Three men arrested after tracking device used to trace stolen car from London to Luton

By Stewart Carr
Published 6th Sep 2020, 19:41 BST
Updated 6th Sep 2020, 19:48 BST
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Car thieves picked the wrong vehicle last week after a fitted tracking device helped police trace its journey from London to Luton.

A Beds Police spokesman said: "The Met Police received a report around 4pm on August 27 that the vehicle had been taken from an address in Uxbridge and alerted us shortly after as the car had a tracker and was heading northbound on the M1.

"Our road policing officers intercepted the vehicle in Luton and three men were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

"The three men arrested were dealt with by the Met Police.