‘What the f*** is going on?’: ‘Embarrassing’ police chase in Sheffield goes viral

A video showing a police chase involving a woman on a mobility scooter in Sheffield has gone viral on TikTok.

The video shows officers from South Yorkshire Police repeatedly failing to apprehend the unnamed woman who can be seen fleeing on a slow-moving mobility scooter.

In the footage posted, a police vehicle can be seen twice in a row failing to block the escaping suspect on the mobility scooter, who both times breezes past them without difficulty.

During the low speed chase, which came on Sunday [26th January] after reports of a theft from Meadowhall shopping centre, the marked police car sounded its siren and had its blue lights flashing.

In the video, originally posted to TikTok, the person filming can be heard saying as the pursuit unfolds: “What the fuck? What the fuck is going on? What’s happening?”

When the person fleeing on the scooter successfully dodges the police car for the second time, they remarked: “That’s mad.”

Commenters below the video were equally bemused,  with one quipping: “As if the police couldn’t stop that.”

Another commenter said: “This is how shit our police are.”

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Loreto Valente witnessed the police chase, telling The Telegraph: “The scooter came down Meadowhall Road, which is directly outside our showroom, and carried on going past us. I don’t know how far down Meadowhall Road they went or whether they turned off.

“I’m assuming the police apprehended them in the end. But I don’t know why they didn’t get out and actually run after them, or something. I don’t know why they were trying to drive. You could run faster than that.”

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “On Sunday [26th January] at 12.25pm we received a call regarding a report of shoplifting at Meadowhall shopping centre.

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“It is understood that a 33-year-old woman stole a high value of goods and left the scene, travelling on a mobility scooter along Weedon Street.

“The woman was reportedly driving erratically, and an officer followed in a police car, due to concern for the woman’s own safety and that of other road users.

“The woman was detained, and the stolen items were recovered. The woman admitted to stealing the items and will be dealt with by way of an out of court disposal.”