Three men have been arrested following a burglary which occurred in Whitby in the early hours of Monday morning.
At 02.07am, Police say they received a report stating that a sledgehammer was being used to smash the windows at Whitby Jet Shop on Church Street.
At 2.11am, the first officers arrived at the scene, but the suspects had already fled. A quick-thinking member of the public passed on the details of a vehicle which was believed to be involved to the force's Control Room.
Officers from Cleveland Police joined a Specialist Operations Unit to search for the suspect vehicle. Police caught up with it on the A171 heading towards Middlesborough, when it immediately attempted to evade officers by reaching high speeds. During the pursuit, officers observed a sledgehammer being discarded from the vehicle before police stung it and boxed it in with three police vehicles.
Three men in their 40s were arrested and they currently remain in police custody.
A police cordon was put in place on Monday morning on Church Street in Whitby to allow forensic examination work to take place.
Area commander for Scarborough and Ryedale, Superintendent Rachel Wood said:
“I would like to thank the member of the public who provided the information to our Force Control Room to allow us to swiftly track down this vehicle.
“It was a great example of teamwork from two different forces who were pivotal in securing the arrests of three individuals.
“There are no borders, and we will continue to be relentless in our pursuit of cross border crime and travelling criminality.”


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