Police have released more details following a pursuit near Alsager and the arrest of four males.

At 12.30pm on Sunday 26 July, police attempted to stop a beige Citroen C3 near Alsager following intelligence that the car was linked to a number of burglaries in Staffordshire.

The car failed to stop and made off at speed. Additional officers were called to the scene, and a stinger was used to bring the vehicle to a stop on Liverpool Road East in Church Lawton.

One man remained inside the car and was arrested at the scene, while three other people made off on foot.

The police helicopter and a police dog attended and, following a search of the area, all three suspects were located nearby and arrested.

These included -

• A 24-year-old man from Crewe, arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, driving without a licence, drug driving, driving without insurance and possession of a knife and theft of a motor vehicle.
• A 18-year-old man from Norton, Stoke-on-Trent, arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and theft of a motor vehicle.
• A 16-year-old boy from Ball Green, Stoke-on-Trent, arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and theft of a motor vehicle.
• A 17-year-old boy from Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and theft of a motor vehicle.

The 24-year-old man and the 18-year-old man both remain in police custody at this time, while the two teenage boys have been bailed pending further enquiries.

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