A man was seen ‘jumping over garden fences’ as he fled from police in Chippenham.
Police officers swarmed the town at around 11am this morning (19 October) before becoming involved in a foot pursuit involving at least one male suspect.
Locals said they witnessed the man running through gardens, over fences and into Monkton Park Primary School field in a bid to outrun them.
Several police vehicles and officers were seen in Chippenham town centre – some outside The Words in the High Street – at 11.15am, including a police dog and its handler.
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Units raced into the Monkton Park area, with one officer parking in Baydons Lane before hopping out of her vehicle and jogging across Blue Bridge to join a colleague also involved in the search.
A dog unit and armed response vehicle (ARV) were seen driving along Sadlers Mead at 11.25am.
The search was called off and units stood down, but Wiltshire 999s understands the suspect was later located and arrested.
It’s not clear what offences the man was wanted for, but residents living nearby suggested there had been an increase in daytime burglaries occurring in the area.
Wiltshire Police did not respond to our request for comment.
