Gold pedal! Biking chase PC is top cop

A COP whose smart thinking went viral when he borrowed a passerby’s bike to catch a thief has been named his force’s Police Officer of the Year.

- By Adam Dutton

Bodycam footage of PC Paddy Connell chasing a stolen Range Rover became an online hit last year.

The suspect first tried to reverse away from his patrol car, before later hitting 80mph in a 30mph zone. The man crashed the 4x4 into parked cars then leapt out and jumped a fence.