Seven youths arrested after stolen car ditched in Stoke-on-Trent
Seven people have been arrested after a group of youths ran off from officers who discovered a stolen car in Stoke-on-Trent.
At around 5.30pm on 24 August, a grey Mercedes was stolen whilst parked on a road near Water Street.
Officers later received a report of a car matching the description inside a cul-de-sac on Bowfell Grove.
A large group of people got out of the car and ran away. Seven of them have been arrested.
- A 17-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl, both from Shropshire, on suspicion of car theft
- A 15-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of car theft and possession of cannabis
- A 13-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of car theft
- A 16-year-old boy, from Cheadle, a 13-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent and a 12-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle
They have all been questioned in custody and released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue.
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