Armed robber behind bars after police car chase

By Newshound007 | Saturday, March 05, 2011, 10:27

The man suspected of armed robbery and carjacking in Weymouth is behind bars this morning after a police car chase that ended up in woodlands near Broadmayne.

Picture of an armed police officer during a raid on a house in Wyke Regis in connection with the search for the armed robber on Weds 2 March. Geoff Moore/DMS
Picture of an armed police on patrol at Ferrybridge shortly after the armed robbery and carjacking on Weds 2 March. Geoff Moore/DMS

Colin Douglas, 25, had been on the run for 55 hours when he was spotted driving round the Westham area of Weymouth. Police gave chase for an hour, backed up by firemen, traffic police, police dogs and the Force helicopter.

The drama ended when he crashed his car in Broadmayne and tried to escape into a wooded area on foot. He was pursued and arrested in West Knighton. Wessex FM is reporting that Douglas was still thought to be in possession of a firearm at the time of the police chase.

Clive Chamberlain, the chairman of Dorset Police Federation, has congratulated officers on the operation. He broke the news of the arrest on Twitter in the early hours of this morning when he Tweeted: “Congratulations to my colleagues - huge amount of work gone into this suspect apprehended.”