Handcuffed Man Drives Off In Police Car

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SEATTLE --A man arrested for investigation of auto theft, handcuffed and put in a police car managed to slip behind the wheel and drive off Wednesday night, leading officers on a chase before he crashed and briefly escaped on foot.

Police brought in tracking dogs and a helicopter and recaptured the man late Wednesday night in woods along Harbor Avenue, police spokesman Rich Pruitt said.

No one was injured. The man was not immediately identified.

After his arrest, the man managed to get his cuffs in front of him and make his way into the front seat of the police car, Pruitt said.

Police chased the squad car across the West Seattle Bridge and onto Harbor Avenue before it crashed and the man took off.

Further details were not immediately available late Wednesday night.


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