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FAST-THINKING police officers were forced to use the stinger to bring a vehicle to a halt following a dramatic car chase.

FAST-THINKING police officers were forced to use the stinger to bring a vehicle to a halt following a dramatic car chase. Pursuit trained officers from Essex Police’s Operational Support Unit were made aware of a suspicious vehicle in Clacton. When they located the car the driver failed to stop, prompting a speedy chase between the force and the suspect. Working with local police officers, the unit managed to stop the vehicle by using the stinger and a ‘boxing’ tactic. As a resu...

1/1 A SERIAL bad driver fled police at up to 100 mph before abandoning his car on a railway line near Norton, York Crown Court heard. Adam Virr, 34, raced down Commercial Street at 70mph just before midnight on October 20, Helen Towers, prosecuting, said. He tried to ram the pursuing police and turned off his headlines. His Vectra had cloned false number plates and he gave a false name when he was finally arrested. It was the latest in a career of bad driving that has ...

A SERIAL bad driver fled police at up to 100 mph before abandoning his car on a railway line near Norton, York Crown Court heard. Adam Virr, 34, raced down Commercial Street at 70mph just before midnight on October 20, Helen Towers, prosecuting, said. He tried to ram the pursuing police and turned off his headlines. His Vectra had cloned false number plates and he gave a false name when he was finally arrested. It was the latest in a career of bad driving that has seen him amass 12 co...

1/1 A SERIAL bad driver from Cleckheaton fled police at up to 100 mph before abandoning his car on a railway line in North Yorkshire, York Crown Court heard. Adam Virr, 34, raced down Commercial Street, Norton, near Malton, at 70mph just before midnight on October 20, Helen Towers, prosecuting, said. He tried to ram the pursuing police and turned off his headlights, the court heard. His Vectra was displaying cloned false number plates and he gave a false name when he was...

Major human trafficking operation sees four arrested in rural Perthshire A number of potential victims were also identified as officers swarmed properties in the Blairgowrie area Three men aged 37, 39 and 53 and a woman (53) were detained following police raids Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we w...

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has issued an urgent warning over an incident in Gummows Shop Residents of an area in mid Cornwall are being warned to keep their doors and windows closed following a fire involving hazardous materials. It has been described as a "multi-agency incident" in the area of Gummows Shop, a hamlet in the St Newlyn East area, not far from Newquay. In a message described as urgent, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service wrote on Twitter: "Urgent - Due to a multi-agency i...

The barn fire at Treddinick Farm threatened to set off nearby Ammonium Nitrate. Picture Google Maps SIX homes had to be evacuated after two tonnes of the highly explosive ammonium nitrate were found during a barn fire. Emergency services were called to a barn fire in the small hamlet of Gummows Shop at around 11.43am this morning. Once there they found the barn at Tredinnick Farm was well alight with the flames fanned by high winds creating a tall plume of smoke. At first nearby residen...

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has issued an urgent warning over an incident in Gummows Shop SIX homes had to be evacuated in a small hamlet after two tonnes of the highly explosive ammonium nitrate were found during a barn fire. Residents of Gummows Shop were warned to keep their doors and windows closed following the fire in a barn on a farm involving hazardous materials. But after the discovery of the highly volatile fertiliser which caused the massive explosion in Beirut last year...

Knuckle-dusters and machete seized by police in Bristol drugs operation Officers were taking part in a "targeted day of action" Updated THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A machete an...