Three teenagers arrested after running from stolen car in Portsmouth

Three teenagers were arrested after running from a stolen car in Buckland.

Officers spotted a “vehicle of interest” in Hanway Road around 5.30pm on Thursday before three boys decamped and ran.

But the youths were caught and arrested nearby. They all remain in custody at this time, police said.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. Two 16-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

The incident follows the theft of a car from Bevis Road overnight on 20 April.