Pennsylvania college student gives ride to police officer chasing suspect on foot
The Villanova University student offered a ride to Philadelphia police officer Kyle Hand during the chase
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A Villanova University student gave a ride to a Philadelphia-area police officer pursuing a suspect who fled a traffic stop on foot last week.
Phil Sandor, 22, was driving to class April 17, when he gave a ride to Radnor Police Office Kyle Hand, who was chasing a suspect on Lancaster Avenue, FOX Philadelphia reported.
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The suspect was running when he jumped over some electrified train tracks. Sandor was watching the chase from a nearby street when he asked Hand if he wanted a ride.
"In my head I was thinking, ‘there’s a good chance he might need help, because I don't see his car,' so I figured he'd been running a bit," Sandor told the news outlet.
Hand sat in the passenger seat while Sandor drove around the train tracks to help the officer continue the chase.
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"I was really surprised," Hand told the station. "In my eight years of being a police officer that has never happened to me before where a citizens has come out of nowhere and volunteered their services."
Sandor dropped off Hand in a nearby neighborhood where the 27-year-old suspect was found hiding in a backyard and arrested. He has warrants in Philadelphia for several crimes, including assault.
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The Police Department found Sandor and thanked him for his assistance and honored him with a certificate of appreciation.
"Definitely it felt pretty good, knowing they were able to help get him, and I was able to contribute a little bit," he said.