Police track stolen car across North Yorkshire and arrest four men
A cross-border operation stopped the vehicle, after it was stolen during a house burglary in Kendal
Four men from Cumbria have been arrested after police tracked a stolen car across North Yorkshire during the early hours of Friday morning (12th December).
North Yorkshire Police were alerted at 2:52am by Cumbria Police that a dark-blue Volkswagen Golf stolen during a house burglary in Kendal was travelling along the A65 towards Ingleton.
Officers from North Yorkshire Roads Policing, Response teams, Rural Task Force and the Firearms Support Unit were quickly deployed to assist.
The stolen car was then spotted travelling towards Gargrave before heading onto the A629 where its tyres were deflated by a stinger device at 3:12am.
The car continued along the A59 to Skipton where it was found abandoned outside the medical centre on Coach Street at 3:31am by Cumbria Police officers.
Following investigations supported by the Force Control Room, it was identified that a silver Volkswagen Golf had been travelling with the stolen car.
North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police stopped the second car near Skipton just before 4am.
Cumbria Police arrested four men from Cumbria, aged 37, 20, 19 and 19, in connection with the investigation.
The stolen vehicle and the suspect’s car have been recovered for forensic examination as enquiries continue.