Footprints in snow lead to arrest following report of stolen car

At around 10.45pm on Tuesday 17 January officers were made aware that a black Ford Fiesta had been stolen from a property in Frodsham.

Officers on regular patrol sighted the vehicle travelling along Halton Brook Avenue, Runcorn.

Patrols, supported by the police helicopter and police dogs attended the scene and located the vehicle abandoned on Holt Lane.

Officers made a search of the area and found fresh footprints in the snow, they followed these prints and detained a man at Rowan Close.

A 21-year-old man from Runcorn was subsequently arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. He remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries.