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| Car crashes into shop in London's Crouch End after police chase | Car crashes into shop in London's Crouch End after police chase |
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| A car has crashed into a mobile phone shop following a police chase in Crouch End. | A car has crashed into a mobile phone shop following a police chase in Crouch End. |
| Park Road remains closed, causing severe disruption to traffic. | |
| Police say they recovered a large quantity of what they believe to be drugs from the car. | |
| Witnesses say the driver was pursued by police after he fled on foot. He has now been arrested and taken into custody. | |
| Nobody was hurt in the incident, although several local businesses were damaged. | Nobody was hurt in the incident, although several local businesses were damaged. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At approximately 10.20am on Monday, January 25, officers in an unmarked car attempted to stop a vehicle in the Muswell Hill area. | |
| "The driver failed to stop for police. The car subsequently collided with a building on Park Road, N8 and the driver fled the scene. | |
| "The male driver was arrested a short time later on suspicion of drugs offences. He was taken to a north London police station where he remains in custody. | |
| "A large quantity of what is believed to be drugs was recovered from the car. | |
| "Detectives from the Organised Crime Command are investigating." |