Chicago cop chases down gunman on Segway

Posted Sep 4th 2007 8:59AM by [color=#0000ff]Darren Murph[/color]
Filed under: [color=#0000ff]Transportation[/color]

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Believe it or not, Chicago policeman Thaddeus Martyka isn't the first cop to chase down a crook with [color=#0000ff]the help of a Segway[/color], but nevertheless, the two-wheeled wonder is to thank for yet another [color=#0000ff]arrest[/color]. Whilst patrolling the streets and enjoying the summer breeze, the officer heard shots fired and decided to wheel over and see what the commotion was all about. Sure enough, the baddies were found scurrying away from the scene of a crime, and while one suspect managed to escape, the other wasn't so fortunate. Purportedly, the [color=#0000ff]Segway[/color] reached a top speed of 12.5mph, which proved plenty fast to capture (and likely humiliate) at least one of the ill-willed individuals.