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Traffic cops surround suspicious Sheppey car and force it to stop

20:14, 08 April 2023

updated: 20:22, 08 April 2023

Officers used specialist tactics to box in a suspicious car they spotted.

Members of the road policing unit arrested the driver after the incident on Sheppey.

Police used specialist tactics to bring the vehicle to a standstill on Sheppey
Police used specialist tactics to bring the vehicle to a standstill on Sheppey

Tweeting about it they told how they used their vehicles in a TPAC – tactical pursuit and containment – manoeuvre.

It was then confirmed the vehicle had false licence plates.

The driver was arrested for disqualified driving, no insurance, drug driving and possession of cannabis.

The unit tweeted: "He has been bailed as the blood results can take a varied time to be returned from the laboratory.

"We will begin the paperwork in preparation for charges to be administered once we receive outcome from the blood analysis."

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