South Yorkshire officers stop lorry after police chase into West Yorkshire
CRIME: Killer on the loose seven weeks after fatal stabbing in Sheffield They started to follow the 7.5 tonne lorry in the early hours of this morning, suspecting that those inside may have been involved in a number of thefts from curtain-sided HGVs.Â
Officers first spotted the lorry at Junction 31 of the M1, near Aston, heading north. A police pursuit, involving cars and a police helicopter, was mounted and the lorry came to a stop in Beeston, Leeds.
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South Yorkshire Police said officers found '˜a large amount of electrical equipment' in the back of the lorry.