Clayton County, Georgia police arrested a man who evaded police on a motorcycle that detectives were able to identify using TikTok, according to police.
Georgia State Police pursued the motorcycle through Henry and Clayton counties, a Clayton County Police Department Facebook post read, eventually losing contact with it.
Lt. Thomas Reimers of the department learned of the chase and searched social media until he was able to locate a video on TikTok and YouTube, which appeared to have been recorded by the suspect during the chase.
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Police said the 2022 Triumph Street Triple RS in the video was relatively rare and had been modified from its factory specifications.
Using that information, Lt. Reimers searched through the software and found only one 2022 Triumph Street Triple RS registered in the area, for one person in Riverdale.
A video posted to TikTok of a motorcycle running from police led officers to arrest the suspect.
(Clayton County Police Department)
Further investigation by Lt. Reimers uncovered more photos of the motorcycle at the suspect’s residence and on the suspect’s social media channels.
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He then approached the State Police to report what he discovered.
On December 14, Lt. Reimers and a state trooper went to the suspect’s residence to discuss and view the motorcycle.
During the visit, police said, the suspect confessed that he was the driver of the motorcycle who fled from police.
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Ultimately, police obtained 12 arrest warrants for the suspect.
“Without the diligent efforts of Lt. Reimers to go above and beyond the call of duty, it is highly unlikely that the offender would not have been identified and could have continued to endanger the citizens of Clayton County,” police said in the post. From Facebook. .
Clayton County police did not identify the suspect in the post and referred all inquiries to state police.
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Georgia State Police did not immediately respond to requests seeking the identity of the suspect.
