Police officer impaled on fence frees himself to catch suspect

Dog handler PC Dan Thomas says he was determined to keep on the scent and he and his alsatian got a ‘good result’ after arresting suspected thief

A police officer who became impaled on a fence spike while chasing a suspected motorbike thief arrested the man after pulling himself free.

PC Dan Thomas collapsed from “significant blood loss” after he and his police dog Gil found the 22-year-old hiding in a bush, West Midlands police said.

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