A motorist who led police on a pursuit through East Sussex on Monday (February 22) was found hiding in a drain by Police Dog Flak.
Police said Dean Loughran-Oxley, 42, a road worker, of no fixed address has been charged with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, failing to stop when required and possession of cannabis.
He was remanded in custody to appear before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 23 February, where he was further remanded ahead of sentencing on 23 March.
It's after police units, including the National Police Air Service helicopter, were involved in a an incident involving a blue Audi Q3.
The vehicle was reportedly showing as untaxed and was spotted driving eastbound on the A27 at Lewes, at around 12.03am on Monday.
The Audi was pulled over and officers asked the driver to get out of his vehicle. Instead, he accelerated away at speeds of up to 90mph towards Polegate.
Officers set up a spike strip – a tyre deflation device – at the junction with the A2270, which effectively punctured all four tyres.
The vehicle was boxed in but the driver ran off and was chased by officers on foot. He managed to get away after scaling a large wall.
Multiple units were deployed, and the suspect was eventually found by Police Dog Flak hiding in a drain which runs under the road in Black Path, Polegate.
PD Flak is a five-year-old German Shepherd general purpose dog, trained to track and search for missing people, detain suspected criminals, and search for discarded property or evidence.
He works alongside his brother PD Finn, who is also part of the Surrey and Sussex Police Dog Unit.
Assistant Chief Constable Lisa Bell, of Operations Command, said:
“Our frontline officers are trained to an extremely high standard across multiple disciplines to ensure they are able to respond to a wide range of incidents. Being multi-skilled enables our officers to work together effectively to achieve our force priorities – to protect communities, to catch criminals and to deliver an outstanding service.
“This is just one example of officers from different divisions putting their own expertise to good use, while also counting on their colleagues to help achieve the desired outcome.
“Some people may see this as just part of their job, but our frontline officers put themselves in harm’s way to prevent, detect and respond to crime in order to keep the public safe.”
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