Wanted man detained after car 'linked to number of Range Rover thefts' across Manchester stopped by cops
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA wanted man was arrested on suspicion of a string of offences after a car, thought to be linked to a number of thefts across Manchester, was stopped by police near the city centre on Sunday (May 26).
Officers from GMP's Roads Policing Unit saw the vehicle being 'driven suspiciously' along Princess Road. They had also received intelligence from other forces that the car had entered the city.
Police said they believed the vehicle had been 'involved in a spate of thefts of car wheels from Range Rovers across Cheshire and Manchester' in recent months. READ MORE Police declare section 60 order after young man seriously hurt in 'targeted' shooting The car was followed and brought to a stop near to the city centre, with several Range Rover wheels found inside that are suspected to have been stolen.
Greater Manchester Police said the driver was also wanted by officers in Lancashire for indecent exposure and fraud. The 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft, indecent exposure and fraud.
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