A major manhunt was launched after police received reports of a foursome engaging in sexual activity near a seaside beauty spot.
A local resident tipped off police and said that four people had been having sex in public, an act known as 'dogging'.
One of the suspects was reportedly wearing handcuffs during the incident at
the Byes, a park, in Sidmouth, Devon, which is a favourite for dog
walkers and its peaceful riverside walk.
The police helicopter was scrambled,
which cost £1,600 an hour to keep in the air, hovered overhead before
police eventually tracked down a 20-year-old man, from Sidmouth, and a
28-year-old man from Plymouth, Devon.
They were arrested on Monday, on suspicion of escaping lawful custody and committing an act outraging public decency.
Both the men were released on police bail and are due to return in April.
A female from Exeter was also arrested but no action will be taken against her. The second woman remains at large.
A police spokesman said: 'They ran off when we arrived and so we had the helicopter assist us.
It was suggested that one of them was wearing handcuffs but none of the three had them on at the time of arrest.'Chairman
of the Sidmouth Town Council Stuart Hughes told the Telegraph that a
new seaside attraction, the Interpretation Centre, had become a magnet
for that type of behaviour.
He said: 'We've had reports of people getting naked and using the [open] showers next door.'
Read more: Daily Mail
A local resident tipped off police and said that four people had been having sex in public, an act known as 'dogging'.
One of the suspects was reportedly wearing handcuffs during the incident at
the Byes, a park, in Sidmouth, Devon, which is a favourite for dog
walkers and its peaceful riverside walk.
The police helicopter was scrambled,
which cost £1,600 an hour to keep in the air, hovered overhead before
police eventually tracked down a 20-year-old man, from Sidmouth, and a
28-year-old man from Plymouth, Devon.
They were arrested on Monday, on suspicion of escaping lawful custody and committing an act outraging public decency.
Both the men were released on police bail and are due to return in April.
A female from Exeter was also arrested but no action will be taken against her. The second woman remains at large.
A police spokesman said: 'They ran off when we arrived and so we had the helicopter assist us.
It was suggested that one of them was wearing handcuffs but none of the three had them on at the time of arrest.'Chairman
of the Sidmouth Town Council Stuart Hughes told the Telegraph that a
new seaside attraction, the Interpretation Centre, had become a magnet
for that type of behaviour.
He said: 'We've had reports of people getting naked and using the [open] showers next door.'
Read more: Daily Mail
