One man has been arrested and another two are on the run following a mobile phone shop burglary.

In the early hours of this morning, police were called to the shop in Rye Lane, Peckham.

The two officers saw two suspects inside the shop and a third waiting outside on a moped.

One suspect (‘A’ aged 24) was detained at the scene by an officer, while his colleague attempted to detain the other two (‘B’ and ‘C’) who got on the moped.

The suspects on the moped then rode around the officers in a circle, threatening, pushing and kicking them in the process.

This resulted in ‘A’ making off on foot, while the other two men rode off.

Suspect ‘A’ was pursued by the officers, and minutes later was Tasered and arrested by another group of officers who had been called to the scene.

Before taking him to custody, officers in the police van drove to a home in Croydon to carry out a search.

Once the search was complete they left the home to take ‘A’ to the police station. While they were in the van, two men on a moped pulled up alongside and pointed a gun at the officers.

No shots were fired, and the officers drove away from the scene with ‘A’ who was taken into custody at a south London police station. Urgent enquiries continue to identify the other suspects involved.

Simon Messinger, Central South Area Commander, said: "This once again demonstrates the bravery of officers who put themselves in harm’s way every day in order to protect the public.

“Fortunately the officers only received minor injuries and, thanks to the rapid support of colleagues, one of the suspects was detained.

“However, two suspects remain outstanding, and these are clearly reckless and dangerous individuals. Our priority now is to identify and arrest them. “

Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call Trident officers on 101 or message via Twitter @MetCC. Quote CAD 412/29AUG.

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