One of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested at an isolated home in Cumbria.
Brian Thexton was detained by Cumbria Police at a rural property near Kirkby Stephen shortly before 8pm on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old, from Durham, was recently highlighted by the National Crime Agency as one of the country's most wanted fugitives.
He is accused of being involved in robberies where a gang would tie up homeowners and force them to give up alarm codes and safe combinations.
In one of the robberies the gang impersonated police officers to dupe the victims into opening the door, before brandishing a pickaxe handle and a baseball bat.
Thexton is also awaiting trial for conspiracy to supply cocaine, over claims that he was the middleman in the sale of half a kilo of the drug, and had admitted plotting to steal cars and machinery.
Police had been hunting for him in Lancashire after he was seen in a car on Aberdeen Road in Lancaster earlier this month.
A police officer told him to pull over, then walked over to the car and reached into the vehicle to remove the keys from the ignition.
A Lancashire Police spokesman said the car was then driven away, trapping the officer's arm and dragging him a short distance down the road. The officer freed himself before he was seriously injured.
Police said the car was then driven away at speed and was found a short time later having been set on fire on Fernham Carr Lane.
Detective Superintendent Andrew Slattery said: "Detectives from Cumbria Constabulary have worked hard with other police forces in the north of England over recent weeks to track down and arrest Thexton.
"We would like to thank the community of north Cumbria for their support and can assure them that our county is not and will not become a safe haven for organised criminals."
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