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10
Aug 2020
Harrogate high speed police chase ends in crash and arrest
A high speed police chase in Harrogate last night ended in a crash and the arrest of a 19-year-old suspected burglar.
Earlier in the night, at around 2.45am, burglars entered a house on St Helen's Road before fleeing in a Mercedes parked on the driveway.
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Just 15 minutes later North Yorkshire Police took a second report of a 'two in one' burglary on St Clement's Road where another Mercedes was reported stolen.
The police started to chase the car which drove off at speed along Hookstone Chase and Forest Moor Road, causing damage to parked cars. It crashed on Thistle Hill in Knaresborough.
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Shortly after, the police arrested a 19-year-old man from the Harrogate area and took him into custody where he remains for questioning.
North Yorkshire Police has asked anyone with information or footage from last night to call them on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Use North Yorkshire Police reference numbers 12200137651 for the St Helen’s Road burglary and 12200137663 for the St Clement’s Road burglary,
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