POLICE dog catches knife-wielding car thief who raced through Huyton in stolen Mitsubishi
February 27th, 2009 | by admin |A KNIFE- WIELDING car thief has been locked up after being tackled by a police dog.
Officers pursued James Lee as he raced at double the speed limit through Huyton in a stolen car.
The 19-year-old, who has a record of stealing cars, eventually dumped the people carrier after going down a dead end off Bluebell Lane, but was chased by uniformed police helped by a force helicopter and a dog.
Lee was sent to a Young Offenders’ Institute for 20 months and disqualified him from driving for three years.
David McLachlan, defending, said Lee had admitted aggravated vehicle taking, driving while disqualified and possessing an offensive weapon.
via Liverpool Echo.co.uk.