‘Training Wheels of Justice;’ Officer uses child’s bike to chase suspect on scooter

LONE TREE, Colo. — Body camera footage shows a Colorado police officer using a kid’s bike to chase a suspect on an electric scooter.

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Officers in Lone Tree, Colorado were trying to arrest a suspect who had just committed a felony theft when the suspect took off running, according to the city’s Facebook page.

Police said the suspect jumped several fences and stole a kid’s motorized scooter.

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Officer Jacob Tarr was not near his squad car and had to find another way to catch up to the suspect, so he borrowed a child’s bike.

“The suspect might‘ve had a scooter, but Officer Tarr had determination, and a kid’s bike,” the post reads.

The suspect was taken into custody and charged with felony theft, and it was determined the suspect had three outstanding warrants,

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