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Man jumps from moving lorry in police pursuit | Man jumps from moving lorry in police pursuit |
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A man who jumped from a moving lorry in Devon has been arrested following a police pursuit on the A30. | A man who jumped from a moving lorry in Devon has been arrested following a police pursuit on the A30. |
Police said the lorry had been stolen from a business in Redruth in Cornwall at about 2340 BST on Wednesday. | Police said the lorry had been stolen from a business in Redruth in Cornwall at about 2340 BST on Wednesday. |
Officers followed the vehicle from the A30 at Bodmin until the driver jumped out of the moving lorry at Sourton Cross near Okehampton. | Officers followed the vehicle from the A30 at Bodmin until the driver jumped out of the moving lorry at Sourton Cross near Okehampton. |
A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle theft and remains in custody. | A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle theft and remains in custody. |
A police spokesperson said the lorry crashed up an embankment and into a wall. | |
They added that the vehicle was driven away once the arrest was made. | |
Traffic officers, a dog handler and the police helicopter were used in the pursuit. |
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