POLICE were pelted with objects during a police chase following the theft of catalytic converters in the early hours. Police were called to four reports of stolen catalytic converters in the Didsbury of Manchester between 12.57am and 1.04am Officers spotted a suspicious vehicle matching the descriptions given by members of the public a short time later and began to pursue the car on School Lane. Dash cam footage shows items being thrown at the police car during the pursuit, and three men eventually abandoned the car and attempted to run away from police. One man was chased to the ground by Police Dog Ted and officers recovered three of the stolen converters as part of their initial enquiries which were aimed at the police vehicle during the pursuit.