February 9, 2017 8.33 am This story is over 85 months old

Police helicopter scrambled to track down four men in Grantham

A police helicopter was used to track down three men who ran off after stealing a car in the Grantham area. Police Helicopter over the north side of GRANTHAM pic.twitter.com/RYMH8C6iYq — Lincs999Air (@Lincs999Air) February 9, 2017 A National Police Air Service helicopter was called in to help Lincolnshire Police with their manhunt at just after…

A police helicopter was used to track down three men who ran off after stealing a car in the Grantham area.

A National Police Air Service helicopter was called in to help Lincolnshire Police with their manhunt at just after midnight on Thursday, February 9.

From the pictures tweeted, it appears that the search focus was in the Great Gonerby area, just to the north of Grantham.

The four men, aged 15, 19, 21 and 24 were later found by a dog unit.