Man arrested following police car chase in Bolton

Officers from Bolton’s Response Policing team were on patrol in the area of the Tonge Moor Road Corridor at around 11pm on Tuesday, April 28, when they noticed a vehicle ‘in suspicious circumstances’.

As officers conducted checks, the vehicle began to make off and a short pursuit ensued before the vehicle stopped on Folds Road close to Bolton Town Centre.

Subsequent searches revealed a quantity of suspected illegal drugs and the driver of the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs.

The vehicle was also seized and the male arrested remains on bail while the investigation is progressed.

It comes after another male was arrested on Stone Street last week after being found by officers from GMPs Specialist Operations unit in possession of a considerable amount of class A drugs.

Anyone with any information about drugs, or any other crime, is encouraged to contact police directly on 101, online or by using the reply button on this email.  Alternatively you can also report anonymously to Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111 or the Crimestoppers Website.

A spokesperson for Bolton North Neighbourhood Team said: “We are all aware of the damage that drugs do to our communities and you within the community regularly tell us that drug dealing and use is a key concern for you in the community. 

“Intelligence, essentially any information, is the lifeblood of modern policing and key to the fight against illegal drugs. 

“The intelligence picture is crucial to how we deploy or resources and efforts from informing where we patrol, to supporting applications to courts,  bids for further resources and helping us asses the effects of drugs on the community. 

“Please don’t underestimate the significance of any information you hold however small or insignificant it may appear – the piece you hold may be the final piece in the jigsaw.

“Please don’t assume we already know, or that someone else will tell us.”