Police aircraft assists Nottinghamshire officers to make arrest over an alleged high speed chase on M1
The crew of a fixed wing NPAS aircraft used a thermal imaging camera to direct officers on the ground
A police aircraft helped officers on the ground make an arrest after an alleged high-speed chase on the M1.
Officers trying to stop an Audi on Saturday afternoon, were said to have been led through Kirkby and Sutton-in-Ashfield by the driver - who then abandoning the car in Mapplewells Road and ran off.
Thermal imaging then spotted the driver on foot.
Inspector Chris Chell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“This was an excellent bit of teamwork by officers on the ground and their colleagues in the air.
“Thanks to their speed over the ground and powerful thermal imaging camera, the NPAS crew were able to arrive quickly at this incident and provide the vital eye in the sky we needed to bring this suspect into custody.”
The car was eventually abandoned at the end of Mapplewells Road, where a suspect fled on foot down an alleyway and into Rookery Park.
The Police confirmed it was the crew of a fixed wing NPAS aircraft that circled above the location of Rookery Park, where the driver was believed to have gone to, and used a thermal imaging camera to direct officers on the ground to a figure in a dense treeline.
The 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop, driving without insurance, possessing a Class B drug and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
He was later released on conditional bail as investigations continue.