Suspected drug dealer drives through Sheffield park during police chase
An uninsured motorist suspected of being involved in the supply of drugs drove their vehicle through a Sheffield park to escape police during a three-mile car chase.
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At about 11.45am on Tuesday, April 14, South Yorkshire Police responded reports of a suspicious vehicle in the Oxford Street area of Sheffield.
The vehicle reportedly failed to stop for officers and a “short pursuit” followed, which ended three miles away in the Derby Street area.
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Hide AdThe force tweeted a picture of Lichford Road open space off Derby Street, which showed tyre marks in the grass where the vehicle had driven through the area of green space.
They said: “Luckily the park was empty at the time.”
The vehicle was recovered along with a “wealth of evidence”, police said, but the occupants fled the scene. Despite “extensive searches”, the suspects were not located.
Enquiries are ongoing to identify them.