Man arrested after stolen car driven into police in Stockton

The incident happened on Darlington Back Lane shortly after midnight on Saturday

Author: Alice SmithPublished 26th Jan 2025
Last updated 1st May 2025

A man's has been arrested after the car he was driving - and is suspected of stealing - collided with officers in Stockton.

It happened shortly after midnight on Saturday 25 January, when police tried to stop the man driving the car on Darlington Back Lane.

The stolen car collided with a police car, but the suspect did not stop

At around 12.45am the suspect crashed the car and fled the scene.

Officers found and arrested him shortly afterwards.

No one was injured and the 26 year-old has been taken into custody.

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