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Man arrested after 'stealing Thames Clipper river bus' sparking police chase
police officers gave chase to a Thames Clipper vessel which had allegedly been stolen from a mooring in Trinity Wharf in Poplar, East London.The vessel was intercepted by officers in the early hours of Saturday morning after police were alerted to a man who allegedly jumped over a security gate before stealing the river bus.Police boats, with flashing blue lights, cruised down the Thames in pursuit – with the allegedly stolen vessel slowing in the chase, but refusing to come to a halt.Officers then boarded the Thames Clipper while it was travelling “at speed” and took action to seize control from the alleged thief.A 22-year-old man named as Joseph Hawkridge from Kent was arrested when the vessel was docked in Canary Wharf following the
