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Police pursuit of stolen van near York ends in arrest

Thu 22 Aug

The police helicopter was involved. Photograph: National Police Air Service on Twitter

Thu 22 Aug 2019  @ 11:01am
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Crime, News

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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