Four men arrested following suspected hare coursing incident
Four men have been arrested following an incident, which saw a Jeep driven the wrong way on the A14 near Bury St Edmunds.
Police were first called by a member of public just before 12.30pm on Friday, February 13, following reports of suspected hare coursing on private land in Westhorpe.
Officers attended the area, at which point a further call from a member of public reported that the suspects had left in a blue Jeep.
Enquiries confirmed the vehicle was travelling via back roads and was later sighted joining the westbound A14 at J47 near Elmswell.
Officers attended the area in both marked and unmarked vehicles, with assistance from NPAS (National Police Air Service), and rolling road blocks were placed in both directions of the A14 between junctions 43 and 42 from approximately 1.35pm.
The driver of the Jeep then attempted to evade officers by travelling the wrong way on the A14 for a short distance, before the occupants of the vehicle decamped and ran towards woodland near the Howard Estate, in Bury St Edmunds.
Officers pursued the suspects on foot before they were apprehended.
Four men, aged in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and trespassing, and taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre (pictured above) for questioning.
Two of the men have also been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop when directed to, and for dangerous driving.
The A14 reopened by 2.10pm.
The Jeep and five dogs were seized by police