bxbomb Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 i realize these things top out at blistering 12 mph, but c'mon you got to be able to get away Long Beach cops boast first Segway-borne bustWheels of justice cuff teen tearawaysBy Lester Haines → Last Thursday, 34-year-old officer Jose Miguez chose the two-wheeler to scoot around his beat. He explained: "I decided to take a Segway that day, and I observed a Mercedes-Benz coming out of the drive-through of Burger King, and it was being operated by a kid that to me looked underage, so I approached to get a better idea of what was going on. "I'm about 9 inches off the ground [on the Segway], and even from a bit further away I was able to notice that the back passenger was wearing latex gloves."Miguez spotted that the vehicle's other passenger also sported latex gloves, and the driver had slipped on print-foiling construction gloves. Miguez continued: "It wasn't a summer day but it had to be 80 degrees that day and I asked them what the gloves were all about. And that's when they all ripped off their gloves and he floored it. I gave pursuit on the Segway."Given that the Segway's top speed is a non-white-knuckle 12.5mph, you might imagine the Merc could make a rapid getaway. This, however, would be to underestimate the kind of pursuit skills which perfectly complement Long Beach police's enlightened transportation policy. Miguez was able to keep the car in sight for two blocks until the Segway's relentless progress evidently unnerved the car's occupants, who "leaped out of the moving car to escape just moments before it jumped a curb and struck a utility pole".Miguez quickly apprehended the 13-year-old driver, who named his two accomplices. Once the gang had been rounded up, the trio were "charged with juvenile delinquency".Long Beach has had two Segways on trial since May after the powers that be decided "they would prove handy in patrolling the 2.2-mile-long boardwalk during the summer beach season".The advantages include, according to the department's public relations officer Lt. Bruce Meyer, that the lightweight vehicles "saves the [boardwalk's] wooden structure from the heavier weight of police sedans".Meyer justifiably added: "Also, the fact that it's an unconventional element of patrol adds the element of surprise. People aren't expecting it." ® Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quoth Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Lemme guess..my NYPD on horseback thread got you thinkin about makin this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbomb Posted June 8 Author Report Share Posted June 8 Lemme guess..my NYPD on horseback thread got you thinkin about makin this thread? damn your good:beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella53081 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 what the hell? that is insane. last thurs? i believe i was in long beach that nite lmao. man 12.5 miles an hour. 13 yo old driver, wow. where the hell are these kids parents??? my kid ever got hands on my mercedes i would put his head through a wall. lol not that i will ever own a merc ,but u never know lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_Leiter Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 not that i will ever own a merc ,but u never know lol.set your sights on the impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quoth Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 set your sights on the impossiblei concur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella53081 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 set your sights on the impossibleoh well thanks for believing in me ante. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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