Police responded to an incident in Wealdstone yesterday evening, Sunday August 18th.
A number of Harrow Online members sent images and footage of a large police presence on Locket Road, Wealdstone.
A police helicopter could also be seen circling the Harrow Weald and Wealdstone area at around 11:30pm.
A spokesperson for Met Police said, “At approximately 11.29pm on Sunday 18th August, we were alerted to a vehicle that had failed to stop for officers from Hertfordshire Police, and was being pursued by them into the borough of Harrow.
“The occupant decamped from the vehicle, a white Audi A3, on Lockett Road close to the junction with Sandcroft Road, and was pursued on foot.
“The male was located in the grounds of a nearby school and arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, and failing to stop for police.
“The vehicle was confirmed as stolen from an address in Harrow, and was recovered by officers.”
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