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A 19-year-old man, who was one of four people arrested, has been charged after a police chase with a stolen car in Grimsby.

The white Vauxhall Corsa that had been reported stolen was spotted by officers from Humberside Police at around 9pm on Tuesday, January 26.

The car was driven through Grimsby at speeds of around 50mph. It had failed to stop for officers when asked to do so on the Promenade in the town.

Police chased it down Eleanor Street and Stanley Street, where the vehicle was eventually blocked in and the car stopped safely.

The people travelling in the car were arrested.

Joshua Hill, 19, of Fairway in Waltham was later charged with a number of offences. They included four Road Traffic Act offences and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

Hill has been bailed to appear at Grimsby Magistrates Court on March 23 this year.

A man and two teenagers were released without charge.

Lee Freeman, Chief Constable at Humberside Police, said: “Again and again our roads policing teams showing us why the continued investment is justified. Well done.”

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing his car into a house in Lincoln.

Just before 12.30am on Thursday morning, the driver crashed his car into a house on Brant Road, severely damaging the vehicle and the front wall of the home.

Police attended the scene in Lincoln and arrested the man on suspicion of drink driving.

The driver, 40, was also arrested for failing to supply a drugs wipe sample.

Everyone inside the house avoided injury during the incident, but the driver was hurt.

He is currently in hospital receiving treatment for his injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening.

A 37-year-old woman from Grimsby has been jailed for four and a half years after admitting to manslaughter via injection of a lethal drug cocktail.

Amanda Walton, 37, of Castle Street, admitted to causing the death of 32-year-old Emma Brennan on Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Walton mixed a ‘snowball’ cocktail of cocaine and heroin and injected Brennan with the drugs after inviting her back to her house.

Emma Brennan had left her son in the care of her partner when she met up with Walton, and was pronounced dead in the living room of the suspect’s house at 6.40am after having an adverse reaction to the injection.

The court heard that before police arrived at the scene, Walton had tried to hide any evidence of what had happened by putting the syringe in a drawer.

She also claimed to have not been in the house when Emma took the lethal dose of drugs.

Later, Amanda Walton admitted the truth and was subsequently charged and sentenced with manslaughter.

She will now face four and a half years in prison after being sentenced at Hull Crown Court.

Detective Constable Chris Clarke, who led the investigation, said: “I would like to thank Emma’s family for their patience and dignity throughout our investigation into her death.

“This has been an incredibly difficult time for them and I would ask that people respect their privacy and allow them to grieve for their daughter without commenting on her lifestyle choices.

“What happened that night not only cost Emma her life, but has had a huge impact on her parents, her son and her partner, as well as all those who knew and loved her.

“It will also be something Ms Walton will have to live with for the rest of her life too and illustrates the terrible potential consequences of injecting others with drugs.”