Man arrested and handcuffed in dramatic town centre sweep is handed a caution
A man arrested in dramatic circumstances by police in an operation on shoplifting and antisocial behaviour has been handed a conditional caution by officers.
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Police swooped on the man's car in Claremont Street, in Shrewsbury, on Wednesday morning as a part of Operation Darwin where they searched his car and put him in handcuffs before placing him in the back of a police van.
Suspected cannabis was found during the search, with suspected stolen goods in a large bag. The arrest was watched by a crowd of the public and invited media.
West Mercia Police has confirmed that the man arrested has been handed a conditional caution.
"He he was issued a conditional caution; the conditions being to attend a victim awareness course and a drug misuse course," said a spokesperson for West Mercia Police.
