Teens arrested after car stolen from ill driver in Nottingham
Three teenagers have been arrested after a car was stolen when the driver pulled over to be sick in Broxtowe.
Three teenagers have been arrested after a car was stolen from a man who had pulled over to be sick in Broxtowe.
He was driving in Denton Green at around 7pm on 25 September when he began feeling unwell. He pulled over and rushed from the car to be sick - leaving the engine running.
The man returned to see his Volkswagen Golf was being driven away.
The next day, City West officers happened to spot the car driving past when they were waiting to leave the Broxtowe Police Station.
Recognising it as the stolen car, they pursued and saw it make off at speed.
It was later found abandoned in Halifax Court.
The officers later identified three 16-year-old boys as suspects and arrested them on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
Whilst arresting them, one of the boys - suspected to have been the driver - was also found to have had a large quantity of cannabis.
He was then additionally arrested on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply class B drugs, failing to stop, and other driving offences.
PC Jonny Morgan, of the City West neighbourhood policing team, said: “You can imagine how distressed the car owner was after this happened, so we were really pleased to be able to return his vehicle to him.
“That was possible thanks to the awareness showcased by our officers, who immediately spotted and recognised the car as it passed by just metres away from our station.
“After trailing the vehicle and finding it abandoned, our team conducted extensive inquiries in the days that followed that ultimately led to us making three arrests, which was a great result.
“While no vehicle owner should have to worry about being targeted by thieves, the sad reality is these incidents do happen, so we’d remind people to always secure their cars before leaving them unattended.”