foot chase
On-foot criminal pursuit
A foot chase is a pursuit on foot, typically of a fleeing suspect by police.
The term appears constantly in crime reporting and cop shows: Officers engaged in a foot chase through the neighborhood.
Distinguished from vehicle pursuits, foot chases often end in alleys, over fences, or with a tackle.
- pursueFollow to catch
- rooftopBuilding's top exterior surface
- back alleyPassage behind buildings
- parkourMovement discipline over obstacles
- runMove swiftly on foot
fleeing · cornered · apprehension · arrest · suspect · sprint · alleyway · speed · dead end · catch · narrow escape · fugitive · escape · race · capture · evasion · tackle · scramble
- chasespursuit, flee, fleeing, escape, run
- Manhuntfugitive, manhunt, wanted poster, most wanted, pursuit
- chasepursuer, manhunter, hunter, tracker, seeker
- arrestarrest, handcuffs, Miranda warning, booking, custody
- pursuit tacticspursuing, hot pursuit, following, tailing, trailing
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops