Skip to content

Stolen Land Rover found in bits during Northants van check

News imageNorthamptonshire Police A tall white van with the rear doors open, revealing a pile of metalwork and plasticsNorthamptonshire Police
The van was found to be 300kg overweight at the checkpoint in Crick, Northamptonshire

A dismantled stolen Land Rover has been found in pieces in the back of a van stopped by police at a checkpoint.

Officers opened the van on Thursday after it tipped the scales at 300kg (47 stone) overweight at a weighbridge in Crick, Northamptonshire.

They discovered a pile of metal work and plastic which turned out to be a Land Rover which had been reported as stolen to the Metropolitan Police.

Police confirmed one person had been arrested.

News imageNorthamptonshire Police The inside of a tall van, showing metal pipes and brackets, with solid plastic and rubber objectsNorthamptonshire Police
The items in the boot turned out to be a dismantled, stolen, Land Rover
News imagepresentational grey line

Follow East of England news on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a story? Email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp 0800 169 1830