A driver ended up crashing and getting bitten by a police dog following a dramatic chase in Birmingham.
Police say the driver was behind the wheel of a stolen Volkswagen Golf R.
Officers spotted the car being driven in the Sheldon area of the city before a pursuit began.
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The stolen Golf R was then stung by officers – but this did not deter the driver.
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He then crashed the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
The dramatic chase took place in Sheldon -Credit:WMP
However the suspect was found hiding by the police dog team nearby.
He was bitten during the incident before being arrested.
The incident was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by WMP Traffic yesterday morning (November 15), which said: “#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this stolen VW Golf R in Sheldon where it was pursued.
“During the pursuit it was stung by #ANPRInterceptors before the driver crashed & decamped.
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“He was then bitten by a police dog & arrested by us after @WMPDogs found him hiding nearby.”