{"id":108327,"date":"2014-08-11T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=108327"},"modified":"2023-04-02T13:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:21:20","slug":"uk-police-commissioner-cuts-short-interview-to-chase-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2014\/08\/11\/uk-police-commissioner-cuts-short-interview-to-chase-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Police commissioner cuts short interview to chase thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a> Sir Bernard Hogan Howe\n

UK\u2019s most senior police officer jumps into taxi to pursue suspect who stole money from driver<\/h2>\n

The UK\u2019s most senior police officer broke off from a radio interview to make an arrest today.<\/p>\n

According to Irish Times Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe jumped into a taxi to pursue a suspect after the driver complained his passengers refused to pay the fare and had stolen cash from him.<\/p>\n

Sir Bernard, who was taking part in a pre-recorded interview with BBC London 94.9 Drivetime presenter Eddie Nestor near Bruce Grove station in Tottenham, north London, joined the chase first in the minicab and later in a squad car.<\/p>\n

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He went on to apprehend a teenager,\u00a0Scotland Yard\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

In a recording of the interview, Sir Bernard can be heard asking the driver if he knows where the suspect is, adding: \u201cI\u2019m going to go with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

His force said in a tweet: \u201cCommissioner Hogan-Howe arrested a 19yo man on suspicion of theft this morning after being flagged down by local taxi driver.\u201d<\/p>\n

The driver, who gave his name as Mohammed, told the BBC a passenger took \u00a320 (\u20ac25) from his dashboard before running away.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhen I see the police, I ask the police \u2018please can you stop the guys?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he was not aware who the officer who came to his aid was, but described him as a \u201cvery good, very kind\u201d man.<\/p>\n

It is not the first time Sir Bernard has gone back to his \u201cbobby\u201d roots.<\/p>\n

In 2006, when he was chief constable of Merseyside Police, he chased and arrested a suspected drink-driver in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

It means Sir Bernard has made an arrest in every rank he has held since becoming an officer in 1979, Scotland Yard said.<\/p>\n

After the pursuit, the commissioner told the BBC: \u201cThe important thing for today, at least for me, is that I have made an arrest at every rank as a police officer, so as chief constable at Merseyside, but never as commissioner, and I have been here three years \u2014 that\u2019s very slack, it\u2019s a disgrace, but today we have put it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Met Police statement said the commissioner was recording an interview at around 11.20am when the minicab stopped and the driver asked for help.<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cFour males were seen to jump out of the vehicle and run off, closely followed by an officer who was with the commissioner.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 17-year old youth was arrested inside Bruce Grove Rail Station on suspicion of theft, handling and making off without payment.<\/p>\n

\u201cDescriptions were circulated and the commissioner got into a police car which arrived at the scene and went to look for the outstanding suspects.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn nearby Napier Road, N1, one of the suspects, a 19-year old man, was seen and arrested on suspicion of theft and making off without payment.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesman confirmed the commissioner had initially got into the taxi before continuing the pursuit in a police vehicle.<\/p>\n

The two suspects are currently being held in police stations in north London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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