A CAR led a convoy of police on a dramatic chase through residential streets in Bournemouth.

A Volkswagen Golf 'failed to stop' for police in the Redhill area at around 7pm on Monday, December 18.

Footage posted online shows a number of police cars with blue lights on following a dark-coloured Golf through the streets of Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, a police helicopter was scrambled to get an aerial view of the chase.

The car was eventually found on Minstead Road, East Howe a short time later.

Two men, a Bournemouth man aged 24 and a Poole man aged 31, have since been arrested on suspicion of a driving offence.

Dorset Police would not expand on why the car was told to stop by police in the first place.

A spokeswoman for Dorset Police said: "At approximately 7pm on Monday 18 December 2023, a car reportedly failed to stop for officers in the Redhill area of Bournemouth.

"Officers carried out searches of the area, assisted by the NPAS helicopter. The vehicle was subsequently located in Minstead Road at around 7.10pm.

"Enquiries are continuing into the incident."