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# Man named and charged with offences after armed police stop car in Plymouth
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/man-named-and-charged-with-offences-after-armed-police-stop-car-in-plymouth/
- Published: 2026-04-20T20:30:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-28T10:15:50.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Courts, Crime, Devon and Cornwall Police, News, #editors-picks

A man has been charged after a police traffic stop saw the police helicopter deployed above Plymouth yesterday afternoon. 

The vehicle, a silver Ford Focus, was brought to a stop on Outland Road at around 5.30pm on Sunday 19 April.

Officers from the roads policing team, supported by armed police and a dog unit brought the vehicle to a safe stop and arrested a man at the scene.

Following the arrest, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges against the suspect.

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****Police stop the car.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Lewis Seaman, 35, of Tulip Lane, Plymouth, has been charged with driving while disqualified, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and driving without insurance.

He was remanded into custody and will appear at [Plymouth Magistrates’ Court](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/courts/) on Tuesday 5 May.

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