Man arrested and knife seized after 'cloned' car fails to stop for police and crashes in Dudley
Published 15th Jun 2026, 08:19 GMT
The car had been driven dangerously against the flow of traffic
A man was arrested in Dudley after a ‘cloned’ car crashed having failed to stop for police.
West Midlands Police Road Crime Team officers were in Dudley searching for a Volkswagen Golf vehicle with cloned identifying details.
Officers located the car, but the Golf subsequently failed to stop, driving dangerously against the flow of traffic.
The car then crashed and all of the occupants fled.
A man was subsequently arrested and a lock knife was seized.
The force posted on social media on Monday: “Road Crime Team officers were in Dudley searching for a cloned Volkswagen Golf.
“Golf subsequently failed to stop, driving dangerously against the flow of traffic.