A QUICK-THINKING victim of theft managed to flag down police who quickly made an arrest in the city centre.

Officers in Worcester were quick to act after being stopped by the cyclist who had just had their bike stolen.

Minutes after watching CCTV of the theft they managed to find a suspect.

A spokesperson for Worcester Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) said: "City officers were flagged down this morning by a victim who had just had his bike stolen.

"Officers were able to review CCTV at the location and identified the suspect who was located a few minutes later with the stolen bike."

The suspect remains in custody.