with the car stopped and the doors automatically locked, the suspect knows he s in trouble. but he s going to try and make a run for it. somehow after banging on the locked door with what appears to be a laptop computer, the suspect makes his escape. but he doesn t get far. hollenbeck and harvey track the suspect as he runs from the car and hops a fence on to angel park golf course. i start talking to the assignment desk, the producer. get us on air. we got a guy running on the golf course just jumped out of a stolen car. as soon as he got over the fence, they started to break in. what have you got? we ve got a car here that just fled a bait car. he tried to steal a vehicle. he s trying to run away from police who just responded to the location of the vehicle.
to get for evidence? as seen in security camera footage, officer campbell waits to collect the video from the ca cashier who appears to be runging up a customer. but seconds later it s clear to the officer that this is a robbery in progress. as soon as i had turned around and looked at the teller and i saw her put her hands up, back up, take off running. officer campbell can t believe what he s seeing. the suspect seemingly oblivious to the officer standing inches away reaches over grabbing money from the register. officer campbell approaches guns drawn. he tells the suspect to get on the ground. he s not doing that. he s telling me he didn t do anything. that nothing is wrong. i m still telling him get on the ground. but the suspect isn t about to give up. i tried grabbing his left wrist trying to sling him to the ground. he was able to duck that, basically. and remained standing up.
coming after him, he jumped up and ran up the hill. howard is trailing the suspect who seems to be running out of steam as he heads toward a fence separating the course from a busy road. i almost had him and he jumped over the fence. that fence was eight feet high and i wasn t going over it. howard gives up his chase. even though the suspect is completely exhausted, he still runs on. right on to summerland parkway risking life and limb. this is not safe here. he makes it across. but waiting for him on the other side, officers from the las vegas metro police. he s face down on the ground giving himself up after his horrendous pursuit in a car and also in a golf cart. this is awesome stuff this morning. he s happy to be arrested at this point. i ll tell you what. he s tired. it s a disappointing day on the links for the 25-year-old suspect larry stidum. he pleads guilty to grand
there. over 500,000 buildings damaged. now, back to caught on camera. welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. just like our last video, a thief is caught on camera inside a bait car. but this time the suspect makes a mad dash for freedom. and leads police and a television news crew and a maintenance worker on a wild chase through an 18-hole golf course. may 5th, 2008. las vegas. metro police have placed an unlocked bait car in the parking lot of the angel park golf club to lure car thieves who ve been targeting the area. it s early in the morning but someone s already bitten. the car thief finds the keys in the center console of the cadillac escalade, gets into the driver s seat and takes off. checking to make sure he isn t being followed. but unbeknownst to him,
with his weapon drawn, campbell only has one hand to work with as he tries to subdue the suspect who s pulling away from the officer toward the door. campbell s able to hold the suspect away with his left arm just long enough to holster his gun. put both hands on the collar of his jacket. and with all my might force him on the ground, threw him down. when the two hit the ground campbell radios for assistance. i m able to get on the radio say i m at the walgreens, i m fighting one. that s about all i could get out. then the brazen suspect lands several punches to the side of the officer s head. the suspect again makes a run for the door but campbell reaches out and grabs at him. this time as the two have at it right in front of the open door, officer campbell can feel the suspect pulling on his holster. i could feel him tugging at my gun.