Video shows alleged car thief dangle under bridge after wild chase, sparking tense standoff with police

A chaotic constabulary pursuit done San Francisco took a jaw-dropping crook erstwhile a suspected car thief ditched his conveyance connected the Bay Bridge and climbed underneath the span, astatine times dangling from crossbeams precocious supra the h2o successful a hopeless effort to debar arrest.

The April 1 incidental began aft the San Francisco Police Department received a study of a stolen conveyance adjacent 8th and Market streets. Officers rapidly confirmed the car was stolen, and a constabulary drone located it wrong minutes.

When officers attempted to propulsion the operator over, helium refused to halt — triggering a pursuit done metropolis streets and onto the freeway.

Authorities deployed spike strips, but the fishy maneuvered astir them and kept going, starring constabulary connected a pursuit that lasted astir 30 minutes earlier heading onto the Bay Bridge. California Highway Patrol units past took implicit arsenic the pursuit moved onto the span.

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Police prosecute a stolen conveyance fishy done San Francisco earlier the pursuit moved onto the Bay Bridge. (San Francisco Police Department)

The fishy yet stopped adjacent Treasure Island, but alternatively of surrendering, helium got retired and climbed implicit the borderline of the bridge.

"He’s connected the crossbeams, nether the bridge," an serviceman could beryllium heard saying connected assemblage camera video, arsenic a drone tracked the fishy below.

Video shows the antheral straddling constrictive beams nether the bridge, suspended supra the h2o and astatine 1 point, adjacent dangling from the operation arsenic helium moved on the span.

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An serviceman looks implicit the borderline of the Bay Bridge arsenic crews respond to a fishy who climbed underneath the span. (San Francisco Police Department)

Officers noted helium appeared to beryllium heading eastbound toward 1 of the span towers portion clinging to the beams.

Multiple agencies rushed to the scene, including marine units, a occurrence boat, a CHP chopper and further drones, each moving to support show of the suspect. Crews began preparing for a imaginable rescue cognition arsenic the fishy continued moving beneath the bridge.

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The fishy is seen underneath the Bay Bridge, straddling beams and astatine times dangling supra the h2o during the standoff. (San Francisco Police Department)

Crisis Intervention and hostage dialog teams were besides called in, moving to pass with the fishy arsenic helium concisely hid wrong a hollow enactment beam.

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After respective tense minutes, the fishy climbed backmost onto the roadway and was taken into custody without incident.

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SFPD Officer Robert Rueca told KTVU that the fishy yet gave himself up and credited drone exertion with helping officers way him safely passim the ordeal.

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"The voters of San Francisco person allowed america to usage this exertion to marque the streets arsenic harmless arsenic we can," Rueca told the outlet.

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Police person not released the suspect’s identity.