Police in San Francisco are defending the actions of an officer who was accused of doing nothing during a vehicle break-in by Alamo Square Park that was caught on video.
Near the end of the video, a man can be seen getting into the white car before speeding off past the police vehicle in the opposite direction. The video's caption was,"They broke into a car in front of SF police," sparking reactions from some social media users who criticized the officer as"useless."
"The Sergeant immediately drove to the area where the incident was occurring, and saw the suspect attempting to flee to his waiting vehicle. The Sergeant activated his emergency lights to try and stop the suspect. The suspect dropped the items he was attempting to steal and fled the scene in his vehicle at a high rate of speed, driving past the Sergeant, who was facing the opposite direction," police said.
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