Police pursuit of stolen van near York ends in arrest
A man has been arrested and police recovered a stolen van after a pursuit near York.
Officers followed the Ford Transit as it travelled into North Yorkshire from the Wetherby area.
The driver failed to stop and led police on a pursuit that lasted several miles as the vehicles headed from Walshford towards York.
A National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter helped track the suspect.
The incident happened just before 9am yesterday.
Officers laid a ‘stinger’ device on roads in Long Marston but the suspect abandoned the vehicle. He made off on foot and was chased and detained by police.
A Gateshead man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of theft of a vehicle and motoring offences.
He was taken into custody and has been released on bail today while further enquiries are carried out.
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