Dog proves he's got a nose for trouble
A police dog with a nose for trouble caught two criminals following a 180mph chase along the M6 near Wolverhampton - despite a bottle of Old Spice aftershave being smashed to distract him.
Axel and his handler PC Gez Cotter tracked down Ben Westwood and Gregory Simpson after they had led police on the 65-mile pursuit.
It was the fastest car chase ever recorded in Britain. The criminals had carried out 15 smash-and-grab raids using with a Lamborghini engine and race car brakes to get away with £50,000 of cigarettes, cash and jewellery. They were caught on January 13 after police officers spotted a gang attempting to break open a cash machine in Warstones Road, Penn.
Three of the gang were arrested at the scene but Westwood and Simpson fled before embarking on the high-speed chase.
