Suspect on the run from police stops into cell phone store to ask for job

A suspect fleeing police tried to duck officers by strolling into a cellphone store and asking about job openings, according to reports.

Jose Jimenez, 26, gave Massachusetts state police the slip following a car chase on Tuesday, then ditched his car and calmly walked into Osprey Wireless, where he asked if they were hiring, according to reports and video footage obtained by WBZ-TV.

Osprey Wireless owner Jeff Maron took Jimenez into his office to fill out an application and began to interview him.

“I didn’t realize how in harm’s way I was… He was just very, very calm demeanor,” Maron told WBZ-TV.

Outside, the building was being surrounded by police presence, including helicopters and dogs., WBZ-TV reported. One of Maron’s colleagues, Bryan Carpenter, approached an officer who showed him a photo of Jimenez, who was wanted for running over a state trooper’s foot with his car while fleeing a traffic stop last week, according to reports.

“He’s like that’s who we’re looking for, showed me a picture and I’m like, yeah that’s him,” Bill told WBZ-TV.

Carpenter led officers into the office, where they arrested Jimenez, according to reports.

This article Suspect on the run from police stops into cellphone store to ask for job appeared first on Ladders.