A JEEP smashed through the window of a shop last night after failing to stop for police.

No pedestrians were injured but officers are appealing for witnesses after three of the four suspected occupants of the jeep got away from police after fleeing the scene.

A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving offences, criminal damage and failing to stop in connection with the incident.

The incident started at around 8.10pm when the driver of the blue Jeep Cherokee ignored police requests to pull over on Prestbury Road.

Around 20 minutes later it was spotted in the St Paul's area and there was a short pursuit before a stinger device was successfully used to burst the tyres near Clarence Square. The driver carried on though on two flat tyres, driving through red lights at speed before failing to take a left turn and crashing through the window of Clarence Stores.

There are believed to have been four male occupants in the car, all wearing dark clothing, who made off from the scene.

A number of people were near the crash site at the time and police would like to hear from them.

If you saw what happened, please call 101 and quote incident 432 of 8 October.