Moment van driver gives lift to armed police officer chasing suspect in Kent

A van driver in Kent has been praised after giving a lift to an armed police officer who was chasing down a suspect. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► youtube.com
Bodycam footage from the officer captured the moment the motorist pulled over to help the police on 16 June and called out: 'Get in the back. Get in the back.' According to Kent police, the officer, carrying a large weapon, was pursuing a 'violent offender' who had fled a property in Margate after an alleged serious assault and ran into a park to evade capture Kent van driver praised for giving lift to armed police officer chasing suspect ► theguardian.com
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