Pursuit of suspected stolen vehicle across Hayling Island and A27 ends with police deliberately hitting chased car and arresting three people from Farnborough and Bracknell

POLICE have made a series of arrests after a pursuit of a suspected stolen vehicle saw officers attempt to blow its tired before making purposefully colliding with the vehicle on the the A27.
Richard Lemmer
By Richard Lemmer
Published 8th Sep 2022, 11:08 BST
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Officers responded to an ANPR hit on a suspected cloned Volvo XC60 in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The driver of the Volvo failed to stop as they traveled along the Havant Road, on Hayling Island, before officers used a stop stick – which is a device used to deflate tires - on Langstone Bridge.

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The pursuit continued on to the A27 westbound, where police cars used ‘tactical contact’ to bring the car to a stop.

A spokesman from Hampshire Constabulary said that three individuals have been arrested over suspected theft, burglary, and drug driving offences.

He said: ‘An 18-year-old man from Bracknell was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, drug driving and burglary.

‘A 27-year-old man from Farnborough was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of class B drugs, drug driving and burglary.

‘A 24-year-old woman from Farnborough was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and burglary.’