Driver of stolen car sniffed out by police dog while trying to hide
A man spotted at the wheel of a stolen car travelling at speeds of up to 85mph was eventually caught hiding in a garden by a police dog.
Joshua Connor hit speeds of up to 85mph in residential streets, drove through a red light, ignored a no entry sign, went through a red light and travelled in the wrong direction towards oncoming traffic after failing to stop for officers near Spaghetti Junction.
Two other drivers were forced to take evasive action in Gravelly Hill near the M6 before he dumped the Ford Fiesta in Jonquil Close in Erdington in the early hours of February 20 this year and fled on foot.
But he was subsequently found in a nearby garden after his scent was picked up police dog Stavros.
West Midlands Police said the 19-year-old at first tried to provide officers with false details, they were able to quickly ascertain his true identity from checks. It then emerged that car had been stolen during a burglary in Erdington two days earlier.
Connor, of no fixed abode, who had a previous conviction for burglary.
He pleaded guilty to the latest offences of handling stolen goods and motoring offences at Birmingham Crown Court on April 25 where he was jailed for a total of three and two months, which included the activation of a suspended sentence for a previous burglary offence.
