A man has been arrested after police dog Joschi was deployed to reports of an assault and attempted robbery in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police were called to Meir Road, Normacot, at 3.40am on 30 September when a man was punched in the face by a group of four other men.

The men demanded the victim's phone before he was assaulted - one of them pulled out a suspected machete.

The victim suffered injuries to his face that are not deemed life-threatening or life-changing.

PD Joschi sniffed out one of the men who was hiding in thick undergrowth (Staffordshire Police).

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said: "When we got to the scene, the suspects ran away. PD Joschi was brought in and quickly sniffed out one of the men who was hiding in thick undergrowth.

"A 27-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, attempted robbery and resisting and or obstructing a constable in execution of duty.

"He has been questioned in custody and released with bail conditions while our enquiries continue."

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