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Police use stinger to stop Audi stolen from Telford

Police used a stinger to stop thieves getting away with an Audi car stolen from Telford.

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Shropshire OPU said on social media that the Audi was taken through a car key burglary on Wednesday evening.

Police discovered the offenders had also taken off in a stolen Ford Fiesta.

Both vehicles were sighted and pursued into Bridgnorth and were stung by police officers from Worcestershire. One man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Shropshire OPU posted on Twitter: "Car key burglary of Audi @TelfordPatrol offenders using stolen fiesta, both vehicles sighted and pursued onto @Trafficwmp and then into @BridgnorthCops. Vehicle stung by @OPUWorcs, where offender decamped and caught by @K999Cops. #teamwork 1094/913.