Man arrested after police track down stolen car in Ripon
North Yorkshire Police have arrested a man after successfully tracking down a car stolen in a burglary in the early hours of this morning.
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Just after 3am on Friday, July 15, police officers requested a Volvo V70 to stop in Ripon, but it failed to do so.
Enquiries quickly confirmed that it had been stolen earlier that night.
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Hide AdAt 3.45am, CCTV cameras in the city spotted the car in the market place.
As police put resources into place to stop it safely, it turned into Ure Bank Terrace - a dead end.
It stopped at the end and the driver got out and ran back down the street, where he was detained by officers.
The 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, failing to stop and dangerous driving.