For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Dramatic CCTV footage captures the moment suspected burglars smashed into police vehicles after being blocked in - before making a run for it.
The video - shot from a camera on a nearby house - was shared with the Manchester Evening News in the wake of the shocking incident at the junction of Tong Lane and Hill Top in Little Lever, Bolton, on Sunday night (April 11).
Cops were called to reports of a burglary on Tong Road just after 10.30pm. They later spotted a 'vehicle acting suspiciously in the vicinity'.
It was initially understood a short chase followed, but Greater Manchester Police have now clarified that officers blocked the road as the
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