Cambridgeshire Police led on 'world's slowest foot chase' in the middle of the road

On Thursday (June 25), Tom the tortoise made himself known to police when he tried to cross the B1040 between Whittlesey and Ramsey.

PC Charlie Brett was driving past at about 8.30am and stopped the traffic to rescue Tom.

She said: “My colleagues regularly take the mick out of me and my obsession and hypervigilance with animals (and always rescuing them) so it came as no surprise that I managed to rescue this little guy!

"I spotted something moving in the opposite carriageway and after a few takes, I saw a tortoise trying to cross. In sheer panic that he would get crushed, I blocked the road, ran and grabbed him, and put him in the front footwell riding shotgun. The driver behind me was laughing!"

After speaking to a couple of residents, Charlie found out Tom's owner had put up missing posters after he had been gone for three weeks and returned him safely home.

His grateful owner thanked Charlie and had spent hours and hours walking in her area to find him.