A burglary suspect arrested at a crime scene in Alabama managed to escape by driving off in a police car despite being handcuffed . The suspect , who has n't been named , was quickly apprehended but not before he had driven the best part of a mile , abandoned the car and attempted to flee on foot . Birmingham officers responded to a phone call about a burglary in progress on the 300 block of Memphis Street in Wylam around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday . Scroll down for video . Birmingham officers responded to a phone call about a burglary in progress on the 300 block of Memphis Street in Wylam around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday . The suspect drove less than a mile to the 4600 block of 9th Avenue Wylam where he abandoned the cop car . On searching the property police found the 28-year-old suspect inside . The man was put in handcuffs with his hands behind his back and placed him in the back of a police cruiser . While medics were treating an officer for a cut , the suspect managed to get his hands in front of him and climb into the front seat of the vehicle , Officer Scott Thurmond told WIAT . He then drove less than a mile to the 4600 block of 9th Avenue Wylam where he abandoned the car . The suspect was taken back into police custody just a block away in the 4600 block of 8th Avenue Wylam around 9:45 a.m. after witnesses pointed police in his direction . The man had been attempting to hide in weeds behind an abandoned home . He was still in the handcuffs . 'It was short , ' Thurmond said of the suspect 's time on the run . Investigators are still trying to determine how the suspect managed to drive away in the police vehicle while in handcuffs . The man is currently in the Birmingham City Jail . His name has n't been released pending formal charges on Monday . The suspect was taken back into police custody just a block away from the abandoned police car in the 4600 block of 8th Avenue , Wylam around 9:45 a.m. after witnesses pointed police in his direction .
An unnamed burglary suspect was arrested at a crime scene in Birmingham , Alabama , on Monday . Despite being handcuffed he managed to escape by driving off in a police car . The suspect was taken back into police custody after he abandoned the car and attempted to escape on foot . The man , currently in the Birmingham City Jail , is expected to be formally charged on Sunday .