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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 result, a male driver was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing damage and failing to stop for t...

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 seen him amass 12 convictions for dangerous driving. "He has probably got the worst driving record...

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 convictions for dangerous driving. "He has probably got the worst driving record I have ever seen," ...

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 finally arrested. It was the latest in a career of bad driving that has seen him amass 12 convict...