Appeal following reported theft of car and fail-to-stop incident in Bournemouth and Poole
Officers are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage to come forward after an alleged stolen car was driven through Bournemouth and Poole and failed to stop for officers.
At around 1.20pm on Thursday 6 April 2023 it is reported a grey Hyundai ix20 was stolen from outside an address in Long Road in Bournemouth. At around 7.25pm that day officers spotted the vehicle being driven along Waterloo Road in Poole and requested for the driver to stop.
The driver failed to stop for officers and they followed it along Hatch Pond Road, Canford Heath Road, Ringwood Road, High Howe Lane, Knighton Heath Road, Magna Road, Ringwood Road and into Millhams Road, where it stopped. It is reported that five occupants got out of the vehicle and ran away.
Three males aged 15, 17 and 18 and a 17-year-old girl were detained at the scene and will be attending a police station to be interviewed. Enquiries to locate the fifth person are underway.
Police Constable Elizabeth Johnson-Byrnes, of Poole police, said: “An investigation into this incident remains ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the manner of driving of the vehicle or caught any of the incident on dashcam to please get in touch with us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55230053162. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
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