Summary
Three men have been arrested in connection with a burglary at a home in a village near Cheltenham on Saturday. A member of the public called police at around 4.30pm to report a break-in at a property in Didbrook with men seen leaving in a vehicle. The caller was able to provide a description of the vehicle along with the registration, Gloucestershire Police say.
Details
Police staff in the Force Control Room established that the Skoda was being driven on false plates, and following further enquiries by Specialist Operations officers, a different registration plate for the vehicle was identified.
Details about the vehicle were circulated with attending officers and the National Police Air Service was contacted for support as it was understood that the vehicle was being driven into Cheltenham. Officers located a vehicle which matched the description and there was a pursuit before three men decamped.
One was arrested near to the vehicle after he was met with a police dog and its handler, and two others ran into a field. Two men were detained following assistance from the National Police Air Service, with one found hiding in a hedge. All three men, aged 18, 19 and 49, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and failing to stop, and remain in police custody for questioning.
The vehicle was recovered on cloned plates and forensic investigators have carried out enquiries at the home. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or footage is asked to provide this to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 297 of 18 April – https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
What You Need to Know
Details about the vehicle were circulated with attending officers and the National Police Air Service was contacted for support as it was understood that the vehicle was being driven into Cheltenham. Officers located a vehicle which matched the description and there was a pursuit before three men decamped.