A convicted drug dealer who was on the run for years and gave police the wrong details has been arrested. Driving a Vauxhall Astra, Richard Brown was stopped by officers in Main Street, Papplewick, on April 23, due to the car being insured by a woman.
The 30 year old has been a wanted man since 2018, and at that time the officers who had pulled him over didn’t know. Mr Brown gave the wrong details to the police, however, the image of the person whose details he gave was clearly not him.
Mr Brown eventually went on to give his real name and date of birth. Checks revealed he had been on the run for four years. He failed to give himself up when his prison parole licence was rescinded.
