Man Steals Manhattan Beach Middle Schooler's E-Bike: Police

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The Manhattan Beach Police Department arrested a man suspected of stealing a student's bike outside of Manhattan Beach Middle School.

On Thursday, police received a call from a resident who said they saw a man steal the bike and gave officers a description of the suspect. When officers found the suspect the witness described, he ditched the bike and ran into Marine Park toward the skate park, MBPD said.

"The lack of a skateboard, heavy breathing, backpack with a handheld saw, and a matching description helped him standout.," MBPD said in a statement.

The witness positively identified the suspect and MBPD arrested the man.

Through MBPD's e-bike education program, which gives serial number stickers to students for their bikes, police were able to quickly reunite the student with his bike.