A PERSON has been found asleep in the driver's seat of a stolen vehicle.
The car and sleeping person was found in a country lane in Abbotswood, near Evesham, at 11.30am on Sunday (February 12) when a passerby got suspicious.
One person is now in custody for the theft of the car and other items which could be used to commit further thefts - equipment used to syphon fuel from vehicles.
Abbotswood - 11:30am
— T/PS Rowan Boyle (@WMercia_RBoyle) February 12, 2023
Thanks to the suspicion of a passing motorist this stolen vehicle was recovered with someone asleep in the drivers seat.
1 in custody for theft of vehicle + going equipped for further thefts.
Busy but rewarding day for rural south Worcestershire. pic.twitter.com/GQitnwPgYb
Rowan Boyle, a temporary police sergeant on Rural South Worcestershire Patrol, said: "It has been a busy but rewarding day for rural south Worcestershire."
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