Boilers and Audi found in stolen truck

    A truck full of stolen boilers and an Audi SQ5 were recovered by the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing team.

    The truck – an Iveco Ford cargo vehicle was stolen outside of West Yorkshire and had then been used to steal 80 boilers worth approximately £160,000 from a business – also outside of West Yorkshire.

    Acting on intelligence the officers found the goods vehicle, the boilers and the Audi off of Pickles Street, Batley, on Wednesday 20 February.

    The Audi SQ5 had been stolen from the Penistone area of South Yorkshire on Friday 8 February between 11.00am and 3.30pm

    Inspector Dorian James of the Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “This was an excellent piece of police work which has seen the recovery of a substantial amount of valuable property.

    “We are carrying out extensive enquiries to trace the person or persons responsible.”

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