Police storm into service station toilets after following 'suspicious' HGV along M62
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo men were arrested in service station toilets after police followed a suspicious HGV across Greater Manchester after reports a cargo container had been stolen.
Police were called to a report of a trailer with a shipping container being stolen by a lorry off John Gilbert Way, Trafford Park, at around 4.25pm on Thursday (January 20).
During the search, officers spotted a suspicious HGV tractor unit, believed to be on false plates, and followed it covertly from the Gatley area to Birch service station off the M62. READ MORE: Married dad stole £40k from his bosses and blew it on booze, drugs and prostitutes The Roads Policing team and the police helicopter followed the vehicle as it made it's way through Manchester, Stockport, Tameside and the motorway network.
The HGV was seen to be driving erratically before it was eventually abandoned at the service station. The two men were then detained in the toilets.
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