They said it couldn't be done, but these officers did the impossible:
They arrested a shoplifter in California.
Via ABC7 out of Los Angeles:
Officers were walking through the store when they saw the suspect, 49-year-old Gregory Pekarek, in the men's clothing aisle, kneeling while holding a large number of jeans in his arms.
Officers then approached Pekarek and began speaking with him, the suspect attempted to run. That's when the wild takedown took place.
Other local news has footage:
These nice officers just wanted to talk to their fellow shopper and he just button-hooked out of there like he had something to hide.
The injury he received while resisting arrest was enough to warrant a hospital visit, but even then the fun didn't stop:
Pekarek was taken to a local hospital for treatment on a cut above his right eye.
Once he was cleaned up, Pekarek tried to make another break for it. Again, he did not get very far.
The guy was reportedly so determined to bust out that cops had to tie him up with leg restraints to keep him there.
Pekarek was "later charged by the district attorney's office with three counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft and two counts of resisting arrest."
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