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Kids Help Berlin PD By Drawing Pictures Of Suspect From Crash

After crashing his motorcycle, the suspect ran off, prompting the children to give police their sketches.

One of the drawings by children of a suspect in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Berlin.
One of the drawings by children of a suspect in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Berlin. (Berlin Police Department)

BERLIN, CT — It used to be that kids say the darndest things, but now they also draw them.

Three children named Myla, Joyce and Julian were playing near Berlin Turnpike on Tuesday when a motorcycle crashed near them, according to the post below on the Berlin Police Department's Facebook page.

Apparently, the operator was not seriously injured in the crash, because he was able to jump over a guardrail and run away into the woods.

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"After and extensive search, the man was not located," wrote police. "Witnesses, who were playing in the neighborhood, presented police with suspect drawings. Thanks to Myla, Joyce and Julian for their investigative assistance."

Anyone with any information about the crash, or if you recognize the suspect "from these detailed drawings," is urged to contact the Berlin Police Department at 860-828-7082.

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