Teens charged after Lancashire Police chase stolen BMW in Kirkham with passenger brandishing 'machete'

Two teenagers have been charged after a high risk police chase involving a stolen BMW from Kirkham.

After the pursuit, last month, police recovered the vehicle after it was abandoned and returned it to its owner.

Fylde Rural Task Force conducted CCTV enquiries and soon identified the driver, and with the help of Lancs Police Specialist Ops he was located and arrested.

Police said further enquiries were made and found multiple Snapchat and Tiktok videos of the stolen vehicle being driver with a passenger brandishing a large machete. The passender was later identified and interviewed about several offences.

A male, aged 16, from Blackpool was charged and remanded for theft of a motor vehicle, driving whilst disqualified, using a vehicle without insurance and breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order

A second male, aged 16, from Poulton has been charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and being carried in a stolen vehicle.