This is the moment a West Midlands cop commandeers a man’s bicycle in a park before peddling after a fleeing suspect and cuffing him for breaking his bail conditions.

The incident took place at Oaklands Recreational Ground in Birmingham on 31st August and the footage was shared on social media by the police on 9th September.

The West Midlands Police said in a statement: “We caught up with an alleged domestic abuser after a quick-thinking cop commandeered a man’s pedal cycle to pursue the suspect.

“Video from the PC’s body-worn camera shows the officer running after the man in Hob Moor Road, Birmingham on 31st August before asking a cyclist if he could borrow his mountain bike.

“He kindly agreed and pedalling PC Tom Harris soon had the suspect in his sights… and in handcuffs.”

According to the police, the 23-year-old man was wanted over a breach of his bail conditions after showing up at a woman’s house in Birmingham before “hammering on the door and threatening to force entry”.

The police said he spent a night in a cell before appearing in court the following day when his bail was revoked and he was remanded in prison.

The kindhearted man who lent the cop his bike was promptly reunited with it shortly afterwards.

PC Harris said: “We were on the phone to the woman as we headed to her address and she told us the man had left and gave us his description.

“I spotted a man matching the description in Oaklands Recreational Ground but he was quite some distance away.

“I saw the cyclist and thought it would be a hell of a lot easier to pedal rather than run with all my kit on. A big shout to that man for helping me and for the two PCSOs who were nearby and returned the bike while I arrested the suspect.”

The suspect will appear in court later this year on charges of criminal damage and domestic assault.