A recently released dashcam video shows a man who stole a Seattle police car in 2013 and went for a joyride.
The video, which starts in the Battery Street tunnel then weaves through the Seattle neighborhoods of Interbay and Queen Anne, lasts for several minutes and includes audio.
Getting dashcam videos usually takes several months, or years in some cases, because Seattle police rarely release videos during an ongoing investigation or release them after the trial.
The thief, Manolo Junson Mariano, had just assaulted a bus driver.
When Seattle police officers made contact, Mariano jumped in the police car and took off.
For nearly 15 minutes, Mariano eluded pursing officers by winding through narrow, crowded residential streets, swerving to avoid parked cars, hitting barriers and backing out of dead ends.
Throughout the joyride, Mariano seemed to enjoy himself, screaming "Yeah, baby, yeah," while officers repeatedly tried to get him to stop and give himself up.
At one point, the dispatcher comes on the police car's radio telling Mariano, "Stop the car. You're not going to get away."
Mariano ended up crashing into a barrier and was hurt. After being treated he was booked, charged and found guilty of vehicle theft and resisting arrest.
He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and has since been released.
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