Beckets Park News Today

A quick-thinking police officer and helpful member of the public teamed up in style at Beckets Park.

PC Lewis Marks asked a member of the public if he could use their bike as footage showed the finale of the dramatic two-wheel chase after Sean Christopher Prosser in Northampton

The extraordinary events were captured on the officers body-worn camera after he responded to reports of a possible drug deal taking place near Commercial Street in Northampton town centre.

A quick-thinking police officer borrowed a member of the public’s bike to chase down a fleeing drug dealer on 23 August. Sean Prosser, 28, noticed Northamptonshire Police arriving in Beckets Park, Northampton, and tried to escape on a bike. Thrilling bodycam footage from Officer Lewis Marks shows him asking a passerby for his bicycle before chasing Prosser across the grass. He intercepted Prosser and tackled him to the ground, where a search found a large quantity of cash and a phone with drug...

PC Lewis Marks has been praised for his "good old-fashioned policing" in setting off after the suspect on two wheels, leading to an arrest and a three-year prison sentence PC Lewis Marks has been praised for his "good old-fashioned policing" in setting off after the suspect by two wheels. Read more about the pursuit which led to an arrest and a three-year prison sentence.

A police officer commandeered a member of the public’s bike to chase down a drug dealer in Northampton earlier this year.

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