Fire brigade help police arrest two men suspected of stealing defibrillator from paramedics
Police officers gave chase to two men at around 3am this morning (Thursday) in West Vale after reports a life-saving machine had been stolen from paramedics in Halifax.
But the suspects ran down waste land behind a pub on Stainland Road and police couldn’t get down an embankment.
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A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of a defibrillator from paramedics in Silver Street, Halifax, during the early hours of this morning.
“Both men, aged 23 and 24, were arrested in the Greetland area a short time after the reported theft, with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service called to assist in the arrest of one of the men due to access issues.”