Sussex Police dog finds suspected criminal hiding in hedge

He tried to run away from officers

Author: Ryan BurrowsPublished 11th May 2021

A suspected criminal has been caught after running away from officers thanks to the help of a police dog.

Police responded to a disturbance at an address in East Street, Amberley, on Thursday afternoon (May 6th), where a man was reported to have smashed a number of plates, broken a vacuum cleaner and put holes in a wall.

Officers arrived and arrested the suspect. He was permitted to gather some personal belongings, but he then escaped out of a rear window and was out of sight.

The Dog Unit was called and Police Dog Phantom, a two-year-old German Shepherd general purpose dog, tracked away from the property and onto the South Downs.

Moments later, the suspect was found hiding in a hedge.

The 29-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and has been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

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