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'Get in' - woman joins police chase by giving officer a lift in Nissan Micra

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Barker, M. (2026, September 18). 'Get in' - woman joins police chase by giving officer a lift in Nissan Micra. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crx2zjdg9p5go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-09-18 · by Miriam Barker

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A woman assisted a police officer in pursuing suspect Jacob Roberts by giving him a ride in her Nissan Micra when he flagged her down during the chase. Roberts, 25, had been driving erratically and was involved in multiple incidents including reversing into a police car twice before fleeing on foot. He was later arrested and sentenced to one year and two months in jail for dangerous driving and other offenses related to his escape attempt.
Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In Abercwmboi, South Wales, a police officer sought help from an unsuspecting woman driving a Nissan Micra to catch suspect Jacob Roberts, 25. Roberts had crashed into several parked cars and rammed a police car while fleeing after officers detected the smell of cannabis in his van. When cornered at a dead-end lane, Roberts abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot. The officer approached the woman and asked for a lift, to which she complied, helping him pursue Roberts until he was apprehended. Bodycam footage captured this unusual chase, highlighting how the civilian driver assisted law enforcement in making an arrest that led to Roberts' conviction and sentencing of one year and two months in jail for multiple driving offenses.

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Topics

Abercwmboi Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Micra Mountain Ash Nissan

Subjects

Roberts PERSON · 6× Kerswell PERSON · 2× Nissan ORG · 2× Abercwmboi GPE · 1× Jacob Roberts PERSON · 1× Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court ORG · 1× Mountain Ash GPE · 1×

Narrative

- Published A female driver came to the aid of a police officer who was chasing a suspect on foot - telling him to "get in" after stopping her Nissan Micra and offering him a lift. The officer had been pursuing Jacob Roberts, 25, who had reverse-rammed a police car twice and crashed into parked cars and a building while trying to escape.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 We hope this sentence will give Roberts time to reflect on his actions."
2026-09-18 · BBC News
'Get in' - woman joins police chase by giving officer a lift in Nissan Micra · assertive framing

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- Published A female driver came to the aid of a police officer who was chasing a suspect on foot - telling him to "get in" after stopping her Nissan Micra and offering him a lift. The officer had been pursuing Jacob Roberts, 25, who had reverse-rammed a police car twice and crashed into parked cars and a building while trying to escape. asserted
who → publish → cars
Roberts sped away from officers who had smelled cannabis coming from his van, with the chase seeing him drive in an erratic manner, failing to stop at multiple junctions, mounting pavements and putting pedestrians at risk. asserted
him → speed → risk
The driver helped PC Kerswell catch up to Roberts, who was arrested and later jailed for one year and two months for a number of driving offences. asserted
who → help → offences
While fleeing from police in his white van, Roberts had driven into a dead-end street in Abercwmboi, Rhondda Cynon Taf, where he ditched the car and tried to escape officers on foot. asserted
he → flee → foot
Police bodycam footage captured the moment the officer then runs to a red Nissan Micra driven by an un-named female driver and tells her: "I need a lift." "Get in," the woman replies. asserted
woman → capture → lift
As she gave chase the woman is heard asking the officer to direct her, saying: "Where to?" asserted
woman → give → her
The officer is seen jumping out of the car after spotting the suspect and takes out his taser and arrests him. asserted
officer → see → him
During a search officers found two cannabis cigarettes on him. asserted
officers → find → him
Roberts, from Mountain Ash, was jailed for one year and two months for dangerous driving and disqualified from driving for three years. asserted
Roberts → jail → years
He was sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on 16 September, where he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance, failure to stop after a road accident, criminal damage to property, and possession of controlled Class B drugs. asserted
he → sentence → drugs
Kerswell said: "Roberts was already banned from driving when he committed these offences - he showed complete disregard for all other road users, including pedestrians. " asserted
he → say → pedestrians
I hope it acts as a deterrent for others who think of driving dangerously. asserted
who → hope → others
"It's lucky that no one was seriously injured during this pursuit. asserted
one → injure → pursuit
We hope this sentence will give Roberts time to reflect on his actions." asserted
sentence → hope → actions
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