Current location:business >>
Olé ello ello! Off
business8People have gathered around
IntroductionOff-duty British cops on a Barcelona stag do have apprehended a thief as he robbed a restaurant.Serg ...
Off-duty British cops on a Barcelona stag do have apprehended a thief as he robbed a restaurant.
Sergeant Eren Emin, 30, said he was on his stag do in the Spanish city with four other police officers when a man jumped over the restaurant counter and began grabbing electrical items.
The officers chased down the man before detaining him and waiting for Spanish police to arrive.
'I think policing is more of an instinct than anything else,' said Metropolitan Police Sergeant Emin, who is based in Enfield.
'I'm a police officer. It's my job. Wherever we are, whether in Spain, it doesn't matter, I have to do what's right.'
Sergeant Eren Emin (pictured), 30, said he was on his stag do in the Spanish city with four other police officers when a man jumped over the restaurant counter and began grabbing electrical items
The officers chased down the man before detaining him and waiting for Spanish police to arrive
He added: 'We were in a restaurant on the main strip, waiting for food to come, and he made his way over to the bar area where the counters are and then he jumped over the counter and that's when he caught our attention.
'He started to ransack the tills and take electrical goods such as the iPads and iPhones, whatever else was there, before he made his way around and then sprinted outside of the restaurant and instantly we stood up and gave chase.
'As soon as he saw me he started running and obviously I didn't have a chance to think, 'Oh, wait, I'm not a police officer, and I'm not in the UK, I'm in Spain'. I'm a nobody here, but to be honest, that didn't even cross my mind.
READ MORE: Moment cycling pickpocket grabs phone out of tourist's hand as they pose for TikTok at Barcelona landmark - before a tussle for it backAdvertisement
'It was a case of just getting him stopped. It's wrong. What's wrong is wrong. Common sense has to apply here as well and that's why we got him detained as quickly as possible.'
Sgt Emin said the off-duty officers chased the man around 50 metres down the road before they caught him.
The police recovered everything that was stolen and took the man back to the restaurant where they waited until Spanish police arrived.
'As soon as they arrived, one of my colleagues informed them that we were all police officers and then it was high fives all around, is how I would describe it,' he said.
He said the restaurant staff were 'really shocked because they didn't expect the whole table of their customers to get up and get this chap and recover all their goods'.
He added: 'I'm quite known within my organisation for arresting people off duty - here in the UK, wherever I go, I always end up attracting or coming across crime, which is really strange, so for me, it's just another day.
'Some others might see it as, 'You're a lunatic, you've got no protective gear, what are you doing?', but I've done it numerous times before.'
On whether he can ever switch off from his job, he said: 'No, and it's the same for my other colleagues as well.
'They're really well-respected police officers and collectively that's why we all get on so well. It's because we're all like-minded and committed.'
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Sphere news portal”。http://www.havadist.com/tag/saglikciyim
Related articles
California cops, firefighters, and utility workers are earning up to $800k a year in overtime pay
businessWatchdogs have slammed California local government for spending billions in overtime pay – with poli ...
【business】
Read moreThe $1m PR and lobbying campaign to overturn livestock export ban
businessA ban on livestock exports will almost certainly be lifted - but the industry is wary of opposition ...
【business】
Read moreNational trying to wriggle out of promises with talk of 'fragile' economy
businessThe government needs to make some tough choices to restore the economy, Christopher Luxon says. Phot ...
【business】
Read more
Popular articles
- California cops, firefighters, and utility workers are earning up to $800k a year in overtime pay
- On Your Side: Who needs a will, and how do you create one?
- I do one of the world's most dangerous jobs
- Qanon: Conspiracy theories weaponised by Russia and China around US Capitol violence
- Family pay tribute to 'incredible mother and cherished daughter' who was found dead at luxury five
- Revealed: The 25 safest airlines for 2024
Latest articles
Get better sleep with these 5 tips from experts
Changes to Gloriavale response could risk gains
Property listings hit near
Changes to Gloriavale response could risk gains
Review of UNWRA finds Israel did not express concern about staff
Hurricanes Poua won't be allowed to repeat haka criticising government
LINKS
- Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Drew Smyly put on injured list by Chicago Cubs
- US Figure Skating championships headed to Wichita, Kansas, next year with worlds on tap for Boston
- Caitlin Clark becomes 1st two
- Bobrovsky makes incredible save during Panthers
- US Figure Skating championships headed to Wichita, Kansas, next year with worlds on tap for Boston
- World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
- José Ramírez homers as Guardians continue best start in franchise history with 4
- Blow for Rishi Sunak's hopes of pre
- Kenya to invest 1.9 mln USD to boost EV adoption in 3 years
- Revealed: Parliamentary aide, 29, and an ex