Officers Bryson Lewis and William Trotter were patrolling on horseback last Monday afternoon when they stopped a man who wasn’t using the sidewalk. The Joke That Sparked a RunTrying to lighten the mood, Officer Trotter decided to crack a joke. “He kind of took off down the alley, and we thought he was joking but he kept running,” Officer Lewis recalled. “A lot of people that have come before us on Mounted Patrol have been in a foot chase. And unlike officers on foot, Mounted Patrol doesn’t tire out.