Arrests after police pursuit over suspected fraud

The pursuit happened after a suspected rogue trader fraud in Orchard Grove, West Winch

Five men have been arrested after an alleged rogue trader incident led to a police pursuit.

Norfolk Police said the pursuit began at Tilney All Saints, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on Wednesday after officers spotted a vehicle used by the suspects in Orchard Grove, West Winch.

Police were called after men approached the victim at his home in the road and told them his roof needed repairs on Monday. The victim gave them £5,000, but the work was "unsatisfactory". They returned on Tuesday claiming they were police officers and asked for a further £5,000.

Four men in their teens, 20s and 30s, were held on suspicion of fraud. A man, in his 50s, was also held on suspicion of failing to stop for police.

A police spokesperson said the vehicle was heading towards March in Cambridgeshire but was stopped soon after the pursuit began, and two men got out and fled the scene.

Officers searched the area, and the men were apprehended.