A woman was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a car drove through police cordons in Plymouth’s Southway area following the discovery of a WW2 ordnance at a building site
A woman narrowly avoided hitting people with her car after she went against police orders and drove through a bomb cordon in Plymouth.
Cordons were established in the Southway area of Plymouth on Wednesday, April 29, following the unearthing of a WW2 ordnance at a construction site on Flamborough Road.
Devon and Cornwall Police report that at 6.45pm that day, a car drove through the cordon despite police instructions.
They further state that the vehicle barely missed two Royal Navy personnel, and a piece of Royal Navy EOD equipment was damaged.
Officers halted the vehicle, and a local woman was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop a vehicle when directed by an officer and criminal damage to property, reports Plymouth Live.
The woman, in her 30s, has been released on bail until May 21, pending further investigations, according to the force.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “A woman was arrested after a vehicle was driven through a police cordon established for a major incident in Plymouth.
“Cordons were put in place in the Southway area following the discovery of a WW2 ordnance in Flamborough Road on 29 April.
“At 6.45pm on 29 April a car drove through a cordon against police instruction.
“The vehicle narrowly missed two Royal Navy personnel.
“A piece of Royal Navy EOD equipment was also damaged.
“The vehicle was stopped by officers.
“A woman in her 30s from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop a vehicle when directed by an officer and criminal damage to property.
“She has been released on bail until 21 May pending further enquiries.”
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