A SCANTILY-clad woman ran off with a police radio after escaping from an officer’s grasp.

The woman, who had been tussling with a policeman on top of the Somerset Day Centre in Kemp Town, jumped from a roof to evade capture by the lone officer at about 6pm yesterday (July 12).

The woman’s top came off in the struggle, exposing her breasts to shocked onlookers as she dangled from the rooftop railing.

After dropping to the ground below she can be seen scrambling to put her clothes back on and collecting her belongings from the floor.

She then grabs the officer’s radio which had been thrown to the ground in the commotion and starts walking away.

Neighbours can then be heard shouting “run, here he comes” before the woman picks up the pace as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in her underwear.

By the time the officer reached the ground floor, the woman was nowhere to be seen.

Shortly afterwards, he can be seen retreating to his patrol car.

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One amused neighbour said: “She managed to get away then about seven cars turned up.

“All the officers were running around looking for her like headless chickens.”

The police were contacted for comment.