An Oklahoma City police officer briefly rode on the hood of a passing civilian car, then jumped off and tackled a 17-year-old minibike rider after a short pursuit on March 6. Police say the encounter started when the officer spotted two minibikes on the street without headlights and the riders took off. The teen was ultimately taken into custody and, according to police, no one was hurt.
Officer’s report: commandeering a civilian vehicle
According to KOKH/FOX 25, the officer was patrolling near S. Santa Fe and S. Grand Boulevard around 8 p.m. when he saw two minibikes without headlights and tried to pull them over. The station reports that the riders refused to stop, left the roadway and cut through a yard, which sent the officer after them on foot.
The officer wrote that he then “made contact with the driver” of a passing car who he said was “willing to assist law enforcement.” He rode on the hood of that vehicle for several blocks before jumping off and tackling one of the minibike riders, according to the report cited by the station.
How the arrest ended
As reported by KOCO 5, officers later found the minibike rider near Southwest 49th Street and Sage Avenue. The rider ran off on foot but was taken into custody without injury.
KOCO 5 also reports that officers first spotted one of the minibikes near Southeast 44th Street and Santa Fe Avenue. At the time of that report, authorities had not released information about any potential charges…