POLICE have praised a resident who called them at 4am on Saturday morning after hearing a disturbance in Mill Street, Sidmouth. A police dog handler and traffic unit was dispatched. We were given full details of the suspect and vehicle which we checked
POLICE have praised a resident who called them at 4am on Saturday morning after hearing a disturbance in Mill Street, Sidmouth.
A police dog handler and traffic unit was dispatched.
"We were given full details of the suspect and vehicle which we checked out and found it to be a local person and not suspicious," said Sergeant Andy Turner.
"This is just the type of call we want from the public," he said.
His team is investigating a series of local burglaries.
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