Philadelphia - Police Car Stolen by Handcuffed Suspect
02-01-06
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect who
stole a police car under bizarre circumstances Tuesday.
Officials said 45-year-old Greg Baxter drove off in the police cruiser after
somehow making to the front seat of the vehicle while handcuffed.
Authorities were responding to reports of a robbery in progress near the 1500
block of 68th Ave. in West Oak Lane around 7 a.m. Arriving officers stopped
Baxter for questioning, when they discovered he was wanted for a probation
violation.
As Baxter was handcuffed in the rear of the vehicle, he somehow managed to
crawl through a window in between the front and back seats, put the car in gear,
and drive off while officers were standing nearby, police said.
Police said Baxter abandoned the vehicle at 16th and Sparks Streets and fled,
still wearing the handcuffs.