Stolen cars recovered and teenage suspect arrested in Hucknall after 999 call from local resident

Two stolen cars were recovered, and a suspect arrested in Hucknall after a timely 999 call from a member of the public.

Police were called by a concerned resident at around 2.20am yesterday morning (Wednesday 21 June) after one of the cars was abandoned in Johnson Avenue, which is just off Broomhill Road, in Hucknall.

Multiple officers travelled to the area and soon came across the other vehicle, which was immediately driven away at speed.

After a short pursuit it was abandoned in nearby Cedar Grove.

Both cars had been stolen from Johnson Avenue earlier in the evening after keys were stolen from inside.

A 16-year-old boy was detained nearby and arrested on suspicion of burglary. He remains in police custody.

Detective Sergeant Georgina Gallagher, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was an excellent bit of police work, all made possible by a timely call from a member of the public. This person saw something that just didn't look right and did exactly the right thing in letting us know. Thanks to them we were able to deploy significant resources to the area, recover two stolen cars and bring a suspect into custody."

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to call 101 quoting incident 38 of 21 June 2023.