Police dog helps catch banned driver caught speeding near Bexhill
The 38-year-old local woman tried to hide from police but was sniffed out by PD Cody
A police dog has helped officers track down a banned motorist after she was caught speeding near Bexhill.
Emma Hepburn tried to hide in woods after abandoning her car near Crowhurst last month, but was sniffed out by German Shepherd, Cody.
PD Cody’s handler, PC Daniel Hopgood said: “Hepburn had managed to temporarily lose police officers pursuing her.
“Her vehicle was located in a driveway where she had abandoned it. PD Cody was quick to track her through various terrain and into nearby woodlands.
“She was concealed in the undergrowth, but with the help of PD Cody we located her, and she was then arrested for various offences.”
Emma was charged with careless driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without third party insurance and failure to stop.
The 36-year-old, of Potmans Lane, Bexhill, has been given a nine-month community order.
The court also imposed a new disqualification for three years and eight months and ordered Hepburn to pay a ÂŁ114 victim surcharge.