Fleeing burglar caught by police dog

A BURGLAR was caught by a police dog after fleeing the scene of the crime.
Steven Wilson, aged 37, had earlier forced his way into a house in Hepherd Street, Warrington after banging oon the door and throwing things at a window.
Wilson, of Lincoln Close, Woolston, Warrington was jailed for three years and six months after pleading guilty to burglary
The court was told it was on December 13 last year that Wilson woke the occupants of the house by banging on the door. He forced his way in and could be heard by the couple searching cupboards and struggling to open their kitchen door.
One of the occupants could hear their dog crying and yelping downstairs and went to check on it. They then saw Wilson running out of the house carrying items of clothing he had stolen.
Subsequently, Wilson was spotted by an officer jumping over a fence and with assistance from National Police Air Support the defendant was caught by a police dog as he attempted to hide behind a shed nearby.