Four people have been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle in a police operation which spanned three counties including Notts.
Leicestershire Police received a call from a lorry driver at 4.18am on Tuesday (May 9) reporting that his lorry had been broken into had been broken into at the services on J21a of the M1.
Officers from the East Midlands Operational Support Service (EMOpSS) responded and followed a transit van and car which led to four people being arrested.
Inspector Rob Shields from EMOpSS said: “These arrests are a great example of why collaborative working can be so stressful.
“With forces working together, sharing information and resources, it means county borders are no longer a barrier to policing.”
The transit van was stopped in Church Lane, Underwood, with the help of Notts Police and a 23-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested on suspicion of theft from the motor vehicle.
Enquiries are ongoing to find another man who was seen running from the van.
The car, a Vauxhall Vectra, was stopped in Chellaston, Derby and with the help of Derbyshire Police, three men were arrested.
They were a 45 and 19-year-old from Leeds and a 45-year-old of no fixed address; all four men are in police custody.
Officers have recovered a number of televisions.
