Three arrested after car stolen at knifepoint

Three people have been arrested after a car was stolen at knifepoint in Stoke-on-Trent.

We were called shortly after 11.30pm on Monday (13 January) to Sandy Road, Sandyford, following reports of a robbery.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was sat in the driver’s seat of his car when he was approached by a group of people who threatened him with a knife.

He left the scene and the vehicle, a Skoda Octavia, was driven off.

A short time later, the Skoda came to a stop on the northbound carriageway of the M6, near junction 19.

Following joint work between our road crime team, Cheshire Police, a police dog and dog handler from Merseyside Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS), three people were located and arrested.

A 17-year-old boy, from the Stoke-on-Trent area, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drug driving, failing to stop when required by a constable and robbery.

A 21-year-old man, from the Stoke-on-Trent area, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, drug driving, failing to provide a specimen for analysis and robbery.

A 20-year-old woman, from the Stoke-on-Trent area, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and robbery.

All three have been released on conditional police bail while our enquiries continue.

Anyone with information, or relevant CCTV or dashcam footage, can call 101 quoting incident number 751 of 13 January.

Or, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.