Man arrested after police recover stolen car in Leamington

Officers found the vehicle on Monday
By Kirstie Smith, Reporter
Published 19th Aug 2020, 12:27 BST
Updated 19th Aug 2020, 12:28 BST
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A man has been arrested after police recovered a stolen car in Leamington.

The vehicle was reported as stolen from Coventry on Sunday (August 16) and was found in Leamington at around 9pm on Monday (August 17) by officers from the Southern Vehicle Crime Team who were on patrol on pushbikes.

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The officers are using bikes to in a bid to 'proactively tackle offences of vehicle crime in and around Leamington' and were on targeted patrols at the time of the vehicle being found.

A 43 year-old man from Coventry was arrested on suspicion of taking a motor vehicle without consent (TWOC).

He has been interviewed and released under investigation whilst enquiries are ongoing.