Regina man climbs tree in a vain attempt to escape police officers

Police say plainclothes officers were following a suspect in a stolen auto case.

The man was first in a vehicle and then on a bicycle, but when he realized officers were following him, he scurried up a tree.

The man smoked a cigarette, then shook a small branch and shouted profanities at the officers.

Officers set up a perimeter and brought EMS and fire crews to the scene, then waited him out.

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