This is the moment a hero former police officer who was sacked over an 'aggressive' and 'confrontational' arrest makes a citizen's arrest of a shoplifter.
Lorne Castle's police officer instincts kicked in when he encountered a youth fleeing a Nike store with stolen goods on Thursday evening.
The 46-year-old - who was controversially dismissed last month for his robust apprehension of a knife-carrying teenager after failing to treat him with 'courtesy and respect' - didn't think twice about putting himself in harm's way again to tackle another youth.
He physically restrained the suspect and held him on the floor for 15 minutes until former colleagues at Dorset Police arrived to arrest the male.
A former colleague later pointedly praised Mr Castle’s 'extremely pleasant and courteous' treatment of the youth he had stopped.
