Three men arrested after stolen items found in car on M62 near Goole
Police stopped the vehicle after spotting it on the motorway
Three men have been arrested after thousands of pounds worth of stolen items were found in a car on the M62 near Goole.
Humberside Police's Kinetic Roads Crime Team were on routine patrol when they spotted a vehicle they believed to be connected to criminality travelling westbound on the motorway yesterday, Tuesday 20th October.
The car was stopped as it travelled towards West Yorkshire.
Officers detained three men inside to carry out a search under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, after receiving information that suspected stolen items had been seen inside the car.
What was found
Around two thousand pounds worth of suspected stolen items were found inside, including chocolate, alcohol and Lego, police said.
Initial checks also found that the driver was believed to be driving without insurance, and was also disqualified from driving.
Arrests
The driver, a 29-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of shop theft, disqualified driving and driving without insurance.
A 22-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of shop theft.
A third man, aged 52, was arrested on suspicion of three counts of shop theft.
Police said all three men remain in custody, assisting with ongoing enquiries.