Moment yob cyclist swipes policeman’s HAT as he calmly rides past

CAPS and robbers! Moment yob cyclist swipes policeman’s HAT as he calmly rides past

  • Mobile phone footage filmed in Withington, Manchester, and posted yesterday   
  • Hooded lout is seen cruising up behind two police officers in the street 
  • He calmly steals the hat off one of the policeman before making an easy getaway

This is the shocking moment a hooded youth on a bicycle calmly rides past a policeman and steals the hat from his head before speeding off.   

Mobile phone footage, which appears to be filmed by a man who knows the thief, was recorded in Withington, Manchester, and posted online yesterday. 

The thief is seen cruising up behind two officers on his bicycle by some traffic lights.   

Mobile phone footage, which appears to be filmed by a man who knows the thief, was recorded in Withington, Manchester, and posted online yesterday

Without breaking his pedal he steals the policeman’s hat from his head as the two officers are distracted talking to another person.

He then cycles off down the road leaving the officers no chance to catch him.

The man filming the video is then heard shrieking with glee while he watches the thief cycle off with the policeman’s hat. 

The thief is seen cruising up behind two officers on his bicycle by some traffic lights

The police shout after the crook but to no avail as he disappears down the high street

The thief is seen cruising up behind two officers on his bicycle by some traffic lights

The police shout after the crook but to no avail as he disappears down the high street.

The person filming the footage can be heard howling with laughter as the thief cycles away.  

The video was posted with the caption: ‘They didn’t even try chasing him.’