Six arrested in police raids over theft of £300,000 tools in Northampton lorry heist

Kevin Nicholls
By Kevin Nicholls
Published 19th Aug 2022, 08:49 BST
Updated 19th Aug 2022, 09:04 BST
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Police reveal massive theft in Brackmills in April 2021

Detectives investigating theft of tools worth £300,000 in Northampton 16 months ago have arrested six people during raids in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

Northamptonshire Police revealed for the first time how the goods were taken from a lorry in the Brackmills area in April 2021.

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Officers from the force swooped on four properties in Peterborough and Spalding early on Wednesday (August 16), seizing weapons, a quantity of cash and power tools.

Police investigating theft of tools worth £300,000 from a lorry in Brackmills, Northampton, in April 2021 arrested five men and a woman on WednesdayPolice investigating theft of tools worth £300,000 from a lorry in Brackmills, Northampton, in April 2021 arrested five men and a woman on Wednesday
Police investigating theft of tools worth £300,000 from a lorry in Brackmills, Northampton, in April 2021 arrested five men and a woman on Wednesday

Five men aged between 24 and 35 and a 33-year-old woman who were arrested have since been released on police bail pending further investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector Liz Wilcox said: “I’m pleased with the results of these warrants and I hope it demonstrates that we have no issues crossing county borders to progress investigations.

“Tackling serious and organised crime is a matter of priority for Northamptonshire Police and we aim to make this county as hostile a place as possible for organised crime gangs.”