Watch: Shoplifter leads police on lengthy chase

Dramatic footage shows the moment a shoplifter led police on a lengthy foot chase and sprinted across busy roads before finally being caught.

Daniel King, 28, of no fixed abode, admitted seven counts of theft from shops in Bracknell, stealing goods worth a total of £515 between 8 May and 26 June this year.

He was arrested on 10 July and pleaded guilty at Reading Magistrates' Court on 11 July - where he was jailed for 36 weeks. Police said the sentence reflects the fact King committed offences while subject to a suspended sentence.

PC Ryan Murphy, of the Bracknell Neighbourhood Team, said the case showed the "proactive and targeted work" of officers tackling shoplifting in the area, adding that police would "continue to take robust action against those responsible".