Three men who raced a stolen car through Sheffield jailed for more than a decade

Three men who were chased through the streets of Sheffield in a stolen car have been jailed for more than a decade in total.

South Yorkshire Police pursued the men in the stolen BMW as they tried to evade capture.

They came to a stop, after ramming one police car, and ran off.

Two of the men were arrested at the scene while the third was identified and arrested two days later.

Ivor Martin was jailed for 44 months, Carl Flowers for 43 months and Ali Luthfur for 38 months at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday 26th July.

All three men had admitted burglary and taking a car without the owner’s consent.

Martin and Luthfur also admitting fraudulently using credit cards stolen during the burglary.

The gang sneaked in to a house in Hollin Cross Lane in the early hours of February 26 while the family slept.

They stole a TV, bank cards and keys to the family’s BMW, taking the vehicle from outside.

The family discovered the theft when they awoke and they called police.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed that their officers had seen the car driving in Sheffield followed it.

Flowers (48) of Cradock Mews, Sheffield and Martin (45) of Erskine Road, Sheffield, were arrested trying to run away from the stolen car.

Luthfur (38), of Errington Road, Sheffield, was identified when CCTV footage showed him using the stolen bank cards and he was arrested two days later.

Flowers was banned from driving for 32 months, Luthfur for 31 months and Martin for 34 months.

Investigating officer DC Tim Brown from Derbyshire Police, said: “We are pleased with these sentences, which reflect the serious nature of the crime".