Footage has captured the moment a wanted man was arrested in Coventry. He was detained near the Fitness Factory in Binley.
Police carried out a pre-planned operation yesterday (March 24). Armed officers moved in on Santos Close, shooting the tyres of a VW Golf to stop a wanted individual from escaping.
He smashed into several parked cars at the Fitness Factory while trying to get away but was boxed in and arrested. West Midlands Police said the 32-year-old had absconded from jail.
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A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “Officers carried out a pre-planned operation in Santos Close yesterday (March 24). A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of absconding from prison as part of an ongoing investigation.”
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