Police release video of car chase through Rossendale in rural crime crackdown
Date of alert:
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Lancashire Constabulary
The police have released a video which shows a car chase through East Lancashire.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle, stolen from Oldham, entered Rossendale and was pursued by officers into Haslingden, where it failed to stop on request.
Police then continued to follow the car into the Heyworth area of Manchester where Greater Manchester Police and the police helicopter joined the pursuit.
Three men eventually jumped out of the car and abandoned it, running from the scene.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle, stolen from Oldham, entered Rossendale and was pursued by officers into Haslingden, where it failed to stop on request.
A police spokesperson said on Thursday night: "As part of our commitment to tackling burglaries and car theft your Rossendale Rural Task Force and Armed Response Units have been patrolling the areas that border Manchester.
"In the early hours of this morning a recently stolen vehicle from Oldham entered the Rossendale Valley and was flushed out in the Haslingden area by Rural Task Force officers.
Rossendale police also said that on Tuesday night officers from the Rural Task force have arrested a man for stealing a mini digger and dumper truck costing around £40,000 from the Bacup area in February.
