Drugs and a knife were found in a vehicle that rammed a police car before crashing into another parked car.
Operational Support officers initially started following the vehicle in question after hearing it was linked to drugs activity.
After being brought to a stop in Old Newark Road, Mansfield, it suddenly reversed into a police car, before speeding away down a dirt road.
This happened around 12.10am on Monday (7 April), with a pursuit then taking place which ended seconds later when the vehicle collided with a parked car in Chatsworth Drive.
The chase wasn’t over there, however, as someone then sprang out of the vehicle and ran into a nearby field, before being detained soon afterwards by officers following them on foot.
A second suspect was also identified and stopped nearby by Operational Support officers, who at that point conducted a search of the vehicle, which was identified as being stolen.
This resulted in quantities of cocaine, a Rambo-style knife, cash and small amounts of cannabis being found onboard and subsequently seized.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a vehicle, possessing a knife in public, possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs and failing to stop.
The suspect was additionally arrested for drink-driving, drug-driving, and driving without a valid licence and insurance.
Police also arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply Class A drugs, possessing a knife in public, theft of a vehicle, and possessing Class B drugs.
Inspector Chris Chell, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“The officers involved in this incident did a great job following up suspicions linking a vehicle to criminality to ultimately seize drugs and a weapon.
“Two suspects were also arrested for a range of offences because of the team’s actions, including for a poor standard of driving that put others on the roads at risk of harm.
“While a vehicle belonging to a member of the public and a police car were both damaged during this incident, thankfully nobody sustained any injuries, with the response of our policing teams playing a key part in that outcome.”
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