Stolen cars recovered and drivers ticketed in Doncaster police blitz
Police recovered stolen vehicles and ticketed illegal motorists during a crime blitz in a Doncaster village.
Officers from Doncaster North Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out the day of action in Carcroft.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We started the day stop checking vehicles.
"Around 70 were checked and two were issued tickets for no seatbelts - the rest were all driving safely with the correct documents and insurance
“We held a pop up police stall in Asda and spoke to around 60 customers giving advice and information and assisting with crime reduction in the store.
“There were 16 officers involved in the operation in some way throughout the day and they carried out a total of eight hours 18 minutes patroling the Carcroft area covering 29.56 miles both on foot and in marked police cars.
“While on these patrols, officers located and recovered two stolen vehicles and dealt with two fail to appear warrants.
“A number of intelligence reports were submitted and other issues identified were commuinicated with the relevant council or housing departments to look into.
“We will continue with these mini days of action all around the ward areas that we cover so look out for us attending your neighbourhood soon.”
Members of the public are being urged to contact police with reports of crime in their area.
You can contact South Yorkshire Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.
Alternatively, you can contact UK independent charity CrimeStoppers through their dedicated UK call centre on 0800 555 111 to report information in confidence.