Suspect who ran from police in Mansfield tracked down and arrested more than 70 miles away
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Officers attended a property in Teal Avenue, Mansfield, at around 4pm on Thursday after receiving reports of a disturbance.
As soon as they arrived, a suspect sped away from the scene in a car and was pursued by officers who quickly abandoned the chase in the interest of public safety.
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Hide AdThe car was then abandoned and the driver made off on foot but wasn’t able to escape police attention for long.
Detectives investigating a subsequent phone call, in which threats were made to kill police officers, traced the call to the Northampton area and tipped off Northamptonshire Police.
A 23-year-old man was arrested at an address in Montague Crescent, Northampton, shortly before 11.40pm.
He is now in the custody of Nottinghamshire Police and is being held on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, driving with no licence or insurance, harassment and making threats to kill.
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Hide AdTwo people, a 40-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, were also arrested in Greenholme Avenue, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Detective Sergeant Katie Hurrell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a great bit of team work by more than a dozen officers across two different force areas and should serve as a reminder to people that it can be a lot harder than they think to get away from the police.”
“We are currently investigating very serious threats of violence to people, including to police officers. That is entirely unacceptable and will always generate a very forceful police response.”