Man flees on foot after abandoning bike in police chase, Clearwater FL


A man on a bicycle was chased by police on Pennsylvania Ave in Clearwater. He abandoned his bike near Pennsylvania Ave and fled on foot into a nearby park. Officers found a firearm slide by the abandoned bicycle. The suspect was wearing dark clothing and carrying a backpack. He was later caught by police.
Audio|Source: Clearwater Police - East
01:27
Transcript:
00:00
One time. It's going to be Palmetto and M-L-K, but he's turning around on me.
00:07
He's just over-rolling against Elfel be stopping or not.
00:15
How far do you need here?
00:18
No, he's going southbound on what looks like Pennsylvania now.
00:23
I just lost him.
00:29
Can't charge us?
00:33
Yeah, I got LNP at this point.
00:38
Fitch me in us down zone or uptown.
00:41
He just ditched the bike, he just went into the Y area.
00:44
We'll truck depart.
00:47
Okay, Unis, Martin.
00:50
Yeah, camera.
00:53
Cairns Fitton.
00:58
105, I have an adult mail 1015.
01:02
335.
01:05
So I can have somebody go northbound on MOK, so you can watch the other side of the park, I'm watching the west side.
01:12
Description.
01:16
It's going to be blackmail and all dark clothing.
01:18
That's about all I got with a backpack on.
01:23
All right,
01:24
we found a slide by the bike.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave, Clearwater, FL 33755
Correct
Incorrect