A dangerous driver sped through a residential estate before jumping out of a moving car.
Our officers were on patrol in Ollerton when a blue Nissan Qashqai drove past.
When their onboard system suggested the car was being driven illegally, they took off after it.
As it turned out, that information was accurate, with motorist Conrad Tonkinson driving while disqualified.
Noticing he was being trailed by us, Tonkinson responded by putting his foot down on the accelerator.
The next few minutes saw Tonkinson drive at speed – and in erratic fashion – through the streets of Ollerton and Boughton.
He was clocked travelling at more than 50mph in a 30mph zone and was seen to make a series of sudden turns in the resulting pursuit.
That began around 1.35pm on Tuesday (21 April), with Tonkinson snaking around residential streets before ending up in Bentinck Close.
Realising he was heading towards a dead end, the 22-year-old suddenly opened the driver’s side door and leapt out of the still-moving Nissan.
The vehicle proceeded to crash into a garden wall, while Tonkinson fled on foot – hurdling neighbouring fences and removing his shirt as he did so.
He didn’t get far though before the officers chasing him caught up, placed him in handcuffs and marched him back to their car.
Tonkinson, of Turner Lane, Boughton, would go on to be charged with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving without valid insurance.
He duly pleaded guilty to each offence during an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (22 April).
Tonkinson was subsequently remanded into custody until 13 May, when he will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court.
Detective Sergeant Paul Clark said: “The level of driving demonstrated by Tonkinson that day was extremely poor and put others on the roads with him at risk.
“Despite it being early-afternoon and him being on residential streets at the time, he decided to take off at speed and make a series of erratic decisions behind the wheel.
“That was summed up by him abandoning the car he was driving while it was still moving, springing from the driver’s seat and allowing it to crash into a wall.
“Tonkinson’s terrible driving was in complete contrast to the excellent standards shown by the Roads Policing Unit officers behind him.
“Thanks to their superior driving skills and the pace they showed in the subsequent foot chase, nobody was hurt, while we were able to detain Tonkinson and put him before the courts.”
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17/04/2026
A lorry load of suspected stolen sofas were recovered after roads policing officers stung the tyres of an HGV travelling on false plates.
Officers on routine patrol spotted the lorry travelling on the A614 towards Bawtry shortly after 4am yesterday (Thursday) morning.
As it was followed towards Doncaster, members of the Road Crime Team and Roads Policing Unit set up a controlled stop using a tyre deflating stinger device.
As the vehicle began to slow it was boxed in by pursuing officers near Rossington.
A subsequent search of the trailer revealed a large number of boxed sofas which are suspected to be stolen.
Three men, aged 44, 34, 25, were arrested on suspicion of theft and driving offences.
Detective Inspector Jamie Moore, head of roads policing, said: “We regularly patrol this area in order to detect vehicle enabled crime and deter offending.
“This vehicle was clearly being used in a suspicious manner which is why we decided to pull it over.
“Thanks to some excellent coordination by officers on the ground and colleagues in the control room it was bought to a safe stop before a more dangerous pursuit could develop.”
16/04/2026
Our teams stopped almost 150 vehicles and made dozens of arrests during a month-long operation focused on road safety in Gedling.
Operation Highways is a hyper-local, intelligence-led initiative that deploys additional resources to specific neighbourhood areas to tackle issues like speeding, untaxed and uninsured drivers.
Our officers conducted a total of 141 vehicle stops, made 47 arrests and seized 52 vehicles when they headed out on Gedling’s roads during March.
The proactive initiative also led to five seizures of drugs and two weapon seizures.
Our officers also engaged with communities in areas including Burton Joyce, Calverton, Arnold, Woodthorpe and Ravenshead.
Inspector Steven King, local area commander for Gedling, said: “Road safety is raised time and again as a priority for residents, whether that be at community engagement events, in surveys or in conversations with officers.
“Issues like persistent speeding and antisocial behaviour on our roads have a detrimental impact on people’s lives and we want to do everything we can to help.
“Proactive operations like this can make a real difference by targeting resources where they are needed.
“I’m grateful to the Roads Policing officers for their efforts during March and they were in the right place at the right time to pull over a number of uninsured and untaxed drivers.
“They were also able to seize drugs and weapons and target those using our road network for criminality.”
04/04/2026
Drivers in Nottinghamshire are being urged to take extra care to help avoid collisions involving deer.
With a recent rise in reports of collisions occurring in Nottinghamshire, those out on the roads are encouraged to be extra vigilant.
The British Deer Society estimates that between 42,000 and 74,000 deer-related collisions occur in the UK every year.
We have a team of seven deer officers who volunteer their time across the county alongside specialist armed response officers to attend collisions with vehicles.
Spring is the time when the first new young of the year tend to appear and cross unfamiliar roads and territory.
There are steps every road user can take to be more deer aware.
If you come across deer while driving:
Don’t veer for deer – taking evasive action may put you or other road users at increased risk of swerving into oncoming traffic or unstable off-road surfaces.
If a deer is hit while driving:
• Park your car as safely as possible
• Put your hazard lights on
• If people are injured, call an ambulance
• Call the police
Deer advice for drivers:
• Look out for deer warning road signs and adjust your driving accordingly
• Deer are more visible in May and between October and December, however, the animals are around throughout the year
• Seen one deer? Then look out for another. There is an increased likelihood of multiple deer crossing a road after the first
• The highest risk times are from sunset to midnight and the hours shortly before and after sunrise
• Use your headlights – if you notice a deer in the road, dim your headlights as a full beam may startle the deer and cause them to ‘freeze’ rather than leave the road
If you come across an injured deer at the roadside:
• Pull over at a safe place, turn on your hazard lights, and then call the police
• Provide a precise location to the police. We recommend using the What3words app
• Specialist deer officers will respond and deal with the incident appropriately
• Do not try to assist or move the deer as this can put you in danger of injury and is likely to cause additional stress to the animal
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A van driver was left to rue his road rage when the vehicle he sounded his horn at turned out to be one of our unmarked police cars.
Mattias Webb also flashed his lights as he approached the vehicle – which had hidden emergency lights and no markings – shortly before 11pm on 4 January last year.
He then tailgated the car, prompting officers to illuminate their blue lights.
Rather than stop, Webb overtook our vehicle and led us on a chase in heavy rain through Worksop and Gateford.
Nottingham Crown Court heard the pursuit lasted 2.5 miles, starting in Shireoaks Road and finishing in Boscombe Road.
During the chase, Webb hit speeds of around 60mph in a 30mph zone before heading for his home address, where other family members were present.
Our dash cam caught him abandoning the vehicle before fleeing into the house, where he was arrested.
In custody, he denied being the driver and he went on to enter not guilty pleas at court.
However, faced with overwhelming evidence, he changed his pleas on 28 January and admitted one count of dangerous driving.
At his sentencing hearing on Wednesday (25 March), the court heard Webb, now aged 25, turned his lights off during the pursuit.
The court also heard he passed hundreds of residential properties and at one point he drove straight through a red traffic light, putting other road users at risk.
Webb, of Boscombe Road, Gateford, was handed a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and banned from driving for three years.
He must also complete 120 hours unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
PC Dave Stafford said: “Webb attempted to evade responsibility for his actions running into a house and then claiming he hadn’t been driving.
“Unfortunately for him, he was captured fleeing the van on our police dash cam.
“His driving that night was incredibly dangerous, he thought he was behind a member of the public and had no regard to the harm he would have undoubtedly caused, luckily that wasn’t the case, we will not tolerate people who put the lives of other road users at risk.
“I am pleased he has been dealt with by the courts and hope his punishment sends a message to anyone who is tempted to behave in similar fashion on our roads.”
20/02/2026
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12/02/2026
Two suspects were tracked by our police dog to the back door of a house in Harworth after a high-speed pursuit.
Our officers began following an uninsured BMW at about 8.40pm on Friday 6 February after spotting it in Bawtry.
In the moments that followed the car is said to have travelled in excess of 100mph in wet conditions.
The driver lost control a short time later near Baulk Lane, Harworth, and is believed to have fled on foot with his passenger.
PD Seth was called in to search the area and – after tracking over fences and through a series of gardens – led his handler to the rear of a local property.
Two men, aged 21 and 19, were later found inside and arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, and going equipped for theft.
PC Joshua Gibbons, of our Roads Policing Team said : “This was a great team result made possible by some excellent pursuit driving and one of our most prolific police dogs, who gave a clear indication on this address.
“It’s the latest in a long line of impressive results for PD Seth and we are fortunate to have him and his handler on the team.”
An investigation into what happened is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 626 of 6 February 2026.
11/02/2026
Drivers are being urged not to linger around lorries and other Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), and to be aware of their limited field of vision.
We are backing a campaign by National Highways to reduce the number of collisions involving HGVs and smaller vehicles.
Drivers attempting to pass HGVs are urged to:
• Know the danger zones where HGV drivers have limited vision – in front of, behind, and particularly to their immediate left and right.
• Overtake with care, passing swiftly and never lingering alongside or immediately behind the cab.
• Make it easy for an HGV driver to see you by moving out of areas of limited vision as soon as it is safe to do so.
• Never tailgate an HGV. This prevents the driver from seeing you and means you cannot stop safely if there is an incident.
Heidi Duffy MBE, our Traffic Management Officer said: “Most drivers have never set foot in, let alone driven, an HGV, so they do not appreciate the challenges associated with driving them – such as increased stopping distances and greatly restricted views of passing traffic.
“That’s why we are supporting this campaign to educate drivers about the four zones of greatest danger and to urge them never to linger around HGVs.
“When collisions do occur, the size difference between vehicles greatly increases the risk of death and serious injury.
“We are determined to reduce the number of such collisions and are urging local drivers to pay attention to these warnings.”
10/02/2026
We put our TPAC training to good use on Sunday when we caught up with this Toyota Avensis – flagged for involvement in a series of fuel thefts and speeding offences.
We were aware of the vehicle travelling into South Yorkshire, so made sure we were in place with an appropriate welcoming committee for its return down the A1.
The driver was boxed in on a housing estate near Bawtry shortly before 1pm and was found to have no licence or insurance.
His car was seized, and he’ll be processed later by our colleagues at South Yorkshire Police for the theft and speeding matters – after he’s finished walking back to Doncaster!
We also had another good result on the A1 on Friday. We caught up with a van that had been reported as stolen by its owner in Lincolnshire.
The vehicle was spotted passing into Nottinghamshire at around 10.30am on Friday and was followed up the A1 by our three Notts units in very wet and challenging conditions.
With safety our number one concern, the vehicle was eventually brought to a halt at junction 37, and the driver was arrested for a drugs offence.
The van will now be returned to its rightful owner.
A lorry driver spotted twice using his mobile phone within the space of half an hour was among more than 60 motorists stopped by our officers during a covert operation in Mansfield and Ashfield.
The reckless driver was first seen holding his phone by a police observer travelling in a lorry along the A38 on the morning of Thursday 29 July.
Unbeknown to the driver, he initially avoided sanction because pursuing officers were unable to locate him.
Unaware of his earlier brush with the law, we spotted the man again as he left Castlewood Business Park – still holding his phone to his ear.
The operation, which ran from Monday to Friday, formed part of ongoing local roads policing activity in Mansfield and Ashfield, whilst we directly targeted key issues of local concern.
After patrolling routes including the A60, A38 and the M1 motorway, we issued 32 tickets for mobile phone offences and a further 23 to motorists not wearing seatbelts.
Three arrests were made for drink and drug driving, while another suspect was detained in connection with a domestic violence offence in the West Midlands.
Two unroadworthy vehicles were seized, along with another that was found to be a cloned vehicle.
Sergeant Jim Carrington, of our Roads Policing Unit, said: “Using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel greatly increases your risk of being involved in a collision.
“It may not seem like a big deal to some of the people we pull over, but it really is.
“On a personal level, I have attended the scenes of multiple fatal and serious injury collisions where mobile phone use was a contributing factor, so I know only too well the potential consequences of that brief phone call, text message or map adjustment.
“Drivers should also be aware that this offence now carries a £200 fine and six penalty points, which can have huge personal and professional consequences.
“Sadly, there are still far too many people taking these risks, which is why we will continue to carry out this type of operation in the future.
“I urge all drivers to ensure their phone is either put away during journeys or appropriately mounted and connected to a hands‑free system.”
05/02/2026
Three men were arrested after we used a Stinger device to stop a stolen car following a high‑speed pursuit.
The Ford Puma was located in Carlton in Lindrick at around 1.30am yesterday (Wednesday) and immediately drove away from us.
In the minutes that followed, the vehicle was driven at speeds of up to 100mph as it was pursued by our Road Crime Team officers.
The car, believed to be linked to a series of recent burglaries, was brought to a halt a short time later on the A60 following the deployment of a tyre‑deflating Stinger device.
It was then abandoned, before three suspects were tracked to nearby gardens in Langold with the assistance of multiple police dogs.
Three men, aged 21, 20 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, and theft offences.
The car, which had been reported stolen in Yorkshire, has now been recovered.
Detective Inspector Jamie Moore, our head of roads policing said: “This was an outstanding piece of teamwork by officers on the ground and our control room staff – all made possible by an excellent Stinger deployment.
“We are working hard across the north of the county to tackle rural crime, to target cross‑border offenders and to deny them the use of our road network.
“That’s why officers from our Road Crime Team regularly patrol in unmarked vehicles, allowing us to detect more offences and bring more suspects into custody.”
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