Suspected armed thieves failed to outsmart officers and a police helicopter after they crashed their 4x4 into a ditch in their bid to escape. - Credit: Twitter/@CambsRuralCops Three suspected armed thieves, aged between 18 and 25, failed to outsmart officers and a police helicopter after crashing their 4x4 into a ditch. The trio were reportedly involved in harecoursing, making off without payment from a pub and threats to the public in south Cambridgeshire on Saturday (May 8). Officers were called to the area in Foxton, near Royston, at around 9pm before the suspects spotted police and attempted to flee the scene.