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Sept 2020
Last Updated: 22/09/2020
Four arrested after police helicopter chase in Ripon
Police descended in numbers after a car was reported stolen. The four suspects remain in custody.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the theft of a car amid dramatic scenes in Ripon city centre today.
A silver Ford Galaxy was reported stolen from a house in the city just before 11am this morning.
Police found the car abandoned at about 12.15pm. A police spokesperson said:
"A number of people were seen running from it. Air support was called in from the police helicopter, and officers on the ground continued to search the immediate area.
"By 1pm, four people had been arrested, all on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. "
The suspects, who include a man in his 20s and three teenagers, remain in custody. The car is undergoing forensic checks.
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