Long Beach Cops use Segway to Nab Thieves

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Long Beach copper Joe Miguez decided to use one of the two Segways the day he busted three teenage care thieves who failed to escape his Segway pursuit.

"Given that the Segway’s top speed is a non-white-knuckle 12.5mph, you might imagine the Merc could make a rapid getaway. … 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." Slow and steady gets the job done.