Two teenagers arrested after suspected theft of car from Selby that crashed in Boroughbridge
The car crashed near the Boroughbridge junction of the A1(M)
Two teenagers have been arrested after they crashed a suspected stolen car.
Police received a call at 6.45am yesterday (6 March) from the owner of a Peugeot 208 to say it had been stolen from outside an address on Cochrane Street in Selby.
North Yorkshire Police carried out work with their automatic number plate recognition system and managed to track the movements of the stolen vehicle.
Officers on the ground were alerted to its whereabouts and at 8.20am police picked up sight of the car travelling on the A1237 towards Poppleton in the York area.
It failed to stop for the police and a pursuit commenced. Police set up a stinger device to puncture the car's tyres which brought it to a stop near the Boroughbridge junction on the A1(M).
A 17-year-old boy, from Doncaster, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, theft of a motor vehicle and driving whilst unfit through drugs. He has been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue.
A 16-year-old boy, from Selby, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a vehicle and going equipped for theft. He was charged with aggravated vehicle taking without the owner’s consent, theft from a motor vehicle and possessing criminal property, an e-scooter. He is due to appear at Harrogate Youth Court on 29 April 2022.