Baffled cops find car thief hiding in teddy bear after noticing it 'breathing'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A teenager wanted for car theft has been jailed after he was found hiding inside a teddy bear by stunned cops. Joshua Dobson, 18, became the subject of a police search after stealing a Mitsubishi ASX and not paying for petrol on the same day back in May.

However, after attending his address, officers became baffled when they heard a stuffed toy in the house 'breathing'. Upon examining the bear, they found the suspect "stuffed inside", Manchester Evening News reports.

Dobson, from Rochdale, had cut a hole in the toy and somehow managed to fit himself inside the lining in a bizarre bid to dodge arrest.

He later detained and handed a nine month prison sentence during a court appearance last month, police stated. Sharing the extraordinary arrest on Facebook page, GMP Rochdale said: "A wanted car thief who tried using a teddy bear to hide from our neighbourhood cops out looking for him last month has been put behind bars for nine months."Joshua Dobson, 18, from the #Spotland area of the town, was sought by us after stealing a car in May and not paying for fuel that same day. "When we went to arrest him, our officers noticed a large bear breathing in the address before finding Dobson hidden inside! "He's now stuffed behind bars after being sentenced last week for theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, and making off from a petrol station without payment." GMP added on Twitter: "Our neighbourhood task force and divisional tasking team in #Rochdale could bearely believe what they stumbled across last month in search for a wanted man...