Drug dealer tried to escape police in Peterborough by driving dangerously before abandoning his car and running off
A drug dealer who tried to evade police in Peterborough by driving dangerously before abandoning his car and running away has been jailed.
Police say that Anton Oakley (37) was parked in a black Vauxhall Astra in Dogsthorpe at about 11pm when officers noticed a woman approach his car and then walk away.
A police spokesperson said officers became suspicious and followed him and then illuminated the blue lights on their vehicle.
The spokesperson said: “Oakley initially stopped, but when one of the officers approached the car, he sped off.
“He drove dangerously during a short pursuit, before stopping outside Tilton Court and running away.
“Officers gave chase and he was arrested nearby.”
Police say that when Oakley was searched officers found a mobile phone, £460 cash and a small amount of crack cocaine hidden in his sock.
Analysis of his mobile phone revealed content consistent with the supply of pregabalin - a class C drug. The incident occurred on on June 19.
The spokesperson said that police searched a property in Dogsthorpe linked to Oakley, where they found a pair of nunchucks and a mace.
Oakley, of no known address, admitted being concerned in the supply of a class C drug, dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance, two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place and possession of crack cocaine.
He was jailed for 17 months and disqualified from driving for two years and 262 days at a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court on September 14..
DC Joshua Crown said: “It’s lucky nobody was injured during the short pursuit where he drove dangerously as he tried to evade arrest.”