Video: Fugitive makes cigarette pit stop

PHOENIX - A man involved in a police chase on Tuesday surprised authorities when he stopped at a convenience store to buy cigarettes — before resuming the pursuit.

That is exactly what happened Tuesday in Phoenix, where authorities chased a suspected bank robber through city streets. The suspect weaved his way through neighborhoods and made a couple of close calls with cars on the roadways. At one point, an undercover officer in a truck ran into the suspect — trying to spin him out.

Then, in the middle of the chase, the suspect made a pit stop at a convenience store — and ran inside, apparently to buy a pack of smokes. The clerk said the guy seemed to be in a hurry, but paid for the pack and left.

“I give him [the cigarettes] and he gave me $20 and he left,” the store clerk said.

Police eventually deployed a spike strip, which blew out one of the suspects tires, before taking him into custody.