Suspected thief 'pretended to be part of hedge' to evade police in Calderdale this morning

By Sarah Fitton
Published 26th Sep 2022, 16:29 BST
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A man was arrested in Calderdale this morning after hiding in a hedge in a bid to avoid police.

The 27-year-old man had run off after seeing officers this morning.

Police said: “The suspect was quickly found pretending to be part of a hedge in a nearby garden.”

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A stolen motorbike and a moped were found in the man’s garden. One of the vehicles had been involved in a recent burglary.

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A man was arrested

A PCSO then noticed a moped nearby and thought it looked out of place.When he ran it through the national police computer, he discovered it had been stolen the night before from Lancashire.

The man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and on two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.

Anyone with concerns about vehicle theft or any other type of crime can call police on 101 or use the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.