A teenager crashed into a car as he attempted to escape the police on Richmond Road.

The 16-year-old was detained by officers and found with numerous bags of cannabis and £790 on him.

He is due to answer bail on July 24 over the incident.

Richmond Police urged any young people involved in drugs and crime to speak and get support from the independent charity Fearless.

The force posted on its Facebook page: "On the 3rd July South Richmond officers on Richmond Road were driving and noticed a 16 year old male on a bike who really seemed like he didn't want police to see him, making a sudden U-turn into traffic.

"On asking him to stop he sped up and tried to avoid police, only to collide with a member of public's car.

"After a short run officers caught up with him, and thankfully he was unharmed. Arriving at the young lad, our officers offered help and he declined an ambulance.

"Because of this unusual behaviour he was searched, and surprisingly, had the best part of a grand on him (£790 of cash), as well as a significant amount of cannabis.

"That was an awful lot of pocket money, so he was arrested for possession with intent to supply drugs and theft (due to finding a suspected stolen bank card).

"He spent some time in Kingston Custody, and now he's been bailed to return on the 24th July.

"If you're a young person affected by drugs and crime related to this, or you know anyone who is, you can speak to an independent charity anonymously and get support at https://www.fearless.org/.

"This is completely independent of police."

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