Sheffield police dog snares wanted man who rammed flash car into police vehicle before attempting to flee
Police dog Maverick helped to snare a dangerous driver who attempted to flee the scene on foot after a chase which ended with him ramming his flash car into a police vehicle.
The pursuit through Sheffield got underway after roads policing officers sighted a wanted man - later identified as Zaheer Ahmed - in a white Range Rover Sport on Abbeydale Road.
Ahmed failed to stop for officers and a pursuit commenced through the city, during which the driver tried all tactics to evade officers.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson explained: “With the driver showing no signs of stopping, officers used their vehicles to bring the pursuit to an end, but, still committed to making good his escape, the driver rammed a police car, causing significant damage and continued to flee.
“A dog handler took over the pursuit, and with PD Maverick ready to deploy, as the suspect took his chances on foot, it wasn’t long before he was brought down to the floor by the two and half year-old Belgium Shepherd.”
The man, now known to be Ahmed, aged 29 of no fixed address was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, criminal damage to a vehicle and being wanted on recall to prison.
He appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, March 26 and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, disqualified from driving for four years and ordered to pay £500 in fees.