage captured by the officer’s body-worn camera shows him initially pursuing the suspect in a car and then briefly chasing him on foot, before asking a nearby rider to lend him his bike. Following a short pursuit, the officer flings the bike in the direction of the suspect to knock him down and comp…