Police chase suspect on horseback through a London estate

Police on horseback chased a suspect through a London estate before finding a discarded knife.

TWO officers from the Met’s Mounted Branch, in the Taskforce Command, were out on patrol and were returning to their stables in Bow when they noticed two males acting suspiciously in an alleyway.

As they got closer they smelt cannibas and one of them shot off on his bicycle, hotly pursued by Police Horse Judge and his rider, PC Edward Bromilow. Following was PC Adam Wickens, who was riding Police Horse ‘Penny’ Pendleton.

The chase continued until the suspect managed to find a narrow passageway with a low roof.

A tip-off from a member of the public led the police to a knife which had been thrown in a bush, although the suspect got away.

However, PC Bromilow praised the work of the police horses. He said: “Judge and ‘Penny’ have helped remove a knife from the streets that might otherwise have been used to inflict serious harm on someone.

“We’re very proud of them and everything they do to help keep Londoners safe.

“We’re also very grateful to the member of the public who approached us to tell us about the discarded weapon. It is imperative that police and communities work together to tackle violence and knife crime and this gentleman’s actions are an example of how well that can work.

“We have offered him a tour of the stables as a ‘thank you’.”

Judge is a 20-year-old male bay horse who has served the Met for 15 years, and ‘Penny’ is 13-year-old mare who has served the Met for eight years.

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