Fleet-footed cops chase teen down Great Northern Rd

A 17-year-old male youth will appear in bail court this morning after losing a foot race with two patrol officers on Great Northern Road.

A 17-year-old male youth will appear in bail court this morning after losing a foot race with two patrol officers on Great Northern Road.

The young man had turned himself in at City Police headquarters on Second Line in relaton to an incident yesterday in which his ex-girlfriend had been thrown on a bed, threatened and had her cell phone broken.

When advised that he would be charged, the youth bolted from the building but was apprehended a short distance away on Great Northern Road after the foot chase. He's charged with assault, threatening, mischief and escaping custody.