A wanted man was stopped in his tracks by police yesterday after officers spotted a vehicle driving suspiciously on Princess Road
Information suggested that the vehicle had been involved in a spate of thefts of car wheels from Range Rovers across Cheshire and Manchester in recent months.
The vehicle was stopped near to the city centre and several Range Rover wheels were located in the car as being suspected stolen.
The driver was also wanted by Lancashire Police for Indecent Exposure and Fraud.
A 26 year old man was arrested on suspicion of theft, indecent exposure and fraud and a joint investigation by our officers in our neighbouring forces.
Police Sergeant Luke Summerfield of GMP’s Road Policing Unit, said: “Thanks to the quick-thinking actions of officers in Roads Policing we were able to safely stop the vehicle and make the arrest and it’s a great example of cross-border work with neighbouring forces to proactively tackle criminals using the road network to commit offences.
