Policeman uses fleeing man’s bike to catch him

A suspected criminal who abandoned his bicycle was arrested after a police officer used it to chase him down.

The unnamed officer was praised by colleagues on Twitter after a West Midlands Police response team posted a video of the arrest in Birmingham.

The man, who was believed to have damaged a shop front, made off on foot after seeing a police car.

Chief Supt Chris Todd, director of intelligence at West Midlands Police, messaged the team to compliment them. “Everyone’s got the #Tourdefrance2018 bug!” he tweeted.