Two arrests after fake number plates and tools found in stolen car in Dartford

Two men suspected of stealing car parts have been arrested.

Officers caught them after feeling a vehicle, where they found stolen number plates and tools suspected to be used for the theft of catalytic converters.

During a patrol yesterday, officers noticed a Mercedes B Class in suspicious circumstances parked in Temple Hill, Dartford.

Checks revealed the vehicle was stolen and was travelling on cloned number plates.

When approached by police, the two men fled the car and ran from the scene.

The suspects, aged 28 and 38, were caught and taken into custody and later bailed pending further inquiries, to return to a police station on July 17.

And it was one of the officers last ever arrests as he apprehended them during his final shift.

Inspector Adam Duke said: "This was Sgt Ward’s final shift and he was determined to go out in the right way.

"The cost to victims and businesses of catalytic converter thefts can be very high and PS Ward will have been delighted to make these important arrests, which I have no doubt were a satisfying way to see off his career."