A DRIVER suspected of stealing a trailer in the Bradford district ran away from police.

West Yorkshire Police received a report last night about a trailer which had been stolen in the Bingley area.

Officers said PCSOs from the Windhill and Wrose area later tracked down a vehicle with the trailer - and the driver tried to get away by running into a nearby business.

The vehicle was seized and the trailer returned to its rightful owner.

Police enquiries are continuing.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said last night: "We received a call in relation to a trailer that had just been stolen from the Bingley area.

"A short time later PCSOs from the Windhill and Wrose team sighted a vehicle with the trailer.

"Officers from Operation Jemlock arrived on scene as the driver ran from the vehicle into a local business, in an attempt to get away.

"The vehicle was seized and the trailer returned to the owner. 

"Enquiries are ongoing."