Man arrested following theft of car

Police have arrested a man following the theft of a high performance car from Cheltenham.

Shortly after 2.40am this morning (Thursday 18 July), officers received a report that a BMW had been stolen from a property in Prestbury.

The vehicle was spotted travelling out of Cheltenham and towards Evesham. The stolen car was later found by police after it was abandoned in Evesham.

A car linked to the burglary was found at a caravan park in the town and officers arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

The man remains in police custody and enquiries are continuing.

Anyone with information about the incident, or who has dashcam or CCTV footage which they believe to be relevant, is asked to contact police through the website, quoting incident 29 of 18 July: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/