Three arrested following pursuit near Harrogate

Update – Wednesday 20 March 2024 - 11.15am

A number of items were discarded from the vehicle which made off from officers.

Following extensive searches by a police drugs dog a quantity of what is suspected to be a class- A drug was forensically recovered from the side of the road.

A 17-year-old boy, an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, failing to stop for the police and possession with intent to supply a class- A drug.

They were all interviewed and released on conditional bail.

At 1.45pm today (Tuesday 19 March 2024) officers from our Operational Support Unit attempted to stop a VW Golf on the A61 at Ripley. The vehicle made off at speed and it was pursued through the villages of Bedlam, Bishop Thornton and Shaw Mills before it eventually came to a stop on a country lane in Markington.

The occupants ran from the vehicle and a significant amount of resource was sent to the area.

A police dog was involved in the search and a police helicopter was scrambled to assist with checking a vast open area.

A 17-year-old boy, an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were arrested in connection with the incident.

An investigation is now underway.

NYP Ref: 12240048734