Three arrested over van tool thefts

Image caption, Police are investigating a spate of thefts and attempted theft offences in four counties
  • Author, By Rebecca Sherdley
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, East Midlands

Three men have been arrested in a crackdown on the theft of tools from vans.

Police executed warrants at addresses across East Leicester on Tuesday.

Power tools were found during a search of one of the addresses.

The men, all in their 20s, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal between 24 October and 27 November.

The arrests follow a number of theft and attempted theft offences across the Midlands throughout November, say police.

They include an incident in Stathern, Leicestershire, in the early hours of 16 November when a van was broken into and power tools were stolen.

Similar offences have also occurred in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Herefordshire.

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