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Shocking police video of a high speed pursuit in Grimsby has captured the bravery of officers as they capture a gang despite being attacked and having a laser shone in their eyes.

The gang travelling at speeds up to 130mph in a VW Golf were pursued into Grimsby after stealing a cash machine at Holton-le-Clay.

Bricks, a circular saw, jerrycan and fire crackers were all lobbed at pursuing police cars in the high speed pursuit. The gang can also be seen using a laser to repeatedly trying to blind the driver of the leading police car, Sergeant John Rickells.

The hair-raising chase was captured on dashcam which has been released to GrimsbyLive by Humberside Police.

(Image: Jon Corken/Grimsby Live)

The gang fled the scene at Holton-le-Clay where a JCB digger was used to ripped the ATM from the wall of Holton-le-Clay's McColl's store in October. The ATM, with £22,000 in bank notes, was then loaded into a stolen transit van and driven away in convoy with the stolen Golf.

The gang went to Walesby where the transit van was abandoned and cash lifted into the getaway car. An alert member of the public spotted the suspicious activity and contacted police Police officers spotted the Golf driving back towards Grimby.

The four men fled to the A46 where a member of the public raised the alarm and police began a 10-mile pursuit along the A46 to Laceby.

(Image: Jon Corken/Grimsby Live)

The police car dashcam on Sgt Rickells' unmarked BMW clocks the VW Golf travelling at 130mph towards Grimsby and nearly losing control on Laceby roundabout.

On the A18 the Golf rams the police car and then turns into Laceby village tearing along village streets lined with parked cars at over 40mph.

On Caistor Road the gang then turn toward High Street, but switch violently towards Grimsby Road. The pursuit continues out of the village on to the A46 bypass where the car speeds over the grassed central reservation and continues on the wrong side of the dual carriageway hitting speeds of over 80mph.

The gang clearly hoped the pursuit was getting so dangerous the police would call off the chase as they entered the built up area of Grimsby.

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But the determined officers, led by Sgt Rickells, continue their pursuit in the early hours.

When the car reaches Ridgeway the Golf stops and one of the gang gets out and uses a wrench to smash the windscreen of Sgt Rickells' car showering him with glass. Despite this, he gets out of the car and tries to arrest the men as back up arrives in the street.

But the VW Golf speeds off again and continues into Collingwood Crescent off Laceby Road in Grimsby where it smashes into the gates of a house and comes to a halt. The gang members attempt to flee on foot but are quickly arrested by a team of officers. They were later jailed.

Thomas Boswell, 32, of French Street, Bentley, Doncaster, Ashley Squires, 36, of Huthwaite Lane,Old Blackwell, Alfreton, Alan Pearson, 33, of Tolney Lane, Newark; and Jordan Herring, 38, of The Homestead, Bentley, Doncaster; each admitted burglary and aggravated vehicle taking as a result of the incident on 11 October this year.

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Pearson also admitted charges of assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage to a police car. Pearson was jailed for four years and eight months. Squires was jailed for four years and four months. Boswell and Herring were each locked up for four years.

Pearson was banned from driving for 40 months, Squires for 38 months; and Boswell and Herring for three years.

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After the court case in Lincoln, Detective Sergeant Calley Murray of Lincolnshire Police, which led the investigation, said: “The sentencing is a clear message to those offenders who believe that they can avoid detection by committing crimes in different forces. We are relentless in our pursuit of criminals involved in serious organised crime and there are no borders.

“The success of this investigation lies solely with the teamwork completed by both Lincolnshire and Humberside Police officers and the support of the local community.”