The incident happened on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border
Four men have been arrested after an incident in which a Jeep was driven the wrong way on the A14. The incident happened near Bury St Edmunds on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border,
Suffolk Police were first called by a member of the public just before 12.30pm on Friday (February 13) to reports of suspected hare coursing on private land in Westhorpe, Stowmarket. Officers attended the area, at which point a further call from a member of the public alerted them that the suspects had left in a blue Jeep.
Enquiries confirmed the vehicle was travelling via back roads. It was later spotted joining the westbound A14 at J47 near Elmswell.
Officers attended the area in both marked and unmarked vehicles, and with assistance from National Police Air Service (NPAS). Rolling road blocks were placed in both directions of the A14 between junctions 43 and 42 from approximately 1.35pm.
The driver of the Jeep then attempted to evade officers by travelling the wrong way on the A14 for a short distance, before the occupants of the vehicle decamped and ran towards woodland near the Howard Estate in Bury St Edmunds. Officers pursued the suspects on foot before apprehending them.
Four men, aged in their 20s, have now been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and trespassing, and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning. Two of the men have also been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop when directed to, and for dangerous driving.
The A14 reopened by 2:10pm. The Jeep and five dogs have been seized by police.