# Moment police officer tells thief ‘You’re being a sausage!’ as he chases him on e-bike before arresting him for ‘a THOUSAND shopliftings’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-police-officer-tells-thief-youre-being-a-sausage-as-he-chases-him-on-e-bike-before-arresting-him-for-a-thousand-shopliftings/
- Published: 2026-11-11T18:35:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:49:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284855/police-officer-thief-e-bike-shopliftings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- E-bike pursuit led to James McMurray’s arrest in Southampton.
- He admitted 42 shoplifting offences and drug possession.
- More than £3,300 in goods were stolen; he was jailed for a year.

## Summary

A Hampshire police officer arrested repeat shoplifter James McMurray after chasing him on an e-bike through Southampton. The incident matters because the pursuit ended a series of thefts worth more than £3,300 and led to a prison sentence.

Body-camera footage shows McMurray, 38, cycling through a red light into traffic before the officer caught up with him in a public garden on 22 October. Police found stolen goods in his bag; he was charged with 42 shoplifting offences and possessing crack cocaine and heroin. McMurray admitted the offences and was jailed for a year, with £272 in costs and surcharge.

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