Over on the Oakhurst Message Board, Simon writes this eyewitness account of a car chase that ended in Oakhurst Park yesterday…

Yesterday (Wednesday at 1:00pm) I was walking my dog near Oakhurst Park, and heard police sirens. Two police cars were chasing a Ford Taurus driving up 3rd Ave towards the intersection of 3rd Ave and East Lake Drive. They boxed the car in. However, the driver somehow maneuvered his car out and tried to escape at top speed up 3rd Ave. He hit the curb at that twist in the road and blew out his tire next to the tennis court at Oakhurst Park. The driver (young African American male) jumped out his car and ran towards the playground in Oakhurst Park. What cracked me up is the fact that the guy tried pulling his jacket over his head so nobody would recognize him. All of this in broad daylight.

Of course, by this time there must have been five or six police cars on the scene. One cop car chased the guy into Oakhurst Park, while a few others cop cars flew around to Leyden Street to intercept the guy. Other cops drew their guns and arrested the passenger. It was like an episode of Cops (except it was on my doorstep). Full credit to the police, they did an incredible job catching and arresting both guys.

Yikes. Glad no one was hurt. I wonder who the suspects are and if we’re talking Decatur or DeKalb PD. I’ll follow up with our police department and see if they can fill us in.