Police describe 'Sheffield area' car theft that led to pursuit and armed response in Cheshire
Car was stolen days before police chase
Police have revealed where a car was stolen near Sheffield before the driver was attested after a police chase and an armed response.
The car was pursued by Cheshire Police late on Tuesday night (September 29) near Knutsford, before it was found abandoned, with police dogs and armed officers called in to join a search for the driver, from the Sheffield area, who was found near railway lines, and arrested.
Today it emerged it had been taken several days earlier.
Cheshire Police have now revealed that the white Volkswagen Taigo Life car had been reported stolen from Riverside Court, Dinnington, between Sheffield and Rotherham, on Friday, September 25, at 10.17am.
In an update today on the investigation, they added: “The suspect has now been released under investigation until November 30.”
The 58-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle, use of false number plates, handling stolen goods, failing to stop for officers, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and failing to provide a sample.