WATCH: Colorado Police Sergeant Busts Moves In Dance-Off With Suspect In Minor Disturbance

By Jesse Sarles, CBS Denver:

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – The police department in Pueblo has released bodycam video of a tense situation last week that ended peacefully and with a bit of comic relief. Sgt. Greg Bowen engaged in an impromptu dance-off with a suspect outside a downtown convenience store on June 30.

Bowen had responded to the store to help a fellow officer with a man who was loitering in the parking lot. The man didn’t want to leave, and for some reason he began dancing.

That’s when Bowen made a deal with the suspect. According to the Pueblo Police Department, he said “Look, if I beat you in a dance contest, will you leave?” and the man agreed.

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