Leatherhead police officer on push bike dashes to crime scene in time to arrest man (From Your Local Guardian)

Leatherhead police officer on push bike dashes to crime scene in time to arrest man

9:53am Wednesday 28th July 2010 in

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A police officer patrolling on his push bike arrived at a crime scene in time to arrest a man on suspicion of criminal damage and theft.

Ashtead neighbourhood officer PC Jason Woods was patrolling the area when a report of a car being damaged was received.

Just after 1.45pm last Tuesday, July 20, a man threw a brick at the driver’s window of a car parked in Barnett Wood Lane. The brick scratched the window and the man fled the scene.

PC Woods arrived swiftly and spoke with a number of witnesses who provided a good description of the suspect. A man matching the suspect’s description was arrested in Kingston Road, Leatherhead.

A wallet containing £165 in cash had also been stolen from an insecure vehicle parked in Barnett Wood Lane.

PC Jason Woods said: “I am paying close attention to the Barnett Wood Lane area as we have seen an increase in the number of theft from motor vehicles there recently.”

• A 41-year-old man from Streatham has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.