A good spot by a dog unit officer led to the arrest of a robbery, burglary and shoplifting suspect in Mansfield.
PC Chris Duffy noticed the individual in question while he was driving around Mansfield on patrol.
Having seen a man with distinctive tattoos going into a shop, the officer quickly realised he was a suspect in multiple offences.
With only his police dog for company PC Duffy parked his car and approached the man at 3pm yesterday (October 7) .
PC Chris Duffy and PD Riddick
Deploying PD Riddick on his lead, the dog handler then waited for the suspect to come out of the Broxtowe Road-based shop before detaining him outside.
Other Operational Support officers arrived soon after, with the 31-year-old man eventually arrested on suspicion of robbery, burglary, two shop thefts and criminal damage.
The robbery related to a shoplifting incident in Sutton-in-Ashfield on Monday (5 October), whereby staff were reportedly threatened with violence as items were taken.
A property – also in Sutton-in-Ashfield – was the target of the burglary, with an intruder forcing a door open on 23 September, before stealing pairs of trainers.
Tesco stores in Blidworth and Mansfield were impacted by the thefts, on 25 September and 30 September respectively, while a car window was smashed on 26 September too.
When inquiries into each incident led to the same suspect being identified, the individual’s description was circulated, which helped prompt the good spot and stop by PC Duffy.
Inspector Tim Ringer, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The actions of PC Duffy leading up to and during this incident were exemplary and resulted in us arresting a suspect for several offences.
“Having spotted this individual while driving around on patrol single crewed, the officer parked up, deployed PD Riddick and then stopped the man outside a shop.
“Proactively using the police dog in this manner clearly affected the suspect’s decision to be compliant with the police and to not try to run away.
“As I say, the awareness and decision making demonstrated by PC Duffy throughout this job ensured we were able to safely detain an outstanding suspect, so this was a great piece of police work.”
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