A DRIVER has been arrested for various burglaries across Essex after a stolen car was found in Basildon.
The Basildon Policing Team along with the Essex Operational Support Group (OSG) located the stolen white Mercedes car in the town yesterday.
The OSG said the driver tried to flee on foot but was arrested, and was also a suspect in other burglaries.
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A spokesman for the OSG said: "Whilst assisting Essex Police Basildon in Basildon this stolen/cloned Mercedes was located.
"The driver was arrested after a short foot chase as he was already wanted for numerous burglaries across Essex and Hampshire."
Whilst assisting @EPBasildon in #Basildon this stolen/cloned #Mercedes was located. The driver was arrested after a short foot chase as he was already wanted for numerous burglaries across #Essex & #Hampshire #1049 pic.twitter.com/SCRItyTjyP
— Essex OSG (@EssexOSG) June 17, 2021
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