Fugitive hunted after fleeing police by running over rooftops in just his underpants

A fugitive prisoner is on the run after fleeing from police by running over rooftops in just his underpants. He then forced a man in his sixties to drive him across Salford, Manchester, before bundling him out of the car and speeding off. The wanted man began his dramatic escape by fleeing from a house in Boothstown at around 9.30am on Friday morning after it was raided by officers from the Serious Organized Crime Unit.

He ran across the roofs of several houses in just his underpants before eventually taking refuge in a man’s chicken shed. After being discovered by the 63-year-old homeowner he forced him to let him into his house nearby where he began to threaten him. He eventually persuaded the man to get into his car, a black Subaru, and drive him away from the house.
However when they got to the Walkden area of Salford, the victim ordered out of the vehicle, and the offender sped off. The police helicopter was scrambled as part of a frantic search for the man, believed to have absconded from a prison in the region. Greater Manchester Police have not released the identity of the wanted prisoner. A GMP spokesman said: “The 63 year-old man was startled to find the offender, partially clothed, hiding in his chicken shed at his house.
“The offender has then gone into the victim’s house where he turned aggressive and threatened the homeowner. Fearing he would be attacked, the man offered to drive the offender to wherever he wanted to go, which he duly did. When they got to the Walkden area, the victim was forced from his car and the offender drove off. Both the offender and the car are outstanding and inquiries are ongoing to trace both.”