Watch brave police officer's flying tackle on suspected motorbike thief in Birmingham
See the moment that Birmingham police officers tackled a suspected motorbike thief in the city.
Video released by West Midlands Police shows the moment a neighbourhood policing officer in Birmingham tackled a suspected motorbike thief in the city.
PCs Jess Roughley and Keelan Walsh had spotted the riders acting suspiciously in the city centre, riding a bike with no plates and wearing face coverings.
The officers asked CCTV operators to keep track of the pair, and PC Walsh ran to where they had stopped just as one of the men had climbed onto another bike parked nearby.
PC Walsh tackled both men and managed to detain one of the suspects on Navigation Street, outside of Grand Central, just before 7pm on Thursday (January 29).
The second suspect managed to flee from officers, and efforts to arrest him continue.
Chief Inspector Vicki Stott, of Birmingham Police, said: "This was absolutely first-rate work by officers.
"Great communication between them and CCTV operators has meant that we’ve recovered a stolen bike and stopped another one from being taken."
The motorbike the men were riding was stolen in Birmingham earlier in the day.
An 18-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of vehicle theft offences and assault with intent to resist arrest.
Anyone who recognises the suspect who managed to get away has been asked to call West Midlands Police via their 101 number, quoting 20/130026/26.
