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, but 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 larceny auto and is sentenced to a maximum of eight years in
we had the tape we were going to get for evidence. as seen in security camera footage, officer campbell waits patiently to collect the video from the cashier who appears to be ringing 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 actually 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 says he didn t do
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. but even though the suspect s completely exhausted, he still runs on. right on to summerland parkway risking life and limb. 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 larceny auto and is sentenced to a maximum of eight years in
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 golf course. i start talking to 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. hollenbeck continues to narrate the event.
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 mile-long chase through an 18-hole golf course. bet you never saw this kind of drive on a fairway. 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, authorities are remotely