Two people arrested after being found with cars stolen from Gatwick overnight
Police have arrested two people
Two people have been arrested after two vehicles reported stolen overnight from Gatwick were spotted in a country lane.
Police officers were involved in a pursit this morning (August 26) following a fail to stop incident with two stolen cars in Warsash.
Following a report about the cars, which had been pinched from Gatwick overnight, officers from the Rural Crime Taskforce (RCT) went to the last noted location in order to intercept and recover the vehicles.
Upon arrival, they were faced with both cars moving along a narrow country road in an attempt to evade police and after failing to stop, a pursuit commenced.
In a social media post, Fareham Police said: “Both vehicles have driven at great speeds down the country lane, soon coming to a stop, one having collided with an uninvolved vehicle.
“One female was detained on scene after attempting to flee officers and another male was later arrested having been found during an area search. Both offenders confirmed to have been within the vehicles at the time of the fail to stop and both escorted to police custody.
“If you have any information in relation to this incident, the police reference number which relates is as follows; 44260415649.”
The stolen vehicles have been recovered and seized for further examination, with the police confirming there were no injuries.