Three men arrested in Lewes after police pursuit
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Police were alerted to a blue Ford Transit van which activated an ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) camera in Brighton at about 8.35pm on Thursday (February 27), a spokesman said.
The number plate was identified as being connected with thefts of vehicles, police said.
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Hide AdThe van was located heading eastbound on the A27 at Falmer and pursued to Nevill Road in Lewes, where low-speed tactical contact was made, said police.
This resulted in the van and a police car leaving the road and going down a grass embankment.
No injuries were reported, police said.
All three suspects were detained at the scene.
A 23-year-old man from Littlehampton was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs, going equipped for theft, theft of a vehicle, driving without insurance, driving without a licence and driving without a valid test certificate, police said.
An 18-year-old man from Brighton was arrested on suspicion of going equipped for burglary and aggravated vehicle taking, according to police.
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Hide AdA 22-year-old man from Brighton was arrested on suspicion of being carried in a vehicle taken without the owner’s consent, going equipped for theft and aggravated vehicle taking, said police.
All three remain in police custody at this stage.
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