Police pursuit ends on Old Aston Hill

Update: A photo sent to us by a one Deeside.com reader shows an Audi which appears to have had the windows smashed. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The photo also shows extensive damage to the rear of the silver estate, several police vehicles including a Cheshire and North Wales Police armed response BMW X5 were spotted at the scene. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

One eyewitness said he saw police pursuing an Audi “doing about 90mph on the road the kennels” which are on Old Aston Hill. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Another photo shows a police BMW 5 series which looks to have suffered damage to the front end, debris can be seen on the road. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

John Butler said he saw a “police car ramming incident on Old Aston Hill.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Previous report: Several people have been in touch this afternoon to report a large number of police vehicles and officers around the Higher Shotton Area and Old Aston Hill area. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A police helicopter seen circling over the Aston Park area at around 2.45pm, it remained in the air for over 45 minutes. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Mark said he saw a “police car chasing an A6 (Audi) doing about 90mph on the road the kennels.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Stephen got in touch to say that police chased a “stolen” car on to Old Aston Hill by the scrapyard, they closed part of the road. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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[Hawarden based police helicopter over Higher Shotton this afternoon] ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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John Butler Tweeted saying: “Viewing hot-pursuit -police car ramming incident on Old Aston Hill. Believe vehicle minus one wheel stopped on N/B A494.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Ally sent us a message on Facebook earlier saying there was a “car on old Aston hill with all the windows smashed, the road towards Llys Gary Speed is closed and so is Aston Road. I seen a man arrested by the flyover to the Plough (pub)” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Its understood police chased at least one person on foot towards Aston Park, @HeadmastersQF tweeted: “Guy came out of the cut through from lower Aston hall lane to Vickers /Overlea drive in cuffs.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

While Emma said: “Huge police presence on Aston park chasing men on foot.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

We were told up to five police cars were on Courtland Drive near Deeside hospital, several more police units were spotted driving around the area. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Alan told us he saw at least 10 police vehicles in the area. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

We have asked North Wales Police for a comment. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

More as and when ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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