Shocked officers didn’t anticipate finding the lethal weapon at the back of the Matthew Grieves’ automobile.
Crossbow drug seller jailed (Picture: Staffordshire Police)
Armed police arrested a drug seller after a pursuit by means of the streets of a historic UK metropolis and had been left shocked after discovering a lethal crossbow in his automotive. Matthew Grieves, 27, immediately drove off on January 27, 2026, when a suspicious police patrol within the Tunstall space of Stoke-on-Trent noticed him.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court docket heard how a Staffordshire Police armed response unit was dispatched to cease him, however he ignored their requests and continued driving by means of town’s streets. After a minor collision with the driving force of one other automobile, Grieves ditched the automotive on the roundabout on the junction of Reginald Mitchell Means and the A500.
He fled the mangled wreckage on foot and tried to evade officers by hiding.
However Staffordshire Police mentioned: “A police canine rapidly sniffed him out round a mile away from the scene of the collision, and he was arrested.
“After we searched the automotive, we discovered hashish inside and a crossbow.”
On Monday, March 2, Grieves, of no mounted tackle, was admitted to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, possession with intent to produce Class B drug hashish, driving a motorcar dangerously and utilizing a motorcar with out third-party insurance coverage.
He was remanded into custody on April 29 to face a probable prolonged jail sentence.
Talking exterior courtroom, PC Brittany Astley – of Staffordshire Police’s metropolis proactive staff – mentioned: “Greaves put himself and others in hurt’s approach in his harmful makes an attempt to keep away from being caught with the medication and crossbow.
“We’re decided to maintain working proactively to focus on these concerned in drug provide throughout Staffordshire.”
He additionally killed her sister, Hannah, 28, and their mom, Carol, 61, the spouse of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, at their house in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Clifford, 26, obtained three whole-life orders for his or her murders in March 2025.
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