This is why a police plane was flying in the skies of Leeds today

Four new bespoke aeroplanes in North Yorkshire have been added to the existing national fleet of police helicopters to deliver a more responsive service, including to the area covered by North Yorkshire Police.

Flying out of a custom-built base at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, the fleet of new planes will travel the length and breadth of England and Wales and respond to the same range of tasks as the helicopters.

One of the planes was spotted in the skies of Leeds today.

NPAS North East Region said the plane was used as part of an operation to recover a number of stolen vehicles in assistance with the West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is home to one of 14 National Police Air Service (NPAS) air bases offering support to all police forces across England and Wales as part of a unique national policing collaboration. From these bases, NPAS responds to 20,000 incidents every year.

The plane had earlier been used by Durham Police to assist in detaining a man following a separate offence.

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