Man hiding from County Durham police found inside suitcase

Last week, officers from Darlington’s Neighbourhood Policing Team attended a property in Chilton after receiving information that a suspect was using it “to evade capture.”

After arriving at the scene, they managed to find the suspect inside a suitcase and arrested him.

A screenshot of the man who was find hiding in the suitcase (Image: DARLINGTON POLICE)

Following his arrest, the Darlington Police page took to social media to tell people about the arrest.

In a light-hearted social post, the police team described how the officers’ reputation for finding those in hiding once again proved accurate, joking that they are “Champions at hide and seek.”

The post added: “They did not disappoint on this occasion, too. A new hiding place was unlocked during the game (a suitcase).”

Officers said the man reacted poorly when he was discovered, with the tone of the post continuing the playful theme. “Unfortunately, upon being found, the male became upset that he had lost the game,” the post added.

“He quickly tried to change the game to Twister, but sadly lost at that also.”

Darlington NPT said the arrest was another example of their persistence in locating wanted individuals, adding: “Darlington NPT are quickly becoming top of the leaderboard, throw us a challenge, and we’ll turn up time after time until we win.”