Police helicopter called to help find man thought to have caused damage to Keresley home

Heavy police presence seen around Sadler Road after man ran from scene



A police helicopter has been drafted in to help hunt for a man on the run after he is thought to have caused damage to a home in Keresley.

West Midlands Police were called to a domestic incident this morning.

The man, who is a known offender to the police, is thought to have caused damage to a house before running from the scene.

A number of police cars and a helicopter have been deployed to help hunt for the man.

Police believed they spotted the man in Sadler Road, Keresley.

A spokeswoman for the force said: “We were called to a domestic related incident. A man has gone and caused damage to a house and then gone on the run.”

She added: “There was a possible sighting of his in Sadler Road. We are still searching for him.”

Launching an expensive helicopter for a 'domestic' incident seems rather profligate to me. - Especially when we're seeing other front-line police services cut back.

Suspect arrested in Coventry pub after manhunt

A man who was on the run from police in Coventry was arrested in a city centre pub.

A number of officers and the force helicopter were dispatched on Monday to reports of a man causing damage to a property in the Radford/Keresley area.

Possible sightings of the man were made in Sadler Road, but it wasn’t until later in the day that police arrested the suspect at the Town Crier pub in Corporation Street.

The 27-year-old was arrested on suspicion of burglary at address in Radford and bailed until June 15.

So an expensive helicopter was used and he was released on bail!

And plod wonders why it isn't supported better!