A Christchurch chef who helped police catch a suspected car thief has put his business owing $247,000 in voluntary liquidation.
The Smokin’ Que co-owner Glenn Manning handcuffed and restrained one of two youths on the run after they were spotted in a stolen vehicle.
An officer with a police dog caught one of them and yelled out to him for assistance.
“He yelled out ‘Oi, come here’,” Mr Manning told Christchurch’s The Star in August, 2024.
“At first, I looked around thinking he must be talking to another cop or something. Then he yelled out again and pointed at me.”
The officer threw him a pair of handcuffs and told him to put them on one of the captured youths so he could run off to deal with the other offender.
Mr…