Stolen caravan tracked down within 24 hours after theft from Knaresborough in joint police operation

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A stolen caravan has been found by police and will be returned to its rightful owner – less than 24 hours after thieves towed it away.

In the early hours of Friday, January 31, North Yorkshire Police received a report that a caravan had been stolen from a rural location near Knaresborough.

CCTV enquiries showed the Bailey Unicorn Madrid caravan being towed away a few hours earlier by a Land Rover.

A broken lock was found at the location.

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A stolen caravan has been found by police less than 24 hours after thieves towed it away from a rural location near KnaresboroughA stolen caravan has been found by police less than 24 hours after thieves towed it away from a rural location near Knaresborough
A stolen caravan has been found by police less than 24 hours after thieves towed it away from a rural location near Knaresborough

The same day, acting on information, officers from North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Task Force – supported by colleagues from West Yorkshire Police – attended a location in Leeds.

There they found not only the caravan, but also a Land Rover Discovery with suspected fake number plates.

Both were seized and taken to a secure location for forensic examination – after which, the caravan will be returned to its rightful owner.

Sergeant David Lund, of the Rural Task Force, said: “This is an excellent result for the victim, and shows how we will work effectively with neighbouring police forces to track down stolen vehicles and property.”

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