Posted: Mon 24th Aug 2020

Suspected drink driver ‘red dotted’ with Taser following chase from Chester to Connah’s Quay

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This article is old - Published: Monday, Aug 24th, 2020

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Police have said a driver made some ‘poor decision making’ after being arrested for numerous alleged offences including drink driving. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Cheshire and North Wales Alliance Armed Policing Unit spotted a vehicle with the suspected drink driver overnight near Chester which resulted in a pursuit with police. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The chase ended around eight miles away in Connah’s Quay where the man tried to escape police on foot. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Local residents reported hearing a police helicopter over Connah’s Quay just after 12am, a dog unit and armed officers were spotted dealing with incident near Holly Grange. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He was ‘red dotted’ by an armed officer with a Taser and subsequently arrested. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

‘Red dotted’ is where a laser sight is used to aim the Taser at a subject but it is not discharged. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Posting an update an on the Cheshire and North Wales Alliance Armed Policing Unit twitter account, a spokesperson said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Great work overnight, driver believed to be drunk and after a pursuit between Chester and Connahs Quay, male decamped and was red dotted with Taser. Male arrested for numerous offences and now to face the consequences of his poor decision making.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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