Mini Cooper recovered after it activated an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera

At 5am on Saturday August 5 a white Mini Cooper was reported as being stolen from a house on Fieldside in Crowle near Scunthorpe.
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The owner reported that the car had been stolen from the drive at around 3am that morning.

The stolen vehicle activated an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera near Rawcliffe.

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At 6am the car was stopped near Rawcliffe and two men were arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.

At 7am the car was returned to a very grateful owner.

Connor Willis (30) of High Street, Scunthorpe was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, driving whilst disqualified, drink driving and driving without insurance.

Jason Harvey (27) of Chapel Close in Rawcliffe was charged with being knowingly conveyed in the stolen car.