A driver has been arrested after a police chase which saw a stinger used to burst the tyres of his car and bring it to a halt.
Police spotted the car, which failed to stop, in King’s Lynn at around 8.30am on Saturday, October 24.
After pursuing the car, a stinger device was used to puncture its tyres on Sutton Bridge, where the driver “decamped” but was later found and arrested.
A spokesman from King’s Lynn Police said: “The driver of the vehicle failed to stop for police and following pursuit his vehicle was stung.
“The driver continued for a short distance and then decamped where he was located by police and arrested. He is currently in custody.”
King’s Lynn Police had intially tweeted regarding the incident, calling it a “busy morning”, for officers.
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