Investigation underway after three men arrested following police chase between Harrogate and Ripon
North Yorkshire Police has arrested three people in connection with an incident following a police chase through Harrogate and Ripon.
At 1.45pm on Tuesday (March 19), officers from the North Yorkshire Police Operational Support Unit attempted to stop a VW Golf on the A61 at Ripley.
The vehicle made off at speed and 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.