Man jailed for evading officers - despite being cleared of offences he was arrested for
A man has been jailed for eight weeks after making off from officers while under arrest.
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Andrew Dunkley (32) was arrested outside his flat in Rachel Close, Cambridge, in the early hours of March 25.
As he was being taken to the back of a police van Dunkley pulled away from the escorting officer before running off through a hedgerow.
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Hide AdHe was circulated as wanted after attempts to trace him were unsuccessful.
He was found the following day in a car on the A10 in Littleport.
Dunkley was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday after admitting escaping lawful custody.
DC Lisa Bacon, who investigated, said: “Dunkley thought he was in the clear after getting away from us.
“He actually made things a lot worse for himself as he was never convicted of the offences he was originally arrested on suspicion of.”