Arrests made after car was reported stolen

Several men have been arrested and taken to Blackpool police cells after being spotted driving on the motorway in a car reported as being stolen.

The vehicle was sighted heading north on the M6 at Forton yesterday evening.

Police arrested the occupants of a car reported as stolen.placeholder image
Police arrested the occupants of a car reported as stolen.

The vehicle had been reported as stolen in the Manchester area and traced within an hour of that report.

Following a pursuit by Lancashire Police’s road division, all occupants were arrested and housed at Blackpool custody, pending further investigations.

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