Officers had stopped a car
The suspect tried to flee from police by hopping over garden fences. File image(Image: Getty Images)
A garden-hopping suspect was caught after a police chase in Coventry. Radford neighbourhood policing team reported that the man, who has not been identified, tried to flee from them by jumping garden fences.
But he was caught and spent Christmas Day in custody. It came after officers stopped a car and, following a search, found cannabis. “The driver attempted to run from the officers by jumping garden fences however he was caught by the officer,” the team said.
“The male failed a roadside drugs wipe following a result for cannabis and cocaine. The male was transported to Coventry central where he remained until Christmas Day.”
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The team also seized the car for having no insurance. The incident was one of several the team have reported in their last community update of the year.
They also seized an Audi for no insurance, and the driver was driving on a provisional licence. They are also investigating a number of crimes in the area.
On December 18, there was reported interference with a vehicle on Chorley Way and yesterday (December 30), an undisclosed motor vehicle was stolen on St Nicholas Street. There were two reported break-ins, with the first at an address in Thamley Road and the second at a property in Mossdale Close yesterday (December 30).
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