James Clarke twice tried to evade officers after being linked to burglaries, police say
James Clarke, 42, drove into oncoming traffic and through red lights during a five-minute pursuit through a town centreJames Clarke was clocked driving 60 mph through Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, in a stolen white Audi after attempting to flee officers.
Clarke, 42, was jailed for three years and banned from driving for 30 months at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday.On 17 June, Clarke, of no fixed abode, led police through Kirkby-in-Ashfield after officers received information he was wanted in relation to burglaries in Derbyshire. He abandoned the white Audi in Ravenshead, and was detained by officers as he tried to scale a fence.This time, the occupants of a house in Mansfield rang 999 after seeing an intruder drive off in their car, also a white Audi.
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