Two men were arrested after trying to conceal themselves from police by cowering in a tree.
The incident happened in the Norris Green area in the early hours of Wednesday, May 12.
Matrix officers were called reports of a Peugeot being stolen from outside a home on East Lancashire Road at around 1.40am.
The car was found minutes later on Bulford Road and two men were seen making off.
With the help of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, an area was sealed off and two men were found up a tree in a garden on Studland Road.
A 24-year-old man from Kirkby and an 18-year-old man from Croxteth were arrested on suspicion of burglary, and have been taken to a police station for questioning by detectives.
Detective Sergeant Darren Hankin from Operation Castle - the force response to burglary - said: "This was smart work by officers and our valued colleagues at NPAS, assisted by those reporting the offence to us immediately.
"It isn't easy to hide from officers, police dogs and the heat-sensors and lights of a circling helicopter, as these two showed by trying to hide up a tree."
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