Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Two bicycle couriers chased and caught up with a bicycle thief in a wild ride through the streets of Los Angeles, police said. The bike messengers were watching as a man stole the Iron Horse Desperado Mountain Bike outside a downtown gym where its owner was working out. By the time the owner, Jesus Tobar, came outside and noticed his $500 bike was gone, the two couriers were already chasing the thief, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Advertisement After a chase of about five blocks, one of the riders was able to grab the thief's shirt and pull him to ground. The thief escaped on foot but Los Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew Smith said he didn't get away unscathed. "We are now looking for a 30-year-old man with a torn shirt, a possibly sprained ankle, as well as road rash," Smith said.
