Four arrested in connection with Land Rover Discovery theft

Four people have been arrested in connection with the theft of a Land Rover Discovery in Middle Rasen following proactive work by local response officers.

We received a report that the Land Rover had been stolen from a property in Gainsborough Road at around 3.15am on Monday (9 January). It is believed that a window to the vehicle was broken and the vehicle taken without the keys.

The owners also reported it contained hundreds of pounds of equestrian equipment and personal items.

A response officer on duty spotted the stolen vehicle in a nearby village before it was driven away across Trent Bridge. Actions to trace and locate that vehicle were immediately launched.

Shortly after, another vehicle believed to have been involved in the incident was seen travelling the same route and specially trained officers from intercepted it in Bawtry Road, Doncaster.

Following a search of that vehicle, a 17-year-old boy, a 20-year-old man, a 23-year-old man and a 36-year-old man were all arrested on suspicion of theft of the motor vehicle.

The 36-year-old has also been arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive.

All four have been released on police bail, and the vehicle has been seized.

The Land Rover was recovered in South Yorkshire.

Further investigations are now underway. Incident 31 of 9 January relates.