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Six teenage boys, aged 13 to 17, arrested after police officer 'hit by stolen car'
Six boys aged 13 to 17 are in custody after the suspected stolen vehicle collided with a stationary car and injured a Durham Constabulary officer.
- Gwent Police arrested two 16-year-old boys in Pengam on Monday, August 10, after police dog Lando tracked the suspects from an abandoned stolen vehicle to a nearby house.
- Officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle on Commercial Street at around 4.35am, with CCTV footage showing the car traveling toward the A469 from Gilfach Street.
- PC James and police dog Lando were dispatched to the area and tracked the suspects through woodland and housing estates after discovering the vehicle unattended.
- The 16-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of burglary with intent to steal, theft of a motor vehicle, and driving whilst unfit through drugs; they have since been released on conditional bail.
- Investigations remain at an early stage as Gwent Police continue enquiries into the incident, with anyone with information urged to contact 101 and quote reference 26000422478.
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Six Teenage Boys, Aged 13 To 17, Arrested After Police Officer 'hit By Stolen Car'
The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital following the incident on Wednesday morning in Sunderland. Northumbria Police were alerted at 6.45am to reports of a car being stolen at an address in the Burdon area, in the south of the city. The vehicle was then reportedly driven into the force area of neighbouring Durham Constabulary, and was parked on Cooperative Terrace in Sunderland just after 8.30am. Police said…
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