Peter Sutcliffe arrested for drink driving - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
On the 25th June 1980 Sutcliffe was arrested in connection with a drinking and driving offence. The officers, Constables Doran and Melia, who detected the offence whilst keeping mobile observations on the Manningham "red light" area, passed details about him to the Millgarth incident room as a matter of routine. They were informed that Sutcliffe had been eliminated from the inquiry.