The crew of a police helicopter helped colleagues on the ground catch up with two men after a van was driven dangerously before being burned out in a field.
Police in Nottinghamshire said they were made aware of multiple road traffic incidents in the Worksop area on Saturday afternoon (30 August) – including two collisions, a road rage incident and a report of criminal damage.
It is believed that all incidents involved the same small van, which was then tracked by the helicopter crew to a field off the A1 where it was found on fire.
Two suspects were spotted from the air nearby and were detained on a farm track by response officers a short time later.
The men, aged 36 and 30, were detained on suspicion of dangerous driving and arson and were later released on conditional police bail.
An investigation into what happened is ongoing.
PC Zak Haynes said: “We are currently investigating multiple reports we believe to be linked to this vehicle and are grateful to the helicopter crew for their support in detaining these two suspects, who may otherwise have avoided arrest.
“Thanks to a good team effort, vital evidence was also secured from the surrounding location.”
