Suspected car thief arrested after vehicle was taken in Ashton under Lyne

Monday, 16 October 2023 10:15

By Simon Drury

Police followed the stolen car to Middleton

This is the dramatic moment when officers from Greater Manchester Police's Road Policing Unit arrested a man after a car was stolen at around 10:15am from Waterloo Gardens, Ashton under Lyne.

Officers spotted the car and followed it for around 10 minutes into Manchester city centre before it was stopped on Manchester New Road, Middleton.

A 31-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop and aggravated vehicle taking.

He is also wanted by another force for breaching a restraining order.

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