A man was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase through Pembroke yesterday.

Officers initially attempted to stop the 50-year-old motorist, from Devonshire, at the junction of Elliott Street and Princess Street, at about 12.35pm.

He led them through the North Hamilton area before eventually being caused to stop on St Augustine Hill, near the junction with Parsons Road.

A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said the man was arrested on several traffic offences and is due to appear before the courts.

• Police are searching for thieves who stole car parts from a bronze-coloured BMW parked in the yard of a Bakery Lane garage between 6pm on Friday and 8am yesterday. Witnesses should call 295-0011 or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.