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Leeds duo Dean Higgins, of Winrose Avenue, and Connor Barnett, of Quarry Way in Horsforth, have been jailed.
A detective inspector said: “I hope this sends a message loud and clear that we are tireless in our efforts to stop cross-county criminals in t…
Dean Higgins and Connor Barnett appeared at Liverpool Crown Court over the incident
08:52, 10 Mar 2026
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Police have released footage of the dramatic chase that saw three separate police forces working together with dogs and helicopters to…
The thieves crashed into a police vehicle before making off across the M62 on foot
05:46, 10 Mar 2026Updated 06:26, 10 Mar 2026
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Dean Higgins and Connor Barnett were chased for miles on the M62 before being apprehended in West Yorkshire. …
Police have released footage of the dramatic chase that saw three separate police forces working together with dogs and helicopters to catch the audacious thieves that made off with £40,000 of stolen tyres.Dean Higgins, 35, and Connor Barnett, 21, were…
Two men in a lorry containing more than £40,000 worth of stolen tyres have been jailed after a “dangerous pursuit” involving police from three different forces.
Dean Higgins, 35, of Winrose Avenue, Leeds, and Connor Barnett, 21, of Quarry Way, Leeds, “…
The pair fled in their own lorry and caused a dangerous police pursuit across three counties, and resulting in a police car smashing into the central motorway reservation.
Dean Higgins and Connor Barnett have now been brought to justice over the shocki…
Dean Higgins, 35, of Winrose Avenue, Leeds, has been jailed for 27 months after pleading guilty to theft, driving whilst disqualified, and dangerous driving.
Connor Barnett, 21, of Quarry Way, Leeds, has been jailed for 14 months after pleading guilty …
An off-duty Lancashire volunteer police officer who used his HGV to shield a crash victim from oncoming traffic on the M6[1] has been praised for life saving actions.Special Sergeant Alex Rose, who normally patrols South Division covering Preston[2], C…
Police have confirmed that the death of a person on the M6 motorway on Saturday (March 7) is not being treated as suspicious.The person, a pedestrian, was ‘struck by several vehicles’ between junctions 21 and 21A on the motorway[1] near Warrington at a…
The death of a pedestrian who was tragically killed on the M6 near Warrington[1] is not being treated as suspicious, Cheshire Police have confirmed. Officers were called to the northbound carriageway between junction 21 (for the M56) and junction 21A (…