Two arrested in fuel theft crackdown
Humberside Police traffic officers were alerted when they saw two flat-bed lorries being driven suspiciously in Pollington, near Goole, early on Saturday.
A pursuit began when the drivers ignored signals to stop.
The police helicopter joined the chase and after a stinger was deployed the first lorry was abandoned on the outskirts of Howden. Its driver was arrested as he tried to run away through a field.
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Hide AdThe second driver was arrested when a stinger stopped his vehicle in its tracks.
Both lorries had been fiited with specially adapted floors and pumping equipment.
A man aged 44 from Manchester and a 20-year-old Doncaster man were released on bail after being questioned by detectives.
The arrests were made on the first night of Operation Witch Hazel, a month-long crackdown on fuel theft.