A Northumbria police dog has been showered with treats after helping officers to track a suspected knifeman – and the meat cleaver that was wielded.
At just after 18:30 hours yesterday, Tuesday 12th January, a report was made to Northumbria police that a male was in possession of a bladed weapon in the Silkworth area of Sunderland.
The information received was that the suspect had used a meat cleaver to attack a stationary car which had two females inside, before continuing the attack on the front door of a house.
Officers were swiftly deployed to the scene and an area search was immediately carried out in a bid to locate the suspect.
PD Seth, a Belgian Mallinois, was deployed to offer his assistance and within minutes he had followed a trail and led police straight to a country track, where they located the discarded weapon.
With the assistance of the National Police Air Service (NPAS), officers were then able to track the suspect’s movements in nearby woodland.
A 28-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of affray and remains in police custody at this time.
Detective Sergeant Emma Martin, of Northumbria Police, said:
“Incidents such as this can cause inevitable concern within the community, so I am delighted that a suspect was detained and the suspected weapon seized so quickly.
“Nobody was injured as a result of this incident but this is something we’re taking seriously and must have been terrifying for the victims.
“After the initial report came in to us, what followed was some excellent police work between a number of officers – as well as the assistance of our brilliant Dog Section and NPAS.
“We are continuing to carry out a number of enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the disturbance and will continue to speak to a man in connection with the incident today.
“I’d like to thank members of the public for their support and cooperation during this incident, as well as our officers, staff and of course PD Seth who all played their part in bringing this to a swift and peaceful conclusion.”
Before you go...
We need your help. As former emergency services & armed forces personnel, we pride ourselves on bringing you important, fast-moving and breaking news stories which are free from the negative bias which is often directed at the emergency services by some sections of the mainstream media.
One of the reasons we started 'Emergency Services News' was because we became tired of reading badly informed stories about the emergency services which seemed only ever to highlight negative aspects of the job.
We want to be the unheard voice of the remarkable men and women who serve in the emergency services, NHS and armed forces. And with around 500k page views each month, we are getting there!
As income from ads, the mainstay source of income for most publishers, continues to decline; we need the help of our readers.
And remember, if you have a service, product or job vacancy that you would like to promote to our large readership, then you can buy advertising space in our articles.
You can support emergency services news from as little as £1. It only takes a minute. Every contribution, however big or small, is vital for our future.
Please help us to continue to highlight the life-saving work of the emergency services, NHS and armed forces by becoming a supporter.
