Police operation targeting prisons leads to pursuit of 'stolen' car

Police pursued a suspected stolen vehicle as part of an operation tackling drugs being taken into prisons.

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00:00Tango Foxtrot 1 urgent, Whit Lane vehicle failing to stop, Whit Lane vehicle failing

00:12to stop.

00:13If you've seen a check sign, avoid it as we're now at Britannia Street, speeds of 40mph.

00:24Traffic lights, pedestrian activities light, just have other TPAC patrols and MFAS dogs.

00:32An attack please.

00:34Negative, Salford, speeds are now 60mph, stand by.

00:40Tango Foxtrot 1, TPAC. Alpha 1 also, give us some idea of where you're heading towards.

00:49We're at Lyttelton Road now, back towards the check sign, back towards Agecroft.

00:55Alpha 1, Alpha 1, this is Tango Foxtrot 1.

00:59I receive that, speeds are now 70mph, traffic is now moderate, pedestrian activity is light.

01:05Risk is medium, believed to be an outstanding stolen vehicle.

01:09It is proportionate, I'm happy to continue.

01:13Tango Foxtrot 1, risk is medium.

01:16And it's a left, left Kingsley Avenue towards St Bollards, stand by.

01:24Thank you, Alpha 1.

01:27We're generally back towards Lyttelton Road, if we can get a patrol of a Stinger onto there, please.

01:33Traffic activity is light, sir, and we are still back towards Lyttelton.

01:41FDSM monitoring, pursuit is authorised, Tango Foxtrot.

01:46FDSM monitoring, pursuit is authorised, Tango Foxtrot.