Clearwater police are searching for two men who beat a teenager and stole a bicycle

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Police are searching for two men who allegedly beat a teenager and stole his bike after a near-collision in Clearwater earlier this month.

According to a press release from Clearwater Police, it happened just before 7 p.m. on May 1 at Fort Harrison Avenue and Chestnut Street when the teen nearly hit a gray Nissan SUV in a gas station parking lot.

Cell phone video from May 1 shows two men, a black bicycle and the SUV parked on a sidewalk near Hamlet Avenue and Belleview Boulevard after police said the SUV’s driver chased the teenager a few blocks followed for a long time.

Authorities said the man – who appeared to be bald, wore a black shirt and jeans and appeared to have arm and neck tattoos – jumped from the passenger seat of the SUV and threw the teenager to the ground.

The driver of the SUV, who looks like a security guard, with salt and pepper colored hair and glasses, can be seen walking towards the passenger, who appears to repeatedly hit the teenager.

Eventually, the passenger emerged from the bushes, stood on the side of the road for a few seconds and continued to beat the teenager while the man in the security uniform hovered over him.

The video ended with both men walking back to the SUV.

Police ask anyone with information about the identities of the two suspects to call Clearwater police at 727-562-4242.