Manitoba Crown attorney Adam Bergen found himself involved in an unusual "make-work" project Friday morning after he stumbled across a crime in progress and then pedalled after the perpetrator through downtown traffic.

"I figured since I was on my bike, I could catch him," he said. "I had my wheels, so I would be faster than anyone else."

The man, whom Bergen described as seeming to be "out of it," weaved through several parking lots and back alleys just south of Broadway. Bergen was soon joined by another cyclist, but briefly lost sight of the accused.