Last night some friend’s had us over to their apartment in West Philadelphia for dinner/drinks along with some of Katie’s classmates. After hanging out for a bit I noticed some light coming in through the blinds of the front window… we could also hear a helicopter. About ten minutes (ish) later someone noticed police cars outside so we decided to see what was a-flutter!

We went outside and saw this car on the sidewalk. As soon as we got outside a police officer approached us – would he tell us to get back inside because a bad guy was on the loose? Would he ask for details of what we saw? Would he reassure us that the situation was under control? NO! He just asked if he could use the bathroom. I guess he didn’t get a chance to take a piss during the chase.

Apparently, the driver was running from the police and turned up South Farragut Street (where we were) but there was a FedEx truck parked on his narrow escape route! Instead, it appears the driver decided to use the sidewalk driving past five or six row houses before avoiding a tree, hitting a few cement steps, flattening a tire, and rendering the car immobile.  A neighbor said she saw two people escape on foot, apparently successfully.

I haven’t found any news articles about the incident, but I’ll post anything I find. Maybe this isn’t really news for Philly?

I found a few articles (which are almost identical):

• ABC Coverage
  
• MSNBC Coverage
  
• Fox Coverage
  
• CBS Coverage
  

Oh, and happy Valentines Day. Katie and I had our traditional date at Five Guys.