Watch This Armed thug robs vehicle at knifepoint during test drive before leading cops on chase By Lucinda Herbert Published 12th Aug 2024, 17:32 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now This video More videos This is the dramatic moment an armed thug carjacked a vehicle at knifepoint during a test drive before leading police on a 10 mile high-speed chase. CCTV captures the terrified victim getting out and running away before Simpson sped off in the stolen car. Leroy Simpson, 44, used a false name on social media and arranged to view a car which was being sold on Facebook marketplace in Great Bridgeford, Stafford.
Fake buyer pulled out knife of Facebook Marketplace seller The owner sat in the passenger seat while Simpson took the car out for a test drive but as he drove into a cul-de-sac he then pulled out a blade. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Keep up with the latest new videos with the Shots! Newsletter. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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Police rushed to the scene and with the help of a National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter they were able to track down Simpson as he tried to escape. Dangerous police chase Shocking footage, also shown in the video above (click to play) shows the yob driving off at dangerous speeds, often on the wrong side of the road, in a bid to get away. Leroy Simpson, 44, used a false name on social media and arranged to view a car which was being sold on Facebook marketplace in Great Bridgeford, Stafford.
| Staffordshire Police / SWNS He was pursued along the M5 motorway until he jumped out of the car at Hopwood Services in Birmingham before he tried to run away on foot. But officers quickly found him in nearby woodland and arrested him. Jailed Simpson, of Birmingham, admitted robbery and aggravated vehicle taking following the incident in February this year.
He was jailed for nine years, and was also disqualified from driving for eight years and five months and ordered to take an extended re-test. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad PC Kadir Guler, of Staffordshire Police, said: “We welcome the sentence given to Simpson and hope it serves as clear message that such aggravated and serious crime in Stafford will not be tolerated. Simpson was callous in his efforts to maintain his alter ego whilst continuing with his ulterior motive to rob the car, proven by him taking a knife with him to the meeting.
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