Two men arrested after £150,000 Porsche stolen in Leeds burglary

The high performance sports car was stolen during the evening of Thursday, January 23.

It was found by officers less than 24 hours later in the Wilton Park area in Batley.

*Two men aged 38 and 45 were arrested in connection with the stolen Porsche.

They have been released under investigation

The car was found during a two-day major operation to tackle road safety in Batley.

As well as the Porsche, another car was seized after officers discovered that the driver was disqualified from driving.

Meanwhile, Kirklees Council Taxi Licensing checked a total of 47 cars and suspended the licences of six for breaches.

A number of minor vehicle defects were also identified.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers also checked 60 vehicles and gave prohibition notices to 11 persons for issues such as handbrake problems and un-roadworthy tyres.

Sergeant Charlotte Nicholls of the Batley and Spen NPT, said “We have had some very successful results from these traffic operations and endeavour to continue conducting them in a number of different locations.

“We continue to work towards targeting the Fatal 4- namely the four factors that contribute towards road traffic collisions and serious injury.

“These are speeding, drink /drug driving, mobile phone use and driving without a seatbelt.

She added: “Whilst some drivers were not happy to be stopped it is our priority as a local policing team to ensure the roads are safer for our community.

“The majority of drivers were friendly with one lady even bringing some biscuits to thank us!

“I also want to extend my own thanks to colleagues from SRANS and partners who came out in force to support us on both days.”