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He’d gotten away with £350 worth of goods

A member of the public came to the police's rescue today (Tuesday) as they tried to catch a prolific thief in the town centre.

Peacocks alerted CCTV operators that the offender had snatched £350 worth of goods from the store in Allhallows.

Annoying for the police, they were nowhere near the thief but luckily a kind member of the public lent them their bike.

And when one of the officers caught up with the male in Alexandra Place, he was quickly arrested.

Police borrow bike from stranger to catch fleeing thief in Bedford