Arrests After High-Speed Police Pursuit Through Harborough Villages

Two men have been arrested after a high-speed Police pursuit through Harborough villages last night.

It started when the driver of a Ford Transit van failed to stop for officers in Wistow at around 8.35pm.

The vehicle was displaying false number plates.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Officers activated their blue lights for the van to stop and it failed to so, therefore a police pursuit was authorised.

“Over the course of approximately 25 minutes, the van was pursued by the specially trained officers and was observed being driving dangerously.

“This included a number of times overtaking by crossing over solid white lines into oncoming traffic.”

The National Police Air Service helped track down the men

The van eventually came to stop in the Thurnby Lodge area of Leicester and two people ran from the vehicle.

The spokesperson added: “Colleagues from the National Police Air Service, who were monitoring the pursuit from above, successfully tracked the two nearby and they were promptly arrested.”

Both men, aged 30 and 33 and from Leicester, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and handling stolen goods.

The 33-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified.