Road policing officers admit it was an unusual pursuit.
At just after 8pm last night North Yorkshire Police's roads policing officers were on mobile patrol on the A173 between Stokesley and Great Ayton.
Their coppers nose was twitching when they sighted a JCB with no registration plate. It seemed a rather odd time to be heading to work on a building site.
Officers followed the vehicle and they also had concerns about its manor of driving.
A short time later officers attempted to stop the vehicle with their blue lights and sirens.
Officers said:
"The driver of the JCB didn’t want to stop for and made off from us on a LOW-speed pursuit.
A short time later the JCB ended up rolling into a hedge.
The driver decamped from the vehicle and left on foot at a HIGH-speed.
We scrambled further units, which included a dog unit and the police helicopter (NPAS).
A man in his thirties from the Cleveland area was arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle. He remains in custody and enquiries are continuing. "
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