Police follow footprints in Sheffield snow after occupants of van chased by police run off after crash
By Claire Lewis
Published 9th Jan 2026, 12:38 GMT
Police officers and dogs followed footprints in the snow to track down the occupants of a van who fled following a crash.
In the early hours of this morning (January 9 ) roads policing officers were on patrol and spotted a white transit van travelling along Hallwood Rise, Burncross, Sheffield, which they believed to have been stolen from the Derbyshire area.
Officers requested the driver to stop, but they failed to comply, and a pursuit began, coming to an end when the driver crashed.
Three occupants of the van fled.
Police officers and specialist tracker dogs mounted a search for the the trio and followed footprints in the snow to try to track them down.
Three suspects, two aged 21 and one aged 16, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and remain in police custody this afternoon.