Daily London
Dramatic new footage has shown police tackling a man accused of stealing an e-bike on the Gold Coast.
Police allege the bike was stolen on Friday morning when it was parked by its owner at Currumbin Surf Life Saving Club.
On Monday, the 46-year-old owner spotted his bike being ridden along Marine Parade at Coolangatta, calling police.
Footage shows the bike being ridden by a man in a white singlet and shorts.
One female police officer managed to get close enough to the man, and tackled him to the ground whilst he was riding the bike.
Bystanders praised the female police officer for her intervention, with one man saying: “This girl here, you deserve a medal!
“That was a great arrest.”
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