Colchester: Firearms officers recover stolen vehicle and arrest teenage boy

Specialist Essex Police firearms officers have recovered a stolen car and arrested a teenage boy in Colchester.

Officers from our Force Support Unit (FSU) were alerted to a Ford Puma in the Maldon Road area at around 11.20pm on Saturday (25 April) which was believed to have been stolen.

The vehicle failed to stop for them and a short pursuit entailed.

The car stopped, and the people inside got out and ran off into nearby woodland.

The firearms officers carried out a search of the area which led to a 17 year-old boy from Colchester being arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, failing to stop when directed, possession of a knife, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, and driving without insurance.

He has since been released on bail until 20 July.

Inspector Kayleigh Heffron, from the FSU, said:

“The FSU responds to a wide range of incidents and are always ready to deploy whether they be ones where the public’s safety is at risk or ones like this.

“We know how important your car is to you, and the impact it can have on your life if it’s stolen.

“Thanks to the great work of these officers, we’ve recovered a stolen car and will now look to return it to its rightful owner.”

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