Good samaritan helps police snare two suspected thieves in Gateshead

A good samaritan has helped police snare two suspected thieves in Gateshead.

Police received a call from a member of the public who had confronted a thief in Blaydon at about 11.45pm on July 22. They reported that a man and a woman had been stripping a car of its parts on Chainbridge Road.Emergency services were dispatched to the scene while the good samaritan remained in the area to provide officers with descriptions of the suspects.A 28-year-old woman was arrested within minutes of the call.A male suspect had fled the scene through dense woodland and over a live railway line.Searches were conducted in the area and at about 5am a 36-year-old man was arrested.

A senior officer has praised the member of the public who made the call.

Officers say two suspects remain in police custody at this time.Anyone who wants to report suspicious activity can do so online on the ‘Tell Us Something’ pages of the Northumbria Police website.You can also call 101 or contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.