A 19-year-old male suspect was arrested for shoplifting alcohol from Walgreens after he fled on a bicycle and injured an officer. The chase began at the Walgreens on South Ellsworth Avenue, where officers were alerted by a store employee. After a pursuit, the suspect abandoned his bike, ran under an overpass, and evaded officers for over an hour. Despite attempts to negotiate, he refused to surrender until officers deployed a pepper spray launcher to coax him out, leading to his arrest.
The incident began when a Walgreens employee alerted officers about a theft, prompting a swift police response and pursuit of the suspect riding a bicycle.
After fleeing and injuring an officer, the suspect hid under an overpass for an hour before police used pepper spray to persuade him to surrender.
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