APD makes two arrests for suspects fleeing on bikes

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, January 21, 2025

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Aberdeen Police Department dispatched officers to two separate crimes that quickly turned into foot pursuits.

The first was a shoplift in progress at Safeway where the suspect was stopped by employees and displayed a knife to get away. The suspect fled on a bicycle and after a brief foot pursuit was captured within minutes by multiple Aberdeen Police Department officers. The stolen property and knife were recovered. The suspect was charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, third-degree theft and unlawful display of a dangerous weapon

The second incident involved a suspect known to have an active Department of Corrections warrant for their arrest.

An Aberdeen Police Department officer spotted the suspect who then fled on a bicycle. The officer pursued on foot and caught up to the suspect several blocks away. The arrest resulted in obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and possession of methamphetamine. The officer also seized over $300 in cash.