Police chase and arrest driver who made off after 'assaulting' girlfriend at Chesterfield home

Police pursued and arrested a driver who 'assaulted' his girlfriend before making off from a Chesterfield property.
Police pull over a driver on J26 of the M1.Police pull over a driver on J26 of the M1.
Police pull over a driver on J26 of the M1.

Derbyshire Roads Police 'boxed in' the vehicle on J26 of the M1 in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, February 7).

Officers say the driver had 'had a domestic' and allegedly assaulted his female partner before stealing some of her property.

The Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: "Storms out and drives off.

"Detected by us half an hour later, boxed in and arrested."