Springfield Police Department responded to the 2700 block of north National after receiving a call about a burglary Friday night.

Police received a tip that a 50-year-old man broke into a garage and stole weedeaters and fled on a bicycle. The suspect was located and continued to flee on the bike.

As one of the officers started to chase the suspect on foot other officers arrived on scene and started following the suspect in their patrol cars. Several kids saw the officer chasing the man and threw a basketball across the street at the suspect, causing him to wreck his bike.

The man was then taken into custody and booked for burglary.