Special to El Rrun-Rrun
It was just before noon Tuesday when visitors to the City of Brownsville Plaza building on Levee Street saw an incredible sight.
Two bike cops, in their distinctive blue-jay outfits, orange safety vests atop their and mountain bikes parked across the street and waited to see if any motorists edged past the painted lines at the stops signs at the corner of St. Charles and E. 10th, one of their favorite spots.
Invariably, some motorists will do a "California Roll," that is, not really stopping before the white lines and the stop sign, but slowly edging past the sign looking sideways to see if any traffic was coming and continue on down the street.
Yesterday, the two Blue Jays had just alighted from their chiscas and were setting up when a truck did a Roll and they signaled it to stop. The truck kept on going despite their gesticulations and shouts for him to stop.
As the truck made its way down St. Charles past 11th along the rear of the El Jardin Hotel carcass, and turned right on 12th toward the Old Bridge, one of the bike cops jumped on his mountain bike and furiously pedaled after the perp. Since it's one of those multi-speed bikes, the bike cop pedaled fast, but gained little speed since it was n the wrong gear.
The furious pedaling and getting nowhere looked hilarious to the small group standing watching the spectacle from the parking structure of the municipal court.
The truck ignored the furiously pedaling cop, even with the blue and red lights attached near the rear tire sprocket flashing for it to stop. Soon, the other bike cop joined the chase, albeit with the same results.
The truck had turned right and was over the levee when the bike cop got to 12th Street and headed for the bridge. Realizing the chase was futile, both bike cops pedaled back and joined another two Blue Jays who they had called for a backup.
Oh, well, some are bound to get away. Maybe they should be issued minibikes.
9 comments:
They should check the cameras
Surprised that Tony Martinez hasn't put the police on horseback downtown and started a business to have horse drawn carriages to give all the tourists a ride around the town to see the homeless digging through dumpsters, the tranny hookers down on 14th Street seeking customers from out fair city, and the asphalt armadillos along 6th and 7th Streets that protect all the bike riders in our town. Visitors can also see the failure of the cities effort to recycle and the majesty in the downtown historic "overlay". Thanks for nothing Tony...because that is just what you have left as your political legacy....nothing.
The truck drivers should expect something in the mail. They probably got the plates.
I guess the cop forgot to hit the Nos switch.
Shoulda lasssoed the truck
Yea wrong gear all of them are in the wrong GEAR.
Or shoot the tires, like those action movies!
UNBELIEVABLE a group of city cops on bikes chasing a pickup truck in the downtown area, the real keystone cops have arrived. NO TIENEN VERWENSA BOLA DE PAPELEROS.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
It really isn't funny they all should be reprimanded for acting like clowns ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
SHAMPOOZIE
they're endangering the homeless
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