Police swoop on wanted man on busy Swinton street

By Adele Forrest
Published 8th Sep 2017, 14:18 BST
Updated 8th Sep 2017, 14:38 BST
Police swoop on the alleged burglarPolice swoop on the alleged burglar
Police swoop on the alleged burglar
POLICE swooped on an alleged burglar yesterday afternoon (Thursday) in the middle of a busy shopping precinct.

The 38-year-old man, wanted on suspicion of a number of burglaries, was arrested by officers at around 3pm on Thursday near Tan-Inn on the junction of Queen Street and Station Street in Swinton.

A video shared on Facebook by an eye-witness of the police activity has been viewed more than 21,000 times.

A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said the man remained in custody on Friday afternoon.

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