Also in Santa Barbara in the 80's, a career criminal was released from jail, having served his time. He went into a jewelry store, grabbed some stuff and ran outside. The store owner chased the thief, who jumped on a bicycle and took off.
Two tree pruners who worked for the city saw the man on the bicycle peddling furiously while the store owner ran behind him yelling, "Stop thief!" So they did what they no doubt had always wanted to do; they ran over the guy on the bicycle.