Police chase ends with three arrests and one man in Royal Stoke

Police have made three arrests after a pursuit led to a North Staffordshire road being closed for hours. Officers were alerted after a Kia Ceed was stolen from Brown Edge this morning (November 26).

The car was then spotted 13 miles away. A police chase then came to an end in Leycett Lane, Madeley Heath, at 12.30pm this afternoon where traffic monitoring site Inrix reported there had been a crash close to Leycett Cricket Club.

Paramedics were called to the scene where a man was treated for injuries not believed to be serious. He was then taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Leycett Lane reopened around three hours later.

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Now Staffordshire Police have confirmed a 32-year-old man, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, failing to stop and criminal damage. And a 42-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman, both from Stoke-on-Trent, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

A force spokesman said: "They remain in custody as our enquiries continue."

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called to an incident on Leycett Lane in Newcastle-under-Lyme just before 12.40pm. An ambulance and two paramedic officers were sent to the scene where, on arrival, crews found a man. He was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and conveyed to hospital for further treatment."

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