Bag one warrant, get one free

This bodycam clip from Fairfax County, Virginia, shows some pretty impressive old-school police work in action, along with some good old Law Enforcement serendipity. On 14 March 2026, two officers on bike patrol spot and ID a sex offender with an active warrant, neatly relieving him of what appears to be a machete in his backpack in the process. You can see it hit the female he was with as the officer says it out loud. Awkward. However, as they are cuffing the suspect, one of the officers happens to spot and recognize another man with an active warrant biking down the street. Given that they were actively handling another case at the time, that's some pretty impressive attention. He manages to catch up to the fleeing bicyclist, even while pausing to put on a helmet (safety first, kids), bagging two warrants in 10 minutes, according to the bodycam clock.

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