A boat chase involving a helicopter ended with a man arrested for stealing from a houseboat on Hampton Court Road yesterday.

The 42-year-old man was first seen on the boat at around 7pm, and made his way upstream towards Sunbury after he was questioned by members of the public.

The Met's helicopter helped officers chase his boat.

When the man moored up in Thames Street in Sunbury and ran into woods, officers were told where he was hiding by the helicopter crew.

A man was arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary.