Orange Police Department<\/a>. According to the OPD, police have been cracking down on illegal and unsafe e-bike riding at Grijalva Park.<\/p>\nOn Wednesday, June 17, an OPD motor officer noticed an individual doing exactly that. The agent attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the e-bike, to no avail.<\/p>\n
“One rider recently decided that stopping for an officer was optional and attempted to make a quick getaway. […] That plan had a very short life expectancy.”<\/p>\n
Pursuit Begins, Footage Shows<\/p>\n
The OPD motor officer in question began pursuing the suspect after he allegedly decided to flee. The footage attached above showed the chase unfolding.<\/p>\n
In an effort to de-escalate the pursuit and hopefully prevent a tragedy, the officer tried to reason with the e-bike driver. How? Through multiple taunts, hoping to make the suspect reason and, perhaps, hurt his ego as a side effect, although the impromptu statement began softly.<\/p>\n
“I would stop if I were you. This is a really, really bad idea. Okay,” the officer said. “I mean, we can keep going, but it’s a bad idea.. Your face is on camera. I know you go to school around here. I’m gonna find you.”<\/p>\n
Ultimate Taunting<\/p>\n
Seeing that the e-bike driver refused to slow down and stop, the motor officer went ahead and turned his interactions up a notch. It appears that, eventually, these worked marvelously.<\/p>\n
“What’s mom and dad gonna say when they see your face when I show them this?” the officer continued. “I promise I’m a better rider than you, too. Oh, look, I’m still here.”<\/p>\n
At one point during the pursuit, it appears that the e-bike driver stopped. The officer told him to get off the bike, but apparently the pursuit was resumed shortly after.<\/p>\n
Suspect Stopped, Citation Issued<\/p>\n
According to the bodycam footage’s time, the officer took at least three minutes to detain the e-bike driver. The suspect is shown stopping on its tracks, with the officer placing his motorbike in front of it to prevent another fleeing attempt.<\/p>\n
Mulitple officers escorted the e-bike driver and another individual, both of whom sat down on the ground. In total, the e-bike driver, who remained unnamed, was cited for nine violations.<\/p>\n
These include evading a police officer\/fleeing, riding in an unsafe manner in a city park on a motorized vehicle, not having license plates on his motorcycle, not having a helmet, not having a valid motorcycle license, not having insurance\/registration, and not having mirrors. His e-bike, as a result, was impounded.<\/p>\n
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