A burglary suspect arrested at a crime scene in Alabama managed to escape by driving off in a police car despite being handcuffed. The suspect, who hasn't been named, was quickly apprehended but not before he had driven the best part of a mile, abandoned the car and attempted to flee on foot. Birmingham officers responded to a phone call about a burglary in progress on the 300 block of Memphis Street in Wylam around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday. Scroll down for video . Birmingham officers responded to a phone call about a burglary in progress on the 300 block of Memphis Street in Wylam around 8:45 a.m. on Sunday . The suspect drove less than a mile to the 4600 block of 9th Avenue Wylam where he abandoned the cop car . On searching the property police found the 28-year-old suspect inside. The man was put in handcuffs with his hands behind his back and placed him in the back of a police cruiser. While medics were treating an officer for a cut, the suspect managed to get his hands in front of him and climb into the front seat of the vehicle, Officer Scott Thurmond told WIAT. He then drove less than a mile to the 4600 block of 9th Avenue Wylam where he abandoned the car. The suspect was taken back into police custody just a block away in the 4600 block of 8th Avenue Wylam around 9:45 a.m. after witnesses pointed police in his direction. The man had been attempting to hide in weeds behind an abandoned home. He was still in the handcuffs. 'It was short,' Thurmond said of the suspect's time on the run. Investigators are still trying to determine how the suspect managed to drive away in the police vehicle while in handcuffs. The man is currently in the Birmingham City Jail. His name hasn't been released pending formal charges on Monday. The suspect was taken back into police custody just a block away from the abandoned police car in the 4600 block of 8th Avenue, Wylam around 9:45 a.m. after witnesses pointed police in his direction .
An unnamed burglary suspect was arrested at a crime scene in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday .
Despite being handcuffed he managed to escape by driving off in a police car .
The suspect was taken back into police custody after he abandoned the car and attempted to escape on foot .
The man, currently in the Birmingham City Jail, is expected to be formally charged on Monday .