Three men were arrested on the outskirts of Bath in the early hours of this morning, Friday 12th April, in connection with the theft of a van.
The stolen van, stopped by police | Photo © Wiltshire Police
Officers from Wiltshire Police sighted the vehicle, which was believed to be travelling on cloned registration plates, on the A4 heading towards Box shortly after 3am.
The Ford van, which had been stolen from the Avon and Somerset area, was stung on Box Road near the Bradford Road Roundabout.
It was stopped by officers on London Road East near Morris Lane, and three men decamped from the vehicle.
The three, who are aged in their late teens, were all arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and taken into custody.
Det Sgt Ted Roe from Wiltshire Police’s Burglary Team said: “These arrests came about as a result of some excellent proactive work by our Neighbourhood officers and some great teamwork by our Roads Policing Unit and Armed Response officers who worked together to successfully safely stop the vehicle and arrest three suspects.”
