Knife-point robbery suspect arrested after Dewsbury police car chase

A knife point robbery suspect was arrested by officers after a police car chase in Dewsbury.
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The incident happened in the Chickenley area on January 4.

The West Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit were involved a pursuit that eventually led to the arrest of the suspect.

A spokesperson for the unit said: "Officers during the night followed a vehicle driving at speed in Chickenley.

West Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit were involved in the Dewsbury car chaseWest Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit were involved in the Dewsbury car chase
West Yorkshire Police Road Policing Unit were involved in the Dewsbury car chase
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"Following a brief fail to stop the driver was detained. The vehicle was stolen in a knife point robbery. Suspect in custody for several offences including drug driving."

The road policing unit is responsible for the policing of the road network throughout the Force, an area of 2029 km2 with a population of approximately 2,108,000 people.

Within this area there are roads of all types including one of the busiest motorway networks in Europe.

This network includes the M62 Trans-Pennine motorway; the highest and the most congested in the country.

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As well as the M62 the unit also cover the M1, M621, M606, A1 and A1(M); a total distance of over 213 carriageway miles in some of the most challenging of environments.

Safer Roads Officers are part of a larger team of officers and operate from two strategically placed bases to cover the Force area; including the motorway network and to maximize the use of the resources available at any one time.

This co-location helps to facilitate effective relationships with local NPT and Response Commanders to jointly tackle local issues.