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Mar 2023
Police stop convoy of suspected stolen vehicles near Ripon
A large number of North Yorkshire Police cars descended on a village near Ripon to intercept a convoy of suspected stolen vehicles.
According to police, patrol vehicles acting on information received spotted three vehicles travelling along the A19 and A168 southbound near Thirsk.
The three vehicles — a Nissan Navara, a Range Rover Sport and a Mercedes van carrying two Land Rovers — were then stopped by officers in Sharow, near Ripon.
A police statement said:
A Sharow resident who witnessed the police operation, said he had never seen so many police vehicles in the village.
The villager, who asked not to be named, said he noticed eight police patrol cars.
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