Man pulled over by police with four children in back of car... then things 'snowballed'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A man was pulled over by police with four children in the back of his car. He quickly found himself in custody after things 'snowballed'.

Greater Manchester Police said officers were drawn to the vehicle on Darlington Street East, near Scholes in Wigan, on Wednesday night (December 4) after noticing a broken rear light.

Checks later showed the car was being driven without tax and an MOT, the force revealed. After stopping the car, officers said they then saw four children, under the age of five, sitting in the back seat without being restrained with seatbelts. READ MORE Teenager who died in major crash following police chase in Rochdale pictured A drugs test taken on the driver then allegedly showed the presence of cannabis and cocaine.

He was arrested on suspicion of the string of driving offences and taken into custody by officers to give a blood sample. An update from the GMP Wigan branch was posted on social media, which read: "A simple defective rear light brought a vehicle to the attention of Scholes neighbourhood officers just an hour ago on Darlington Street East, checks on which revealed an information marker relating to driving without tax and MOT. "Things kind of snowballed from there for the driver.