An arrested man managed to escape police after he had been detained on suspicion of drink driving.
Police said they received reports at 1.50pm today of two men "acting suspiciously" in a car in a supermarket car park in West Derby.
After the car was stopped by officers on Deysbrook Lane the passenger fled.
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The driver, a 29-year-old man from Wirral, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving but then managed to flee from police.
However, the man's escape attempt was short lived as he was caught a short time later on Allerford Road.
He was further arrested for escaping lawful custody, possession of a controlled drug, resisting arrests and drug driving.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We were called at 1.50pm today to reports of two males acting suspiciously in a car parked in a supermarket car park in West Derby.
"The car was sighted and stopped by officers on Deysbrook Lane.
"The passenger made off and the driver, a 29 year-old man from Wirral, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving before making off.
"He was detained a short time later on Allerford Road and further arrested for escaping lawful custody, possession of a controlled drug, resisting arrest and drug driving."
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