On 22 September 2023, in the early hours whilst on Beaumont Leys Lane in Leicester, a report was made to police concerning a male in possession of a large knife causing damage to parked cars.
The caller had their vehicle smashed and followed the suspect on foot at a distance until both PC Joshua Shardlow and PC Mo Ahmed arrived. The caller gave the last direction of travel of the suspect, pointing down a dark unlit alleyway.