Two Manchester men were arrested after a 'number of vehicles' were damaged following a police chase through Rossendale.
The police helicopter was involved in the pursuit, which began on the Grane Road and ended when the black Renault Megane was eventually stopped on Market Street, Shawforth, near Rochdale.
Two men from Manchester, aged 23 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of theft and driving offences, LancsLive reports.
The chase began when police saw a black Renault Megane on Grane Road that was linked to an earlier offence in Darwen.
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The car failed to stop for a tactical operations patrol and resulted in a police pursuit leaving a 'number of vehicles' damaged, however nobody was injured.
Eyewitnesses told LancsLive the Megane was involved in a crash with a grey Ford and pictures showed the vehicle with serious damage to the driver side and one tyre completely crumpled.
The offending vehicle was eventually stopped on Market Street in Shawforth and two men from Manchester were arrested at the scene on suspicion of theft and driving offences
The incident happened on Thursday afternoon (January 26) and both men remain in custody for questioning.
In a statement on Facebook last night, Rossendale Police said: "Earlier on today a black Renault Megane was linked to an offence that occurred in Darwen.
"Whilst searching for the vehicle is was sighted on Grane Road heading in to Rossendale.
"The vehicle then failed to stop for Tac-Ops patrols and was involved in a pursuit during which a number of vehicles were damaged.
"It was eventually stopped in Shawforth and two males have been arrested. No one was injured during the incident.
"Two males aged 23 and 30 from the Manchester area have been arrested on suspicion of theft and driving offences and are currently at Greenbank custody being dealt with.
"Hopefully we will be able to provide a further update once they have been processed."
