Driver of stolen car involved in chase is caught out after leaving mobile phone behind
A driver of a stolen car fled from police after abandoning the vehicle in Dudley – but was identified after leaving his phone behind.
The vehicle was spotted by West Midlands Police's traffic unit and chased until the driver took it off-road.
Dudley Town Police said the driver then fled from the scene on foot.
But officers revealed they had now identified him as he left his mobile phone behind.
Dudley Town Police tweeted: "Stolen car sighted and pursued by our @Trafficwmp colleagues until it went off road.
"Driver made off on foot. Unfortunately for him he left his mobile phone behind meaning we now know who he is."
