{"id":51159,"date":"2026-04-15T06:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51159"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:11:10","slug":"winded-cop-struggles-to-chase-down-bike-riding-rebel-in-viral-cat-and-mouse-scuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51159","title":{"rendered":"Winded cop struggles to chase down bike-riding rebel in viral &#8216;cat-and-mouse&#8217; scuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This boy\u2019s blue in the face. <\/p>\n<p>A Cincinnati cop tried, and failed, to chase down a defiant cyclist in a viral \u201ccat-and-mouse\u201d scuffle recorded by a bystander \u2014 and the clip has since been viewed more than 10 million times online.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was trying to rip something out of the cyclist\u2019s hands when he pivoted and put the younger man in a headlock, the video taken earlier this month shows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A Cincinnati police officer tried to wrangle a misbehaving cyclist in a viral video. <span class=\"credit\">Broc Wilson\/Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cyclist used the policeman\u2019s weight against him and easily pushed him to the ground. While the pot-bellied cop tried to right himself, the man bolted over to his abandoned bicycle and started to mount it.<\/p>\n<p>The officer, undeterred despite his apparent exhaustion, yanked on the rear tire, forcing the cyclist to lose his grip and tumble to the ground.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The rabble-rouser easily outpaced the stocky officer, who struggled greatly during their minute-long chase. He even started circling around the hobbling policeman, as if mocking his increasing sluggishness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The purported delinquent easily outran the cop. <span class=\"credit\">Broc Wilson\/Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The officer appeared to deploy pepper spray at the man, but to no avail. The cyclist merely jogged away, leaving the winded cop in the dust.<\/p>\n<p>When the man hopped back on his bike and started to flee in earnest, the cop slowed to an amble while gasping for breath, according to the video.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was left standing alone in the street beside his patrol car as the slick suspect disappeared around the corner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cop hardly managed to jog after the younger man. <span class=\"credit\">Broc Wilson\/Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The video was reposted across various social media platforms. One post shared on Instagram garnered more than 10 million views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease give that poor policeman retirement,\u201d one viewer commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 10-year-old girl could escape from this so-called officer!\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cyclist eventually biked away. <span class=\"credit\">Broc Wilson\/Storyful<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAre they both drunk?\u201d one commenter speculated.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not immediately clear what the cyclist was being apprehended for, or if he was ever arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to the Cincinnati Police Department for more information on the viral chase. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/15\/us-news\/winded-cop-struggles-to-chase-down-bike-riding-rebel-in-viral-cat-and-mouse-scuffle\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This boy\u2019s blue in the face. 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