At just after 8pm last night (Weds) roads policing officers were on mobile patrol on the A173 between Stokesley and Great Ayton.
Their copper’s nose was twitching when they sighted a JCB with no registration plate. It seemed a rather odd time to be heading to work on a building site.
Officers followed the vehicle and had concerns about its manner of driving.
A short time later they attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver made off and a low-speed pursuit followed.
The JCB then ended up rolling into a hedge. The driver decamped from the vehicle and left on foot at a high speed
Police drafted in a dog unit and the police helicopter.
A man in his thirties from the Cleveland area was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
The JCB was recovered and further enquires are continuing today.
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