Good afternoon,

Not in the Hambleton area but worth a read.

Two men were arrested, after we tracked down a car containing valuable stolen tools.

We received a report in the early hours of Friday 17 January, that suspects had stolen equipment from a van parked at a property in Long Marston, near York.

Checks on residents' security cameras soon identified a vehicle potentially linked to the theft, and its details were circulated to officers on patrol - as well as neighbouring police forces - to keep an eye out for it.

Officers' persistence paid off, and later the same day, shortly after 12.15pm, a black BMW 3 Series was spotted by a North Yorkshire Police patrol travelling onto the A1. Officers from the force's Roads Policing Group followed the car for a time, before bringing it safely to a stop on the A614 northbound towards Snaith.

The BMW was searched, and a box containing the suspected stolen tools was found inside.

The two men in the car - aged in their 20s - were arrested, both on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle, and one on suspicion of going equipped for theft.

They were taken into custody, before being bailed while enquiries continue.

The tools will be returned to their rightful owner.