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Sept 2020
Last Updated: 04/10/2020
Four arrested after stolen car driven at speed in Ripon
The silver Ford Galaxy, registration MK11 LHD, was taken from Kirby Road at around 10.25am on Tuesday morning. It was seen being driven at speed out of Kirby Drive, spun around in the middle of the road, and making off in the direction of the city centre.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen and driven at speed around Ripon.
The silver Ford Galaxy, registration MK11 LHD, was taken from Kirkby Road at around 10.25am on Tuesday morning.
It was seen being driven at speed out of Kirkby Drive, spun around in the middle of the road, and making off in the direction of the city centre.
Four men and teenagers, aged between 13 and 20, have been arrested and released under investigation while enquiries continue. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said:
"Officers are requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
"In particular, they would like to hear from anyone who saw a silver Ford Galaxy being driven at speed and erratically in the Ripon area between 10.25am and 11am that day. They would also like to hear from anyone who saw a group of young people running away from the Thirlway Drive and College Road area towards the town centre."
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Anyone with information, or CCTV, dash-cam or doorbell camera footage, should email deborag.utley@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk or call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for Deborah Utley.
Alternatively, to report information anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Quote the North Yorkshire Police reference number 12200166679.
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