Police appealing for witnesses following city centre car chase
Car was being driven at high speed from M6 to city centre
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam after a vehicle failed to stop for officers.
Officers attempted to stop a silver-coloured Ford Mondeo estate car at around 13:05pm today (12 September) in the area of Junction 44 on the M6.
The vehicle then entered Carlisle city centre at high speed narrowly avoiding other vehicles, as a result of dangerous driving officers discontinued the pursuit for the safety of other road users.
Officers later found the vehicle abandoned on Kershope Road in the Lowry Hill area of Carlisle where it was uplifted by police.
It is reported three males were seen running from the vehicle in the direction of Kingmoor Junior School, the driver is described as wearing a full grey tracksuit.
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the vehicle failing to stop for police and driving dangerously.
Officers are also appealing for anyone with dashcam of the incident and are asking residents living in the area of Kershope Road or Lowry Hill with video doorbells or CCTV to check their footage for anyone caught running from the general area of Kershope Road at around 1:10pm. Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.