Congleton, Cheshire Christmas Market car incident

Cheshire Police have released the following news following an incident at Congleton Christmas Market.

Three teenagers have been bailed following incident in Congleton town centre.

A police spokesperson said: "Three people who were arrested following an incident in Congleton town centre have now been bailed.

"At around 3.55pm on Saturday 26 November, officers asked the driver of a silver Volkswagen Golf to pull over on Mountbatten Way, Congleton.

"The vehicle failed to stop and turned into Market Street and went on to drive down the pedestrianised area of Bridge Street while a Christmas market was taking place.

"The incident caused alarm and distress to shoppers, but fortunately there were no injuries.

"Officers quickly attended and three people were arrested nearby.

"The three suspects, two 16-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl, were all arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and dangerous driving.

"All three have since been released on conditional bail.

"The incident is not being treated as terrorist related and enquiries remain ongoing."

Inspector Jim Adams, of Congleton Local Policing Unit, said: “I understand the concern this incident is likely to have caused in the local and I would like to reassure residents it is not being treated as a terrorist incident.

“We will continue to have increased patrols in the area and I urge anyone with any concerns to speak to an officer.

“The three teenagers who were arrested in relation to the incident have now been released on conditional bail while we conduct further enquiries.

“As part of our investigation we would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident and saw the occupants fleeing the vehicle.

“The same goes for anyone with any CCTV or video footage of the incident.”

Anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to please contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting IML 1422052, information can also be reported online at www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us.