Two sentenced after theft of van in Wiltshire
It happened when the driver left the vehicle to do a delivery on Saturday morning which led to a short police pursuit towards Bath
A man has been handed a 16 week prison sentence - and another a suspended three week term - after stealing a van in Bradford on Avon.
It happened when the driver left the vehicle to do a delivery on Saturday morning which led to a short police pursuit towards Bath.
Officers say reports of theft are taken 'extremely seriously'.
Officers were called to Bradford-on-Avon at approximately on Saturday morning (August 17), at about 11.30am, following a report two men had stolen a Maximus white refrigerated van whilst the driver was carrying out a delivery in St Margaret’s Street.
The vehicle was sighted travelling towards Bath and details were passed to officers who managed to locate and safely stop the van, swiftly making two arrests.
Darryl Chick, 37, of no fixed address, Bath, and Arthur Veysey, 39, of Rossiter Road, Widcombe, were charged with multiple offences.
Both men were remanded in custody and appeared at Salisbury Magistrates Court on Monday (August 19).
Veysey pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle, drink driving, disqualified driving and driving with no insurance and was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment.
Chick pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent and was given a three week prison sentence suspended for 18 months and fined £100.
'Reports of this nature are taken extremely seriously'
Firearms officer Ben Agate said: “The arrest of these two individuals was as a result of multiple departments including Trowbridge Response officers, Special Constables attached to the Road Policing Unit and Specialist officers working together to respond, investigate and detect crime.
“From the initial 999 call, it took officers just 13 minutes to sight the stolen vehicle, and a further 10 minutes to arrest the two men and bring this incident to a safe conclusion and ensure the offenders were put before the earliest court.
“I hope this sends a positive and reassuring message to members of the public that reports of this nature are taken extremely seriously.”