Watch: Off-duty police officer tackles shoplifter
Video showed the moment an off-duty police officer wrestled a shoplifter to the ground after spotting him filling a bag with goods and carrying boxes of beer towards the exit.
Essex Police said Det Sgt Dan Thrale endured "a 12-minute tussle with the prolific shoplifter" in Southend in December, just days after completing his 11th marathon of the year.
Thrale said: "I'm no stranger to endurance challenges, but I was absolutely shattered by the end of it and so relieved to see the unit arrive."
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