Five men from Leeds charged after police intercept lorries stolen from Harrogate yard
Five men from Leeds are due to appear in court following a report of stolen lorries from a yard near Harrogate.
At around 4.40am yesterday morning (Tuesday, November 4), North Yorkshire Police responded to a report that two vehicles had been stolen from a commercial premises in the Harrogate area.
Officers quickly located one of the vehicles, a large lorry travelling in convoy with a car along the A59 and heading towards Skipton.
A force spokesperson said: “We followed the vehicles and one of our advanced drivers got in position between the lorry and the VW while another got behind the car.
“The lorry was brought to a stop in the village of Addingham, but the suspect left the scene. He was quickly tracked by Police Dog Rhun arrested. In the meantime the car had been intercepted and stopped by more officers and the three men inside were all arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.”
A fifth suspect was arrested later that day after residents became suspicious of a man trying to get a lift our of the area. All five suspects, who are from the Leeds area, and aged between 30 and 47, have been charged with two counts of vehicle theft and one of burglary.
The occupant and driver of the lorry was also charged with driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. They were all remanded in custody and due to appear at York Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday, November 5). Both vehicles have been recovered.