Two men have been arrested after a suspected stolen van 'rammed' into a police car before being pursued.
The van was first spotted 'driving erratically' on Boyds Walk in Dukinfield at about 11.15pm last night.
Officers tried to stop it, but it drove at the police car before fleeing the scene.
A stinger was then deployed on Lily Lane in Ashton-under-Lyne about 10 minutes later, police said.
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The van continued to flee while being tracked by three patrol cars.
It eventually came to a stop on Cavendish Street just after 11.30pm and two men were arrested.
The 26-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, failing to provide a specimen and theft of a motor vehicle.
The 40-year-old passenger has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
Inspector Jonathan Shilvock, of GMP's Specialist Operations Branch, said: "Officers tried to stop the vehicle due to the manner of its driving. It has then tried to ram the traffic patrol and driven off.
"Over the next 15-20 minutes, several Specialist Operations officers, from the Roads Policing Unit, the Tactical Firearms Unit and the Dogs Units, as well as from the Tameside Neighbourhood Team, were involved in stopping the vehicle and detaining the two males.
"This was a demonstration of great teamwork across a number of GMP branches."
