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Mayor Frank Jackson got a close-up look at crime in his city Wednesday night.

Police chasing a 17-year-old boy arrested the fleeing youth in the driveway of Jackson's East 38th Street home about 10 p.m., police said.

The boy - who is not related to or associated with Jackson - was on the run after police spotted him and two others in a stolen Dodge Caravan in the area of East 30th Street and Cedar Ave., Lt. Thomas Stacho said.

When police tried to stop the van, the trio ditched the vehicle and ran, officers said. Police managed to catch up to the 17-year-old as he ran south on East 39th Street.

Meanwhile, Jackson and his driver, Officer Tom Roper, were pulling into the mayor's driveway after a day at work.

As police chased the boy, he jumped a fence and ran through the mayor's backyard and into the driveway. Roper and his colleagues were able to subdue and cuff the youth, who lost his shirt as he tried to writhe out of the officers' grasp, Stacho said.

The other two guys escaped, Stacho said.

You can find this article on Cleveland.com or see the video on 19Action News.

Now that the Mayor seen the crime in his own front yard,do you think that he will come forward and ACTUALLY help this city???  I THINK NOT!!!!

It's a shame!!!!