A suspected burglar was arrested after an off-duty PCSO officer spotted him in possession of a missing bike in Mapperley.
The officer was on a rest day when she spotted the suspect in Bennett Road at about 6pm on Sunday (10).
The suspect dropped the bike and ran from the scene – only to be spotted by the same PCSO a short time later on Mapperley Top.
With support from a member of the public, the suspect was successfully detained as police officers travelled to the scene.
A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglary.
Detective Constable Elizabeth Williams, of Nottinghamshire Police, sad: “This was a great bit of work by the our off-duty officer, who was on her way to meet a friend when she spotted what she suspected to be an offence in progress.
“Thanks to her tenacity we were able to recover a valuable item of property and arrest a suspected a burglar.”
Police Community Support Officers do not have powers of arrest but are able to detain people suspected of committing certain offences.
