Police deploy stinger to bring fugitive car to a halt

By Charles Graham
Published 1st Jun 2023, 08:32 BST
Updated 1st Jun 2023, 08:32 BST
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A fugitive car was brought to an abrupt standstill when Wigan police burst its tyres.

The driver of a blue Ford Style had failed to stop for a dog patrol in Leigh on the evening of Wednesday May 31.

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The motorist may have thought they got away with it, but then officers positioned up ahead deployed a stinger across the road on which he was travelling and suddenly they were on four flats.

The driver was subsequently arrested.

GMP Leigh, Atherton and Hindley went onto Facebook to congratulate officers on a “team effort.”