A desperate midnight sprint, a discarded knife and the helicopter that pinned a fugitive

A desperate midnight sprint, a discarded knife and the helicopter that pinned a fugitiveA suspect bolted from a car while a helicopter watched from above but the secret is what was found on him when the sprint finally ended. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Paul Jeeves 11:34, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Updated: 11:43, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Shamaree Bailey (Image: -)A man on the run with a knife was sensationally nailed from above by a helicopter's pin-point accuracy. Shamaree Bailey, 27, has been jailed for 12 months for carrying the deadly blade after being spotted acting suspiciously by an air patrol flying over London. At around 2am on Tuesday, April 7, National Police Air Service alerted officers that they witnessed some suspicious behaviour by a vehicle in Plevna Cresent, Tottenham. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) State pensioners shopping at Iceland handed DWP boost for extra cash Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyUK football giant making major new change to iconic stadium - built in 1899 Met Officers were then directed to the location of the vehicles as the helicopter crew hovered above with their cameras trained on th...