Stolen vehicle recovered by police two days after robbery

The vehicle had been stolen in Oldham in a robbery two days ago and was stopped using pre-emptive tactics.

The driver, police say, was an "innocent purchaser."

A full tweet, posted by West Yorkshire Police's PC Claire Gray at 11.35pm last night, reads:

M62: Vehicle sighted entering our area from Manchester. Vehicle was stolen by means of a robbery two days ago in Oldham. Vehicle stopped using pre-emptive tactics. Driver was an innocent purchaser. Vehicle now recovered. #team5 #crimehasnoborders #operationalsupport pic.twitter.com/vpZAmAi6x3

— Pc 513 Claire Gray (@WYP_PcGray) September 20, 2020