In a remarkable pursuit in the US state of New Mexico, law enforcement officers used an unconventional approach to catch a shoplifter outside a pharmacy in the city of Albuquerque this month.
The culprit attempted to outrun a police officer mounted on horseback, leading to a scene reminiscent of the Wild West. Police’s bodycam footage captured the moment as a dark-brown horse swiftly closed in on the suspect in black clothing within seconds, bringing him to a halt in the parking lot.
‘It wasn’t me’
An Albuquerque police officer can be heard in the video shouting, “Albuquerque police, stop." “It wasn’t me," the man yells as he leads the horse and police officer into the street, stopping traffic.
The man then finds himself surrounded when two more police officers on horses arrive at the scene, the video shows. This news was widely covered in US media, describing the incident as a scene from the Wild West.
In New Mexico, a police pursuit of a shoplifter turned into a scene from the Wild West as an Albuquerque officer chased down the suspect on horseback. pic.twitter.com/8fecG9f4uL— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 31, 2024
One of the officers dismounts from his horse and handcuffs the man, who has been charged with stealing $230 worth of merchandise from the Walgreens, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
(With agency inputs)
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