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York police go ‘garden hopping’ to chase down wanted man

Sun 3 Sep

Officers made one arrest after the pursuit

Sun 3 Sep 2023  @ 10:13pm
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Police have arrested a wanted man after a pursuit through people’s gardens.

It happened in the Clifton area today (Sunday).

Defining ‘garden hopping’ as a pursuit where people “try to get across as many adjacent gardens as possible via any means available”, officers said that was their course of action.

Posting on Facebook, officers said: “The North Neighbourhood Policing Team, have been garden hopping today with a wanted male in Clifton.

“After a short chase our villainous garden hopping friend was apprehended and arrested.

“We’re always game – day or night, rain or shine.

“If you fancy a game just run off from your local Neighbourhood Policing Team when you know you’re wanted and we’ll sort the rest…”


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